Video Digest: April 13, 2006
“Its greatest asset—its dialogue—is even hard to understand at times, delivered as it is by mumble-mouthed teens throwing punches and hopped up on drugs.”
Sarah Hepola
Video Digest: April 4, 2006
What happened between Joy and Star.
My SXSW Diary
South by Southwest is really about the music, so forget about all the parties and cab rides and breakfast tacos. That’s exactly what our correspondent told us when she handed in her expense report. Here’s what (she said) happened between the bars.
Video Digest: March 23, 2006
Thanking Aaron Eckhart for ssssmokin’.
Video Digest: March 14, 2006
Big questions about “Big Love.”
Big in Finland
Conan O’Brien’s recent comedy bits about Finland earned him that country’s adulation; his trip there for a one-hour special—airing tonight—sealed the deal. What the unlikely matchup means for one writer’s family.
Video Digest: March 2, 2006
The only Oscar prediction you can count on.
Sauza Tres Generaciones
There was a time when I considered tequila a mere prop for frat parties and killer hangovers. Then, last Christmas, I visited Mexico City, where I was schooled in the way of the premium blue agave. Rule no. 1: Sip it, don’t shoot it. Rule no. 2: Drink it
If I Can Make It There
You’ve got clean streets, reasonable rent, and plenty of elbow room. So why, oh why, are you moving to New York? Eight million stories, plus one.
Taco Chulo
For a city that prides itself on having every cuisine, New York sure does fail at Tex-Mex. Every Lone Star transplant has the same question: How can I find the comfort food of home? Come to Williamsburg, my friend. Taco Chulo sells one of the cuisine’s great delicacies—