September 2009
31 posts
August 2009
47 posts
Beautiful Girls
Marty: You should wait 'til you meet someone who excites you.
Willie: Well, you know, she may not be out there.
Marty: It's like "The Wizard of Oz," Will. The whole time it was right in your own backyard.
Forgot how great this movie is. Hard to say who's better...Natalie Portman, Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, or Michael Rapaport. Or even David Arquette.
Movies lately aren't this good. Why?
“It’s the great age of glorious amateurism”
– Whit Stillman has a way with words. (via mrmattspangler)
Bruni's Final Restaurant Recommendations
adamiss:
All about to get a lot more crowded. I’ve got my work cut out for me, I’ve only been to four (bolded) so far.
BLT Prime, 111 East 22nd Street (Park Avenue), (212) 995-8500
Cafe Cluny, 284 West 12th Street (West Fourth Street), (212) 255-6900
Cafe Luxembourg, 200 West 70th Street (Amsterdam Avenue), (212) 873-7411
‘Cesca, 164 West 75th Street (Amsterdam Avenue), (212) 787-6300
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Dave Eggers interview on the screenplay for "Where... →
(via davidpress)
WatchJay-Z with Rihanna & Kanye West in “Run This Town”
I have a weakness for these three, I do.
via MTVu
DJ David Sedaris →
hman:
David Sedaris was a Guest DJ at KCRW a few days ago.
Author and This American Life contributor David Sedaris has a deep emotional connection with the music he listens to, often imagining himself in the role of the singer. For his Guest DJ set, he tells tales of songs he loves so much he “burned holes” in the records and explains how his ideas about romantic relationships were defined by...
Adam Platt Talks Shop With Frank Bruni on Grub... →
adamiss:
Great read, including wonderful little tidbits like this one:
“Being a giant, rotund lumberjack with no hair, they spot me coming through the door.”
I will buy a tie for this ...
“For Fashion’s Night Out—the CFDA- and Vogue-sponsored night of special appearances, offers, limited editions, and deals in NYC—Sternberg will be manning a Thai/tie street-food cart at Opening Ceremony. The pitch: Buy a Band tie and get a Thai-spiced cookie baked for the occasion by Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar, the dessert outpost of David Chang’s Momo empire....
I would like Funky Lunch tomorrow,... →
Watchchrispetescia:
New ZERO 7 album in September!
This is the first single from “Yeah Ghost.”
RIP John Hughes
Grey Gardens Coloring Books →
…is there really anything else to say?
Watchmrmattspangler:
Chris Martin singing “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)” by the Beasties.
Luxe City Guide's Top 7 Hotel Bedzzzzzzz
1. The Bowery Hotel, New York
2. The Setai, Miami
3. Sofitel Watertower, Chicago
4. Hollywood Roosevelt, Los Angeles
5. The Connaught, London
6. Park Hyatt, Sydney
7. JIA, Shanghai
via Reuters and Luxe City Guides
WatchJay-Z covers Beastie Boys at APW
via Chunnel.tv