Little Dragon, “Blinking Pigs”
Thanks to Aaron for the band recommendation. I’ve probably already missed them coming through NYC but next time they’re in town, let’s go.
Someone else please join Jetsetter so that I can pretend that I can actually take advantage of any of their amazing deals? Even if we never do, at least then we can pretend. It’s been teasing me since the beta launched. I was especially tempted by a recent offer at all three Ace Hotels.
100 Greatest The Wire Quotes (via everything by now by I saw here first)
The opening whistle is perfect. Tons of huge spoilers (duh, but seriously) and some notable omissions, but DAMN! The Wire is so good! I’m reading Price’s Clockers so this is great timing. The complete series is on my Christmas list; I’ve been itching to watch it all again, a rarity as usually once is enough for most TV dramas.
A gentoo penguin chick peeks, checking for patrolling leopard seals before tempting fate. Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula.
Photo from Paul Nicklen’s recently released book, Polar Obsession, the culmination of 15 years of work photographing wildlife in the arctic and Antarctica. The book celebrates the arctic and Antarctic ecosystems and discusses the urgent need to halt global warming, which threatens their existence.
Paul Nicklen’s “Polar Obsession” (9 Photos) | PDN Photo of the Day
Staying in town for Thanksgiving? MonkeyTown is serving a 5-course Indian dinner with raga-chamber-jazz, “not the exotic fusion of your neighborhood deli but New Music that transcends the ancient future traditional.” Saturday 11/28 and Sunday 11/29 at 7:30 pm, $35, reservations recommended.
New monthly reading series starts tonight, 8 pm, at Franklin Park in Crown Heights. Tonight’s lineup:
- Amy Sohn (Prospect Park West, My Old Man, Run, Catch, Kiss)
- Said Sayrafiezadeh (When Skateboards Will Be Free)
- Jobie Hughes (I Am Number Four/young adult series, Agony at Dawn)
- Lianne Stokes (Rejected: Tales of the Failed, Dumped and Canceled, comedian)
“The horse show descends upon New-York again this week, certain of a hearty welcome” (via The Library of Congress)
Still from Who’s Afraid of The Wolf? (Kdopak By Se Vlka Bál) playing soon at BAM’s New Czech Films series
FREE downloadable “instant guides” to ten major U.S. cities. Good to have on hand for visitors! Keep ‘em occupied on their own for four hours or so.
"[Puddles] and Happy seem to have hit it off. They have been seen licking each other, although hippos are also known to lick the floor."
— Thoroughly amusing article about Happy the hippo’s move from DC to Milwaukee.
For Happy the hippo, moving from Washington to Milwaukee has been a pleasure - washingtonpost.com [via]
For Happy the hippo, moving from Washington to Milwaukee has been a pleasure - washingtonpost.com [via]
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, “Home”
Can’t get enough of this song right now. Really bummed I didn’t get tickets to the show next week before it sold out. Anyone got an extra?
Friday, November 13, 7:30 PM
Greenlight Bookstore, Fort Greene
NYRB Classics 10th Anniversary Celebration
Featuring publisher Edwin Frank with authors Matt Weiland, Jhumpa Lahiri, and L. J. Davis
Like most sane people, I love pretty much anything pumpkin flavored. This is the best list ever.
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