I am prepared to spend a fair amount of money I don’t have on this desktop jellyfish tank when it’s finally made available to the public. Read More
San Francisco
aka The City by the Bay, City of Love, S.F., Frisco, Golden Gate City
My Pet Jellyfish – Man’s most ambivalent friend
Patrick | October 10th, 2011
NYRB Classics
Patrick | October 7th, 2011
The NYRB Classics series has always felt like an imposing challenge. Read More
Shut Up Little Man!
Patrick | October 6th, 2011
I’ve never been one for home-city pride, but if there’s one thing that San Francisco has over NY/LA/etc, it’s our never-ending supply of truly, deeply crazy people.
Like iTunes, with friends, and if the software designers didn’t secretly hate music
Patrick | September 30th, 2011
Joining Spotify felt similar to walking into a record store for the first time – when faced with what feels like an unlimited selection, it can be hard to pick anything at all, and I found myself quickly retreating to the comfort of my own iPod. Read More
Local Rock Gods Return, Are Probably Still Stoners
Patrick | September 8th, 2011
A Berlin-Style Paddling
Patrick | September 6th, 2011
While I can enjoy playing (and inevitably losing) a round or two of pool amongst friends, I’m usually less inclined to play (and lose by a potentially embarrassing margin) in a crowded bar where I would have an audience to witness my shame. Read More
Clark’s Desert Boots
Patrick | September 5th, 2011
To the degree that I gave any thought at all to fashion as a teenager, my young-adult fashion life could best be described as a never-ending search to find the simplest, most unassuming pair of sneakers in the mall. No bells, no whistles, no logos or wings or mirrors, etc. It took me much, much longer than it should have to realize that I just wanted a pair of boots. Read More
The Internet Is For Animals. We Know This.
Patrick | August 29th, 2011
Just when you think you’ve finally outgrown ‘internet humor’ in all its many forms, they find a way to pull you back in again. I give you what might be the perfect single-serving site: animalsbeingdicks.com. Read More
Louis C.K. + ‘Louie’ – two sides of the same miserable, self-hating coin
Patrick | August 26th, 2011
Halfway into the second season of his eponymous sitcom/sketch comedy hybrid “Louie”, Louis C.K. appears to be doing the impossible: producing a critically-acclaimed TV show on a shoestring budget without sacrificing the slightest bit of integrity. Read More
Music Recording for Dummies. Dummies who are also too lazy to read.
Patrick | August 11th, 2011
I’ve come to terms with the fact that I will never be the kind of person who can listen to a song and instantly name the microphone used to record the kick drum. We all have our talents, and one of mine is knowing absolutely nothing about music production. Read More
The New Yorker iPad app – how Yuppie is TOO Yuppie?
Patrick | August 9th, 2011
I’ve always found keeping up with the New Yorker to be a little stressful – you get caught up in a book, you have a busy week, you stop paying attention for one second, and all of a sudden there’s an imposing stack of unopened issues sitting on your desk, reminding you that all of your friends are smarter than you. Thankfully, staying on top things has gotten a little easier now that A) I’ve purchased an iPad 2 which I’m too ashamed to use in public, and B) the New Yorker iPad app has finally started offering digital issues free of charge to anyone with a print subscription.
BBC’s The Trip – Worth the Effort
Patrick | August 8th, 2011
After watching the original, six-episode BBC series of the Trip (don’t ask how I found it, it was extra-legal!), I’m curious to see the film-length version being released here in America. I suppose cutting the episodes into to a feature film might be a necessity here, since there aren’t many places where a one-off miniseries could find a home on American television, but it still feels like we’ll be getting a dumbed-down version.
Dominique: Young, Unique
Patrick | August 5th, 2011
I’ve been trying to do my hip-hop homework lately (it’s always been a weak spot in my otherwise robust arsenal of music snobbery), but I haven’t been able to get much farther than 90′s gangster rap. Gin and Juice just has everything I could ever want from a rap track, and while Dam Funk has been helpful in bringing me back to the present (well, the 90′s gangster rap-worshiping present), he’s mostly an instrumental artist – something else was needed for me to take the leap from 1993 to 2011.
Burrito-sized Sushi rolls- a rare example of bigger being actually better
Patrick | July 29th, 2011
While I’m generally opposed to any novelty-based food trend, I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for anyone foolhardy enough to try and improve upon the burrito. Enter Sushirrito, a downtown lunch spot which serves only the afore-mentioned pseudonymous hybrid – an inspired creation well worthy of inclusion in the high pantheon of burrito spinoffs, despite its near-insufferable faddishness.
Brunch at Eats
Rachel | June 3rd, 2011
