September 2008
Secret Message.
Day 2. Bottle 3. I want to fucking hit something.
An American Girl In Paris (or: The Blog Is...
I couldn’t really bring myself to have a strong opinion on the Jessica Roy thing for a while. I (like everyone else) had a good laugh over what’s surely now an incredibly tired topic, which, for the record, was never about this specific person. It was about the idea of this bright, intelligent young person who found themselves enveloped in this literary scene she had sought out, and...
My First Attempt At Crowdsourcing
Does anybody know any writers who are tapped into:
St. Barth’s
Punta del Este
Seattle
Mayan Riviera
Sao Paulo
Dubai
Moscow
that would be down to earn some freelance writing cash?
Give me a shout.
The String Quartet Tribute to Fall Out Boy -...
I Know You Like To Think Your Ship Don't Sink →
Somewhere in the New York offices of the company formerly known as Lehman Brothers, there is a conference room in dire need of some plaster. This is likely not a priority for the top Lehman brass or the government or Barclay’s or whoever is now in charge of this sort of thing, but the plaster would be used to fill the numerous giant holes created when a prized six foot long scale model of a...
I can’t wait for the inevitable “I Can’t Believe The Mets Fucked Us Again” stream of posts on my Dashboard.
Yankees fans don’t have much room for schadenfreude these days. But when we do, oh, when we do…
Best of the YM/Gawker Presidential Debate Liveblog
@YoungManhattanite: Jesus, fuck. Finding this thread is like trying to pull autistic kids out of a ball pit.
@YoungManhattanite: “Swifty and wisely? Series of proposals?” This is like watching Kerry waffle on abortion.
@Pareene: Yeah, my gurrlfriend’s blog sux. This is Rex, BTW.
For the record, Bakes’s roommate and her friend are leaving for a night out right now. They...
Debate liveblogging for Gawker tonight starting at...
skeetonmischa:
katiebakes:
peterfeld:
I’ll be liveblogging tonight’s eagerly awaited debate for Gawker starting 8:30, along with an all-star crew that will include Jeff Bercovici of Portfolio.com’s Mixed Media blog, Robert A. George (editorial writer for the NY Post, stand-up comic and Ragged Thots blogger), Rex Sorgatz of Fimoculous, and the Young Manhattanite crew (Andrew Krucoff, Katie...
Dear Conbon
cajunboy:
Enjoy the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin.
Love,
Cajun Boy
Really though, who roots for Pete Carroll? Really?
“Amy spoke of the “magical uncle” who wasn’t so big on kids,...”
– Have you had your morning cry yet? Slate’s piece on the final days of David Foster Wallace will do the trick.
Fung Wah 2.0 →
(via katiebakes)
Daniel Kwon, 22, a student from Berlin, said he had heard about BoltBus from his brother: “He said it was actually cleaner than the other buses. Not only does it have Wi-Fi, it arrives on time. I am German,” he said, with a laugh, “so I believe transportation should be punctual.”
From a Jewish guy, presented without comment.
How about KATIE BAKES READS THE NEW YORK TIMES?
Vampire Weekend - Ottomon
Elegant clothes, you...
“Because I watch so much sports, I like to think I know what’s gonna...”
– Thank you, Weezey, for perfectly encapsulating my fantasy season.
Wait, what was Kate Lee's number again?
ninety9:
My mother is finally delivering the Throw Momma From the Book Deal goods: about three weeks ago she asked me what a metrosexual was (my answer, “Um, me” didn’t apparently help any). Today, she wanted to know what drug use the presence of Q-Tips signified. Anyone?
I don’t know if Q-Tips constitute “Drug Use” so much as “Drug Paraphernalia Cleaning”, but...
Inside the Criterion Collection and Their... →
adamfrucci:
I spent a day at Criterion a couple weeks ago, and it was awesome. Spent a lot of time on this feature, so check it out and digg it if you’re into that sort of thing.
Adam’s article on his visit to the Criterion Collection offices is a must-read for anybody who digs good film.
Welcome to Astoria.
