stuck in queens
Maybe I am just a pussy, but I “worked from home” today because of the NYC transit strike. For any of you outside of NY, it might be news for you to learn that the corrupt MTA (Metropolitan Transit...
View Articlejames papa
A bold gesture from a friendly African cab driver saved my soul tonight. I left work tired, aggravated, dejected, and depressed, reevaluating my chosen life and location, too tired to take a subway....
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thank you
Let me just take a quick second to thank everyone for their attendance, compliments, love, and support last night at my official going away party. It is the biggest compliment in the world for a huge...
View Articlechris’s guide to NYC
I’ve got friends visiting NY this week while I am here in Dubai, and so I was compiling this list of places for her to go WITHOUT ME, and realized I should probably post it. Here is my take on the very...
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vik muniz at PS1
Vik Muniz, my favorite contemporary artist will be showing at Moma’s Long Island City PS1 museum from February 11 through May 7. Many of you know PS1 from its summertime art raves, outdoor swimming...
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how to: eat the penis off of a chocolate jesus and not look gay
Admittedly it is very difficult to eat a chocolate penis and not look gay. It is even harder to eat a chocolate penis right off of a 6 foot tall statue of man made of chocolate. Imagine how complicated...
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re-assimilation
I arrived back in NY on Friday night, a full week ago. The trip was fine, really, but long. I left Dominical in a friend of mine’s pickup truck at 5:30am. We drove for exactly 4 hours to the airport in...
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new york panorama
Our good friend Joergen Geerds has been taking incredible panoramic photos of NYC for years now. He shoots with his own custom built multi-shot rig, and prints at enormous sizes. He is finally getting...
View Articleconey island mermaid parade
I plan to head out to the Mermaid Parade on Coney Island later today. I was a feeling a little lazy and on the fence about the whole thing until I read this line from the parade director in the FAQ of...
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the love guru and the PG-ization of NYC
OK, so Mike Myers‘ The Love Guru was nearly universally panned by every critic in the business. It bombed this weekend at the box office, bringing in only $13.9 million. The only semi-positive review I...
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These inflatable street art “exhibitions” by Joshua Allen Harris (here too) are absolutely amazing. [via laughingsquid.]
View ArticleThe Sandpit
The Sandpit is an amazing short film of NYC created using time-lapsed, tilt-shifted photos, by filmmaker Sam O’Hare. The effect is a brilliant miniature perspective of my favorite city. It is magical...
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What 2 feet of snow looks like in NYC
Sorry I don’t have attribution for this photo, but I received it this morning in an email. This is what a foot and a half of snow looks like on my terrace, as taken by Jose’s Blackberry: And this is...
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