August 2008
12 posts
NYC: It's Tough Out There →
Young people have flocked to New York City by the tens of thousands for generations, to chase their dreams and test their mettle. And they continue to come in strong numbers. In 2006, nearly 77,000 people in their 20s had been in the city for a year or less, according to the annual study by the United States Census Bureau for that year.
But for many, the thrill of arrival is often tempered by...
Taco Trucks Roam Free Once Again →
A great wrong has been righted. Background here. Previous taco truck coverage here and here.
Major League Blogging →
I meant to post when I first heard about about Dodger Andre Ethier’s food blog, Dining With ’Dre, but I guess it just slipped through the cracks. Anyway, the MLB now has Joe Torre blogging too, which sounds promising. Here’s an excerpt of Torre on getting acquainted with L.A. driving:
Getting used to driving in general again, and on LA freeways, no less. It’s not all as easy as...
Kobe Gets Gold, Pao Silver →
Congratulations to the U.S. men’s basketball team1.
Their rugged, defense-be-damned, 118-107 victory over Spain came from the heart. It was built on Dwyane Wade’s 27 points, Chris Bosh’s team-high seven rebounds and the team’s 60% shooting efficiency.
But it would not have been possible without Bryant’s spectacular, 13-point effort in the fourth quarter. For that he...
“The place was so mobbed-out it was nuts. You’d have thought they were...”
– INFY
Radar: 'Hipster Hookers' →
Jessica Pilot pals around with “stylish, well-educated, and professionally successful young women in New York City” who also happen to “turn tricks on the side for $2,000 an hour.” I wasn’t aware that hipsters had a rep for being stylish, well-educated or professionally successful, but I suppose that’s beside the point.
Here’s part of the setup: Pilot...
How Do You Say… →
So you know: how to pronounce designer names. Via CP.
Spensom Has Arrived →
Welcome to Empire of the Son.
WatchThe very excellent Mr. Eric Ripert recently launched a video blog focused on cooking with a toaster oven. Granted, he uses a rather fancy Cuisinart number, but any decent oven will do. Shown here is a mustard crusted salmon fillet, which I can vouch for. Plenty more good recipes on the site.
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The Gray Lady's Grammar and Usage Page →
Nice: The NYT gathers stories for word nerds.
IRB Hipster Article Roundup
Adbusters: Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization
Wired: How to Dress Like a Hipster
Campus Cirle: Hipsters No More: Proternatives Unite! (PDF link)
Newsweek Current: Hipster Attack Revisited: Why I’m Scared of Brooklyn
Gridskipper: L.A. Scenester Dives That Must Be Destroyed
Time Out New York: Why the Hipster Must Die
The Morning News: The Non-Expert: Hipster
The short...