2008

Aug

Enjoying some perfect taco eating weather in Red Hook.
Aug 17th
Between yoga and a facial at Bliss I’m so relaxed I may melt.
Aug 17th
For once the G train didn’t let me down in a cross borough night of parties.
Aug 17th
Pomodori al Forno: In the Magazine :...
Aug 17th
Inside the office, no where near a window, but oh boy can I hear that thunder.
Aug 15th
My salad for lunch today is bigger than my head. It’s a supersalad.
Aug 13th
Serious Eats >> Review of the New 'M&M's...
Aug 11th
Catch phrases are so much easier to invent when you’ve been drinking on Smith St.
Aug 10th
Scoop in Soho is selling member’s only jackets for $150. I want to laugh and also cry a...
Aug 10th
Summer Fridays after 3 pm in the Conde Nast mothership always feel like a creepy ghost-town....
Aug 10th
Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » domino: under...
Aug 9th
Nary a boy in the audience of Sisterhood of Trav Pants 2 tonight. BTW, I totally cried. Twice....
Aug 7th

Uh, thanks but no thanks.

From my inbox: Wanted to see if you’d be interested in interviews with Kevin Covais (aka “Chicken...
Aug 6th
Passed two boys wearing matching skinny jeans, pointy shoes and flat ironed hair on St Mark’s...
Aug 6th
Sent off my new passport photos (that I don’t totally hate!), my renewal paperwork and $135...
Aug 5th
Three hour delay on an hour and a half flight back to New York. Blargh
Aug 2nd
I think I’m officially a New Yorker if going out of town necessitates bringing along a lb of...
Aug 1st

Jul

The two dinners plan worked, except for being extremely full at midnight. Is it possible to have a...
Jul 31st
Have Restaurant Week resy at Blue Smoke at 9:45 pm tonite (to accommodate a friend’s...
Jul 31st
Best part about Bottle Shock was the cameo by my alma mater, UC Davis. We know good wine out in...
Jul 30th

I grew up on the San Andreas fault

During the Loma Prieta quake (ie. the 6.9 one where the Bay Bridge partially collapsed) I was in 7th...
Jul 30th
self-portrait from P.S. 1 MoMA on Saturday at the Warm Up.
Jul 27th
Warped logic: looking around Black & White I asked my fellow drinker why the bar’s so...
Jul 24th

Done-zo

I went out to the Siren Festival yesterday to see The Helio Sequence. I saw at least five girls...
Jul 20th
There’s a guy in Bryant Park with a sign saying Bad Advice, $1. I really ought to stop giving...
Jul 19th
On the way home from work on the subway, a mere slip of a girl accidentally stomped on my foot so...
Jul 18th
My week has been an embarrassment of movie riches: Mamma Mia on Mon, Dark Knight on Tues and then...
Jul 17th
Know how to piss off a room full of type A film people? Take away their cellphones before a...
Jul 16th
Karen magazine. Yup, that’s right. Spotted at a...
Jul 14th
Heard all the kids were loving these Twilight vampire books so I bought a copy at the Strand. Now...
Jul 12th
An East village bar crawl on Friday night calls for fruity strong drinks with lime wedges.
Jul 12th
Quest for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie -...
Jul 11th
Went by the Soho Apple Store to buy a new recorder for an interview, and saw there’s already...
Jul 11th
There’s something so depressing about packing up a desk and hugging a whole mag staff goodbye,...
Jul 8th
A post-breakup travelogue, by Jami Attenberg...
Jul 8th
Another magazine I worked for bites the dust. *Sniff* So long, GFW. Thanks for the schoolin’...
Jul 8th
Pretzel pocky and sapporos at the Japan center at the end of the NYaff.
Jul 6th

Plot, who needs plot? Or, why samurai...

