I’d been wondering about the effects of no TV on the residents of Moscow, and a Boston Globe article satisfied my curiousity. Cable operators, ISPs, video stores, and hourly hotels are enjoying a surge in business. People are realizing that the car needs work, the dog can use a longer walk, the garden needs weeding, but they are also missing their news and soaps. There is a Simpsons episode where, for some reason I can’t remember, television (or perhaps just Krusty the Clown) goes away and all the children exit their homes, zombie-like, eyes blinking at the bright shiny globe in the sky. Gradually, they spread out into various outdoor endeavors: skipping rope, playing in the sandbox. Idyllic classical music plays in the background. (via randomWalks)