January 2012
23 posts
Everything Old is Old Already
In the train, stopped at Union Square. The doors open and a wave of passengers bring the swift sound of a be-bop combo in from the platform. I look around to see if my fellow straphangers notice, but each one is otherwise engaged - in conversation, or a phone, or other music.
From my seat, a long inseam steps into view, clad in navy wool and held mid-belly by a pair of diamond-print suspenders....
My best friend and I were discussing the "Shit New...
I would easily put Beacon’s Closet on par with “Law & Order” in the great list of New York institutions.
“I Wanna Be Like You”
The Patio...
The Great American Family Mixtape Competition...
Some backstory: my sister and I grew up next door to a family of aesthetes. Their father and our father have long been friends and, more importantly, fixtures in each other’s backyard get-togethers. Some time shortly after I moved away, our neighbor started an informal mix competition (“started” being the optimum word).
Of course, it wasn’t long before things turned ugly:...
“As is common with Flanagan, there’s a kind of 1950s nostalgia to it all: she...”
– “Trouble in Girl Land: Caitlin Flanagan Takes on Adolescent Girls,” via the Atlantic
Before I leave this hanging here, completely devoid of context, let me season this juicy takeaway with a little Personal History:
I remember my adolescent years very vividly because, duh, they...
magnificentruin:
It’s hard to live in the city
...
Pedestrian Stuck, Killed in Williamsburg →
After an accident, disintegration follows - much like the tail of a comet when it falls through the Earth’s atmosphere. A death - the worst thing imaginable! the absolute end! - that is soon reduced to the banality of a traffic report, a speed bump hindering an otherwise smooth commute.
I rode past this crime scene on my way to work this morning. The street - and its adjacent bike path -...
MR. DAISEY AND THE APPLE FACTORY →
Mark Daisey visits Apple’s factory in Shenzhen, China to examine the labor conditions that power the Cult of Jobs.
Sent from my iPhone
I Can't Tell if I Want to Fuck This Guy or Punch... →
via Backyard Bill, where else?
A List of Don'ts for Women on Bicycles circa 1895... →
nevver:
Don’t be a fright.
Don’t faint on the road.
Don’t wear a man’s cap.
Don’t wear tight garters.
Don’t forget your toolbag
Don’t attempt a “century.”
Don’t coast. It is dangerous.
Don’t boast of your long rides.
Don’t criticize people’s “legs.”
Don’t wear loud hued leggings.
Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”
Don’t refuse assistance up a hill.
Don’t wear clothes that don’t fit.
...
December 2011
35 posts
HE'LL PLAY HENDERSON TO YOUR DAHFU
npluspersonals:
Beautiful young man of good family seeks philosopher king for spirited correspondence and binge drinking. You: witty, capable war hero who reads Burke, but prefers Tocqueville. Me: well-dressed, well-behaved, likely to betray Athens to Persia. More Alcibiades than Lysis. Wrap me in your cloak.
The most important question in this ad, alas, goes unasked/answered: “Do you...
pretty worried the dog thinks i'm his wife
bagofshit:
because he sleeps in my bed and i clean up after him.
...and the Golum's heart grew three sizes this...
Christmas was never a big deal in family, so this year when I opted to stay here (New York) instead of going there (Los Angeles), there was a lot less hand-wringing than I had anticipated. The concern I had for my poor, Jewish mother dissipated with a Christmas Day Skype session, and suddenly I was off the hook.
In the week leading up to Christmas Itself, I refrained from telling my friends how...
Pink Gin is a cocktail made fashionable in the... →
Nice work with the Christmas presents there, roommate.
YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY DRESS AS SHERLOCK HOLMES AND,...
npluspersonals:
Well-dressed pervert seeks same for brown liquor, mystery solving.
Guess who
ohheygreat:
Dinah Washington - “Mad About The...
Support Christian Porn, Let's Purify Porn →
sexismandthecity:
All filmed sexual acts in the Christian Porn genre are genuine intentions to create life, performed by heterosexual married Christian couples.
“Oh Come All Ye Faithful,” “Round Yon Virgin”? You can’t make this up. Holding out for “Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child.”
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