June 2008
17 posts
The Frugal Traveler Does the Grand Tour →
From the NYT:
This summer, the Frugal Traveler is embarking on the Grand Tour, reimagining the classic European journey as a budget-minded, modern-day jaunt. Over 12 weeks and on less than 100 euros a day, Matt Gross will circle the continent in search of cool hotels, memorable meals and contemporary culture. New columns and videos will be posted every Thursday, with updates and frugal tips...
Bowie's Bowie Mixtape →
First track, “Life on Mars.” From the man himself:
This song was so easy. Being young was easy. A really beautiful day in the park, sitting on the steps of the bandstand. ‘Sailors bap-bap-bap-bap-baaa-bap.’ An anomic (not a ‘gnomic’) heroine. Middle-class ecstasy.Nice. Thanks, Gawker.
WTF is up With Echo Park's Lotuses? →
Echo Park’s famous lotus beds are nothing more than a scattering of a few sickly, brownish pads floating in foul-smelling water, a scene that in two weeks will greet about 150,000 visitors who are expected to attend the 2008 Lotus Festival.The last two years were disappointing too. Think it might be time to, I don’t know, do something about it?
From the archives: 101 Quick Summer Recipes →
Worth a repost: Mark “The Minimalist” Bittman in the NYT last year. There are some great recipes in here—quick and unfussy with room for improvisation.
Curving Bullets, Making Coffee →
How does Timur Bekmambetov, director of Wanted, make coffee?
“My best guess, based on the evidence of the film, is that he tosses a handful of beans toward the ceiling, shoots them individually into a fine powder, leaves it hanging in the air, runs downstairs, breaks open a fire hydrant with his head, carefully directs the jet of water through the window of his apartment, sets fire to the...
Dispatches From Paris →
Rosecrans Baldwin, in The Morning News:
One afternoon a roving band of 30 teenagers stopped traffic on the Champs-Elysées, marching toward the Arc de Triomphe, followed by a battalion of 60 police officers in riot gear, marching in rows of two. I asked a French co-worker what the kids were celebrating. He squinted, looking into the sun. “That it’s May,” he said. “That they’re French, that they’re...
Indie Rock Words of Wisdom
Let the night be what it wants to be.
When people ask how old I am, I now say 26
To those friends who came out to celebrate Flag Day/my birthday/Ian’s birthday (June 20, mark your calendars), thank you for a wonderful time. It was a lovely day and night in downtown Los Angeles and an auspicious beginning to what I hope will be another great year.
To those of you who couldn’t make it because of work, distance, illness or circumstance, fret not; there is plenty...
Sad Day in K-town →
Beer Town is closed. At least Soju Town is still going strong.
Today is IRB's first anniversary
The post that started it all.
Is There Anything More Beautiful Than a Subway? →
Ten votes for no.
TNY on Auto-Tune* →
My fascination with Auto-Tune is well-documented. The New Yorker also joins the party. Also worth noting: some Weezy shit.
*UPDATE: Gawker now too.