Two Takashi Miike movies in the span of 48 some hours is enough to try anyone’s patience, even...
Jul 6th
Made pesto with my new Cuisinart mini-prep bought on sale at Broadway Panhandler. $30 smackeroos...
Jul 3rd
therealjanelle: afternoon at the moma these stripes look...
Jul 3rd
Weird movie at IFC center, should’ve known better when I saw it was based on a videogame
Jul 3rd

Life imitating art. In a bad wig. In the...

matty: in other news, i got invited to an Interview party in the hamptons somehow.
which happens to be on the day of my bbq.
which doesn't matter because, um, no.
me: interview is having a party in the hamptons? weird.
matty: yes, very.
me: how did you end up on that list? not that you're not a mover and shaker, but you know.
matty: totally. i have no idea.
me: was it through work?
matty: nope. maybe you put me on a list when you still worked there and I never came off?
me: huh. no i didn't. maybe it's your blog?
matty: maybe the blog.
me: i don't think they ever let me put anyone on a list.
i didn't know anne hathaway, so thus i had no taste.
matty: or it's spam.
me: you should go, but in an andy warhol white wig
matty: ha ha.
me: that would be AWESOME
i would love to see a vimeo video of that. you walking around a party, trying to do an andy warhol impression, but not acknowledging you're doing an andy warhol impression.
matty: ha.
it would be awful/awesome
aweful
me: indeed. a whole new word would need to be invented for it.
Jul 3rd
My former boss keeps sending my friends invites to a garden party in the Hamptons. I have not...
Jul 3rd
Sweating it out with Jonathan Levine, writer...
Jul 2nd
“Austin Chronicle: I’d love to be a fly-on-the-wall...”
— I know that David Sedaris is...
Jul 2nd

Pushy.

I like people and I like helping people, but often times I find myself in the middle of...
Jul 1st

Jun

After a day of shvitzing and downpour, inside with the A/C and a margarita on the rocks.
Jun 30th
Spending Sunday transcribing a director interview in my stuffy apt. This would be much less painful...
Jun 29th
Frank Gets Fresh Ink « This is the website of...
Jun 29th
Brief review of Wanted: Angelina’s smokin’ hot but the plot in the last half hour makes...
Jun 28th
Summer Fridays were made for museum browsing. At MoMA, getting preped to see the waterfalls
Jun 27th
Vulture's wrong, wrong, wrong list of the...
Jun 27th
Saw Lisa read from her new kid’s novel at Books of Wonder. Rockstar! My famous friend appeared...
Jun 27th
It was a hipster madhouse at studio b. The one and only time being on time to a party came in...
Jun 26th
If you see me in the next few days and I scream to you in a robot voice, “Waaahh-leeee!”...
Jun 25th
Little boy next to me talked for the full two hours! Full on running Wall E commentary.
Jun 25th
At a press screening of Wall E, realized am not in mood to sit by kids. Making my life tough at...
Jun 25th
Ordinarily I am not a t-shirt with stuff written on it...
Jun 24th
I helped form these tortellini that were a part of Sunday...
Jun 24th

Akira Kurosawa, or falling in love all...

“He’s never subtle, exactly. Those giant peepers do tend to bulge at the strangest times, as...
Jun 24th
Cocktail parties in the Japan Society are so elegant, though the bum rush for snacks was less than...
Jun 22nd
My favorite thing about Little Branch: you can literally order a drink with the only the words...
Jun 21st

EXT. PATIO BY THE SWIMMING POOL,...

marklisanti: Slaving over the hot grill in too-tight, period-appropriate swim trunks, THE...
Jun 20th
Today’s soundtrack is brought to you by the new Girl Talk album.
Jun 20th
The Twitter Hall of Shame: 50 Tweets That...
Jun 19th
It’s perfect eat lunch in Bryant park weather.
Jun 19th
Dared to tangle with the Dumont dumac and cheese tonight. Final score? The cheesy bacony pasta dish...
Jun 19th
“Andrew 1: Knock knock.New York: Who’s there? Andrew 1:...”
— In such bad taste, and yet,...
Jun 18th
“New Yorker: Were there any surprises, in terms of who won...”
— So I’m a little late in...
Jun 18th
Really looking forward to buying the reissue of Exile in Guyville, one copy for me and one for my...
Jun 18th
At a wine bar near my apt with very tall stools, both my friend and I stumbled off our seat. Not...
Jun 17th
“M. Night Shyamalan’s latest movie, The Happening, is...”
— via The New Republic’s...
Jun 16th
Just finished watching all of Season 3 Weeds on DVD. Mary-Louise P is one sexy lady but I’m...
Jun 15th

