August 2009
75 posts
My cab driver says his summer was successful because no one managed to “tame” him. “You have to stay wild.”
Things you don’t want to hear from the woman taking blood for you: “It’s my first day!”
Ask a Pro: How to Shoot (and Not Get Shot) In a... →
“Ever wonder how war photographers survive out there? We’ve enlisted Teru Kuwayama—a photographer who has covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hotspots for Time, Newsweek and Outside—to explain the perils of working in a war zone.”
Best Drunk Tweeter Ever: @garyhe
Apartments in Downtown Baltimore
Jed: those windows are probably bulletproof
Jed: i opened one, they weigh at least 75 pounds
Jed: have to put cinderblocks in or something to keep them open
Jed: and they have bars
Always love Bob Saget cameos on Entourage
“I certainly understand your confusion. To clarify: Sharks are totally badass,...”
– David Karp, commenting on a SAI post critical of Tumblr (via Look What Tumblr’s Done With All Its Money)
“Buckmaster and I talk in the San Francisco penthouse condo of Susan MacTavish...”
– Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess
Why are there so many Psychics in the east village? Who goes to them???
Making sangria — likely for the last time this year.
Lindsay Lohan goes loco in Manhattan deli after... →
Go Mott Street deli! Though the Prince Street deli has a superior beverage selection.
“We had dinner last night and we spent like $10,000 for about 10 people,” said...”
– BoÎte - The Gates, an Opulent Chelsea Nightclub - NYTimes.com
OH on E 9th Street: “I like good champagne, and I hate bad champagne.”
Waited too long to get the @jetblue pass, now it’s sold out. @jetblue please???
“(203): just met our mailman at a party, he asked me out. i said yes, but only if...”
– texts from last night
Why is this otherwise nice restuarant playing Venga Boys? I feel like I’m in a Six Flags ad.
“a decade ago, the Times reported that Condé Nast chairman Si Newhouse had...”
– Fall Fashion 2009 - How Could Annie Leibovitz Be on the Verge of Financial Collapse? — New York Magazine
“Did Gawker Media just grow up? The little web publisher that big media loves to...”
– Media News: Five Media Bright Spots in the Recession - Advertising Age - MediaWorks
Getting a haircut this week!
Dispatch from Jersey Shore: RIP Francis Scott Key Kidder Maryland License and $20, lost at sea. You were too good for this world.
“When extolling their own benefits to society, newspapers and their partisans...”
– Five Key Reasons Why Newspapers Are Failing | Politics & Media | SPLICETODAY.COM
“The problem of the daily press in the U.S. is exclusively this: the collapse of...”
– Five Key Reasons Why Newspapers Are Failing | Politics & Media | SPLICETODAY.COM
Passing by a “Pizza Tour” outside of Lombardi’s. Better than the Sex and the City tours, I suppose.