Monday, January 4, 2010

*Everyday Chatter

Nathan Kensinger takes a close look at the Bloomberg Era. [NKP]

Romy walks to Skyline Books to say goodbye. [WIC]

Are the vintage stores of the East Village doomed--including the long-lasting Atomic Passion? [EVG]

Will the Pink Teacup be saved? [LC]

Someone has hijacked Gowanus Lounge and turned it into a site for Bruce Springsteen fans who party on Mulberry Street. Find the Guskind archive here. [Gothamist]

With the holidays over, the chestnuts will soon vanish...for another year:


Ringing in the New Year one last time at Tavern on the Green. [DJ]

Wading into the dystopic wonderland of the Iron Triangle. [AT]

Jimmy Jazz is shrinking. [BB]

What happened to the "H" in Williamsburg? [GLF]

Smoking ban flouted in "high-end places for people who think that the rules don’t apply to them." [NYT]

David Carr sings the praises of a Twittered world ruled by "'algorithmic authority,' meaning that if all kinds of people are pointing at the same thing at the same instant, it must be a pretty big deal." Either that or utterly meaningless. [NYT]

4 comments:

Unknown said...

That's a luscious pic of the chestnuts. May I have one?

Ken Mac said...

there's a long rant in response to Kensinger's essay that is pure gold

Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener) said...

Gowanus Lounge was not hijacked. The domain was sold. Real story.

cityofstrangers said...

Jeremiah,

Re: the NYT twitter article. I read it. I'll take utterly meaningless.

Tim