January 2008
14 posts
“Ice isn’t just for chilling drinks anymore — it’s a hot snack....”
– Page 1 of The Wall Street Journal, Arbiter of Global Financial and Business Information, continues its decline into the inane.
Subprime Expained
Indexed Blog
(Now I Know) There is such a thing as too much... →
Thanks Cathy. I was going to go eat a burger and now I just want to never look at meat again.
Breaking News
CNN.com: Actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in a Manhattan apartment, New York police tell CNN. Responses from readers of Jezebel.com: JENNAW: OMG! NOOOOO! THEGUVNAH: I am seriously on the verge of tears. This is crazy. BEAGRESTIC: NO NO NO NO NO!!! I’m crying at my desk right now!FUCK! SASSYDAME: NO EFFIN WAY! That is the most RANDOM death ever. ...
Raise Your Hand if This Movie Looks Stupid
“The last sentence uttered before all hell breaks loose is, “Forget about the rest of the world and hold onto the ones you care about.” Though probably unintentional, those words of brotherly advice – spoken to a lovesick young yuppie named Rob – perfectly sum up the prevalent attitude in fin de siècle New York: the world’s spinning into a cataclysm of total war and catastrophic climate...
ZOMG
Girlfriend Meg has found the key to my heart and it is BACONCOOKIES.
Oh God, No...
When Ralph Lauren introduced it’s Black Label clothing lines, which mostly consisted of fabrics that had a skull & crossbones print, I finally lost all hope for the flagship store at 71st and Madison, which used to be my favorite spot in the City. It might have been the end, but for the Paul Stuart store at 45th and Madison - there, at least, I could find Classic styles, like the slim...
A Tad Precious
“The price point—$14-18 apps; $28 pasta—is too high for this to be a neighborhood play, so they’ll live or die by the Bruni. With a deuce, the curse of 142 West 10th could be lifted; without it, they’ve got 9-12 months.” Eater.com, giving its raw description of the recently-opened Bar Blanc in the West Village.
TEH KITTY WIG IS ONLY $50 DOLLARS
http://www.kittywigs.com/
“One can live without New York. But it’s better not to.”
– Alain Ducasse, French chef
“2008: 15 Movies to Watch (or Avoid)
The Signal (Feb. 22). A weird signal takes...”
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http://www.whiskipedia.org - The Whisk(e)y... →
Canadian Club: Your Mom Wasn't Your Dad's First
“They were whisky cocktails.” via Dethroner.com
Fucking Juno
CW: I really really want to see National Treasure Book of Secrets.
CW: When can that happen.
CW: Did you two like Juno?
CD: We failed at going to see Juno
CW: HOW did you fail at seeing a movie… really……
CD: The guy in front of Meg got the last 2 tickets. FAIL.
CW: Epic fail.