A city speaks to you mostly by accident—in things you see through windows, in conversations you overhear. It’s not something you have to seek out, but something you can’t turn off.
I just moved to a new city and i couldn’t agree more with this statement. Over the past 10 years, I’ve lived in [...]
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About 7 years ago, there was a “Free Johan Santana” movement in Minnesota that wanted the Twins to move the young left-handed phenom into the starting rotation. After Santana spent the majority of four years in the bullpen and another half-season at Triple-A, the Twins finally gave him a permanent spot in the rotation [...]
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According to Franz (the European academic) in Unbearable Lightness of Being
Beauty in the European sense has always had a premeditated quality to it. We’ve always had an aesthetic intention and a long-range plan. That’s what enabled Western man to spend decades building a Gothic cathedral or a Renaissance piazza. The beauty of New [...]
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This past weekend i checked out the uber-indie flick Mutual Appreciation. At first, i was completely bored, but then i began to notice that the film has some real brilliance.
The movie is about kids in the 20-30 year old post-college trying-to-figure-it out stage. The dialogue and self-awareness of the characters in the movie are [...]
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One Julian Kesner has started a blog about the NY medical scene. Even if you don’t live in NY, it’s quite informative. You should add it to your blogroll. It’s at http://blogs.nydailynews.com/nymd/
Check it -
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I’m pretty supportive of wearing no pants, so when I saw this while reading the DailyCandy site yesterday, i thought it was worth passing along. I won’t be in NY until Saturday so you’ll have to pantless without me. Have fun…
Annual No Pants Subway Ride
What: Wear normal winter clothes, swipe your MetroCard, ride the [...]
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I’ve travelled around quite a bit over the past few months and come across various policemen in different places. I have to say that some of their equipment is pretty funny. Check these two out:
New York’s Version of the Batmobile
In the US’s Gotham City, there’s now a sweet new vehicle roaming the streets. [...]
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Just finished Chuck Klosterman's "Fargo Rock City" which was great. I love it anytime someone deconstructs or discusses GNR. I found an interview Chuck gave to Spin magazine where he discusses NY city.
Living in New York makes you younger and older at the same time. It makes you younger because everyone who lives here is [...]
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Sure it’s not an erotic journey (a la Seinfeld), but it is still quite an adventure. As someone who has lived and worked in both DC and NY and gone back and forth regularly, i’m very familiar with the various travelling options. But this weekend was something special. As usual i explored my [...]
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Just some things i’ve noticed over the past few months:
Why is NY the only city that’s implemented the cascading street lights? One light turns green, then when you get to the next - guess what? It turns green. Genius. I can’t stand waiting at a stoplight for 5 minutes, only to go [...]
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