WatchKenny Shopsin on Conan O’Brian is kind of classic, and everything I hoped for. Kenny didn’t get censored once! I have no doubt in my mind they gave him a decent speaking to before going on air. They made the Mac & Cheese pancakes, the PB & J Pancakes, and something called the “Conan Burger.” Even the infamous menu got some airtime. All in all, impressive.
Nina Simone covering Hall & Oates’ “Rich Girl.” Word.
New Vampire Weekend - "Ottoman" (Stereogum... →
soupsoup:
rackattack
Its not half bad.
Even more embarrassing than admitting you like Leona Lewis is admitting that you think the new Vampire Weekend song is really, really good.
Did anybody notice the line from “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” they snuck in here? “But this feels so unnatural/Peter Gabriel, too.” Interesting to see them stick to that line, as if it were...
Santogold - Icarus
Watch me go…...
Cops Return Marijuana To College Student →
No joke.
“This is like, another one of my half-baked philosophies. The first duty of...”
– Kenny Shopsin of Shopsin’s, from I LIKE KILLING FLIES. This is why you want to watch Conan tonight. So excited. All of this is besides the fact that the old Shopsin’s on Carmine was awesome.
Prediction
Little J is going to drop out of high school to become a designer. Discuss.
“BARTLET A huge number of Americans thought I thought I was superior to them.
...”
– The New York Times Sorkin piece on Obama and Bartlet was, as a huge West Wing fan, a big deal for me. It’s easily one of the most fun items the Times has run in a while. Funny that it came bylined by Sorkin’s ex-girlfriend, Mean Maureen Dowd (for the record: another white woman I...
Radiohead - Reckoner You are not to blame for...
Pitchfork Predictably Gives TV On The Radio's New...
Of course they did. Not that the album isn’t good - it’s great - but I’ve got one slight problem with it no reviewer would dare tap into (because they’re reviewers): there’s no entry point, there’s no accessibility. It’s just not there like it was before.
And the proper response to this critique is “something this good places the burden of...
Sorry folks: this is getting the repost because I...
rodtownsend:
I just feel the need to be reblogged right now.
Don’t we all?
(No.)
youngmanhattanite:
Jesus, fuck, Andrew. When did this turn into RuleLand, where all the candy is persecuted and doesn’t want you to eat it anyway and the vegetables run the joint and collect monthly “protection” from all the kind shops and peasants and bring it to the King: Brussel Sprout IV? - FEK, aka Method Man, aka, Don’t Click Here It’s The Meatspin Thing, aka I Told You Motherfuckers Not To...
Black Comic Introduces McCain at RNC →
This is funny. Legitimately funny.
youngmanhattanite:
The words you read on YM are FREE - so much in fact, they are worthless. Give a hoot, people.
The Boss cracks about us being worthless, and how we shouldn’t care, so on and so forth. And the impression that we don’t give a fuck - and the relative truth in it - are carefully honed.
Key word, though: carefully. Because, fuckit, I’ll say it: our shit is good....
youngmanhattanite:
Fek, I thought you saved the best for us.
You call that the best? Those are leftovers.
Who is Todd Palin, REALLY though
ryanbrown:
ed209:
waksays:
Allegedly, hackers from Anonymous have broken into Sarah Palin’s email account.
YOWZA
There are screen shots of the whole affair at wikileaks.org. I’m not linking to it, I don’t want any part of this thing. You can go see them yourself.
I’ll provide a link to the ARTVOICE article that has pictures of some e-mails from her inbox.
Perusing this investigative...
Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Remastered)
...
You want CD’s?
Master (De)bators →
Not that this would surprise any of you, but I did high school debate for three years. Really though, four, if you count the freshman Public Speaking class in which, after my final - a speech in which I expounded for ten minutes upon the merits of Sisqo’s “The Thong Song” - I was recruited for next year’s debate team, and signed up for the class without a choice.
(via...
WatchThe Walkmen - The Rat
When I used to go out, I’d know everyone I saw Now I go out alone, if I go out at all….
Possibly one of my favorite songs ever, and by far and away the best Walkmen song out there. Tell me Matt Barrick’s drumming isn’t anything short of brilliant.
Actually, no. Tell me you haven’t felt this ambivilance at least once in New York - you’re...