January 2008
16 posts
Where did all those gorgeous Russians come from? -... →
High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi - New... →
Aww crap, I was just sorta getting into sushi (yes, I’m about 20 years behind the times regarding food). Then again, I wasn’t too hot about tuna…salmon I like…how we doing with salmon?
In Harlem, 2 Record Stores Go the Way of the Vinyl... →
NYC culture receiving another right hook from the bottom line…
“After her last song she announced: “People who have to leave, leave fast. People...”
– Kimya Dawson - Juno - Music - New York Times
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Ra Ra Riot and The Weakerthans NYC shows
Just bought tickets to Ra Ra Riot 3/7 @ Bowery Ballroom, The Weakerthans 4/11 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, and The Black Keys 5/15 @ Terminal 5. Yay (also, oy…too much money spent in one night…). Ra Ra Riot - Each Year The Weakerthans - Plea From a Cat Named Virtue and A New Name for Everything The Black Keys - The Lengths and Have Love, Will Travel Add those to the MGMT/Yeasayer...
Quiet on the Home Front - New York Times →
these people should have moved to the suburbs…or at least Midwood…
The New Kind of Gang Plaguing Northeast Brooklyn... →
This isn’t particularly surprising given the insular nature of these areas. If anything is going to change, I can only imagine it will get rougher and bleaker…
“People aren’t going to stretch as much.” In the past, “the guys who tell you...”
– What’s Next for New York? - Apartment Prices - Condos - Real Estate - New York Times When I see quotes like these in the NYT without any sort of questioning, it disheartens me. Harper’s may be “liberal” (whatever that word really means these days), but at least it’s critical...
100 things we didn't know last year →
[BBC via anarchaia]
Annals of Transport: There and Back Again: The... →
“People may endure miserable commutes out of an inability to weigh their general well-being against quantifiable material gains.”
LCD Soundsystem - New York I love you, but you're... →
this post speaks for itself…