Humid but with crafts

There are certain events that are just a part of a good summer in New York City—and they often...
Jun 14th
Movies under the stars | Metromix New York
Jun 13th

With No Notice

I found out the hard way today that since my last work-from-home day the Whole Foods on Bowery has...
Jun 13th
OMG, my friend Brianna, who is now a newscaster at CNN, was...
Jun 10th
I think it was more humid inside the (supposedly a/c’d) gym than it is outside on the street....
Jun 10th
Going to sneak out of work early to visit the Union Square Green Market before the hellish heat wave...
Jun 6th
They opened a Pret a Manger downstairs and am now officially in love with the Harvest Cookie. Oat,...
Jun 5th

Skidoosh.

is officially going to be the catch phrase of the summer, thanks to the hilarity, charm and heart...
Jun 5th
Warch Watch
“We’ll go disco. Disco! Disco!” That’s so a direct quote from my trip to...
Jun 4th
my friend janelle is such a rock star. i took some pictures...
Jun 3rd
Brief review of Mongol: No one makes epics like the Russians. Also Tadanobu Asano could rule the...
Jun 3rd

May

Thunder and torrential rain makes for a good end to an intense yoga class. How nice when Mother...
May 31st
Good thing I already have my tickets (and my post movie...
May 31st
Got an email today from my foodie friend who has moved to Austin which said “time to loosen...
May 30th
See, the panda is fat? So he shouldn’t be doing kung...
May 29th
Warch Watch
via Videogum
May 29th
Walking home from the gym noticed 4 or 5 Imperial Storm Troopers and a Chewbacca standing in front...
May 28th
A perfect day for a multi-Manhattan neighborhood pub crawl capped by no wait for cheeseburgers at...
May 27th
“I feel like I’m living through Night of the Living Bubbys” says Kevin Spacey in...
May 26th
“Does her makeup count as a hurricane?” So many...
May 26th
I saw this tea set at the New Museum today, but I...
May 25th
Bought sweet peas yesterday at the farmers market and now my apartment smells like springtime.
May 24th

Underrated movies (sorry, I try not to...

jeffbaum: maura: Re-blog this and list three movies you think are underrated (via...
May 23rd
Best Bars Complete List - Esquire
May 23rd

In penance for my dislike of Indy 4, I...

Slow ominous opening with creepy music. Random guy screams! Notice poison darts. Suspense builds....
May 23rd

Blogging 101

Don’t blog about your love life. Ouch.
May 22nd
Feel like an Indiana Jones killjoy after finishing my review. Also included a joke about the AARP.
May 22nd
[via SE and Eater] I remember explaining to my Mom the...
May 21st
Showgirls Update: turned it off. Without nudity, sexy dancing or swearing this movie is just bad...
May 21st
Very embarrassing tweet: I should be working on some freelance assignments but instead I’m...
May 21st
Popcorn smell strikes again. This office is like a secret advertisement for the Orville Redenbacher...
May 20th
“Another new book out in the fall is Thomas Keller’s...”
— via Kottke I would definitely...
May 20th
Ben Gibbard is so Web 2.0
May 20th
So glad to find a new fashion trend to hate on. Crocs were getting old, it’s all about...
May 20th
DEFAMER-Even Hours of Instant Messaging Can't...
May 19th

Ready to take a ride on the Subway...

