Grumbling about what happens to your identity when you walk into a reality-TV shoot starring Paula Deen or a slab of bacon, etc. [The Grumbler]
You don't glad about your status and place in society? Want to be always #1? "Very dangerous" sex and drug trafficker meets Personal Growth Lessons:
Why did Gary Shteyngart leave the Lower East Side? He explains, "I need a building that’s really weenie friendly." Although, he says, "It's still the only diverse neighborhood left in downtown Manhattan. The three H’s: Hasidic, Hispanic, and Hipster." [TLD]
Get a slice of the High Line. [FNY]
13th Step Owner decries the frat rap. [EVG]
Bowery broker wants a "cute little" wine bar. [BB]
Jukebox at Mars Bar is "fucked up." [SG]
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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Has the wine bar fad not passed yet? I thought we had moved on to artisanal hot dogs.
"Every returning New Yorker asks the question: Is this still my city?
I have a ready answer, cloaked in obstinate despair: It is.
And if it's not, I will love it all the more. I will love it to the point where it becomes mine again."
- Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story
lovely quote, Grand St., and very optimistic.
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