Summer hasn’t left Brooklyn yet and as my neighbors are playing a repetitive, pounding, techno/rap strain that has made its way through my bedroom wall, I’ve sequestered myself in the living room to ignore the heat and read all day. Plenty of books, a Tupperware bowl of
Writer Michael Chabon answers the five questions, mentioning real estate, Mr. Terrific, and Ashtabula.
Jeff from Stones Throw is one of our greatest fans; here’s the email he sent last night to feedback@starbucks.com. We love you too.
While waiting for friends to pay for their orders in a deli, I overheard the following delivery order, as read by the cashier: Penthouse The elements of life, contained in a lunch.
America's favorite writer Neal Pollack on sandwiches, The Onion, and the world’s inability to ‘top’ him.
Our proofing team at Horizon Companies has noticed an error in our ways: in a previous note about the movies Shrek and Gone in 60 Seconds, we incorrectly attributed the line ‘I’m not gonna mess around with someone who plays with dog shit!’ to Shrek, whereas it is actually
A game: which of the following lines are from Shrek, a children’s movie about ogres and princesses, and which are from Gone in 60 Seconds, an adult movie about cars and Angelina Jolie? Answers: Gone in 60 Seconds Shrek
As I was walking back from the deli, I saw a cab pull over on Park Avenue for a businessman with his hand out. The businessman got into the backseat of the cab – entering from the right side – while the driver opened his door – on the left side – and emptied
A good article with Chris Ware that is strangely titled ‘A Conversation with Charles Baxter.’ Well, I believe that there’s no substitute for actually looking at a human figure for just a few hours a day and trying to draw it. It’s trying to learn how to see,
Editor and blogger Maggie Berry answers the five questions with love for Katherine Graham, Dave Eggers, and Nabokov.