One of my DVD binge purchases on Saturday was A Taste of Tea, a Japanese movie I fell totally in...
May 19th
I still have a thing though for Dr. Jones’ fedora and that damn catchy John Williams score.
May 19th
Early opinion on Indiana Jones: Karen Allen isn’t sassy enough and the aliens are dumb.
May 19th
Is there a 12 step program for DVD buying? Because today I seriously fell off the wagon....
May 17th
May 17th
Do you want me to wrap up those flowers? No, they’re a present for me!
May 17th
This is the second year in a row that we’ve had gorg weather all week, then drizzle on my...
May 16th
One of the perks of a career in journalism: drinking after the magazine closes.
May 15th
Warch Watch
Jeez, those Brits can’t get anything right. They call tomatoes, tomah-toes. They persist in...
May 15th
A trailer for the new Woody Allen movie set...
May 14th

Ben Will Always Possess My Heart

Sometimes I wonder, will I ever not be a totally big dork for Ben Gibbard and Death Cab For Cutie?...
May 14th
Weinsteins roll with 'Fraggle Rock', Edwards...
May 14th

!!!

bikerfish: I really, really enjoyed the Prince Caspian movie. A friend got me into a press...
May 13th
Does it make me an unfeminist that the highlight of my day was the “good legs”...
May 13th
On the subway home from JFK saw a guy wearing sunglasses with the words “Mets” pixelated...
May 12th
New review of Iron Man
May 9th
“This digression [about the importance of watching dailies]...”
— via my girl, Manohla, in the...
May 9th
Every time I see in print the name of the actress from Bonnie & Clyde I have to pronounce it in...
May 9th
Wednesday night, after spending almost 11 hours at the office, I went to a 9:30 pm screening of...
May 8th
Productive day: bought & sent Mother’s Day cards and spoke sternly a Citibank customer...
May 7th
QOD: Why would you name a golf course in Indiana “Purgatory Golf Club” if you...
May 6th
Nothing says Happy Cinco de Mayo like blue salt on a...
May 6th
Warch Watch
How could it be that I’ve never heard of this Barbra Streisand movie, On A Clear Day You Can...
May 6th
Microwave Popcorn mania at the office: I could still smell the last bag while popping mine this...
May 5th
Saw SJP talk at The Times Center. Whoa, serious hen party, insane loud clapping for the S&TC...
May 3rd
Things I’ve thought about today: moisture wicking, GPS accuracy, where John O’Hurley...
May 2nd

Apr

Went to see screening of Speed Racer last night. Get ready for lame trend stories on how the movie...
Apr 30th

It's like 'American Idol' for smart...

Reading over this list of international great minds on Foreign Policy, I was pleased to see that I...
Apr 30th
The Vlog Challenge - Double Dog - Videogum
Apr 30th
Late lunch at The Smith today. Who knew Third Avenue had become such a mecca for hipsters?...
Apr 27th
“John W. Walter’s fascinating “Theater of War,” much of which...”
— The Tribeca Film Festival Is a...
Apr 27th
On Saturday night, Matty and I went to Wildwood BBQ on Park...
Apr 26th
The internet was down for about an hour and a half today, Condé-wide. Work ground to a halt! Heads...
Apr 25th
Went to the gym, made peanut brittle, watched The Office. A very full Thursday evening.
Apr 25th
*Chng*chng (sob). The last episode with Jesse L. Martin as Det. Greene on Law & Order is sad.
Apr 24th

Overheard leaving a preview screening of...

“That movie makes me want to be back in high school.”  Do you think that counts as an...
Apr 24th
How I Met Your Mother: OMG Can You Believe...
Apr 23rd

You Don't Sound Like You Do In...

Today at work, I got a call on my cell phone from the actor who played Peterman on Seinfeld. See,...
Apr 22nd

Sandcastles Made Of Sand

perpetua: The ending of How I Met Your Mother tonight is exactly what I’d hoped the writers would...
Apr 22nd
Making my mom’s recipe for Passover Kugel. It smells like nostalgia coming from my kitchen.