fireballs & tsunami

As a descendant of Poles, Scandinavians, and Eastern Europeans, my lifelong diet has consisted largely of potatoes, bread, and meat…and I LOVE IT. In fact I enjoy eating meat so much that if I miss an opportunity to consume steak, bacon, or chicken during any given day, I find myself desperate and grazing on beef [...]

I just came across a news report about two California teenagers, performing under the name Prussian Blue, who record neo-Nazi pop music, presumably to fulfill their crazy, Svengali mother’s own desires. Have you read about this? The girls are currently in hiding. I can’t imagine why. If you can stomach it, the official Prussian Blue [...]

Currently listening: Au Pairs, The Runaways, Louis XIV “Made” is now on hiatus. Here are some images from our last day in the office (see all of the photos HERE). Melissa, Lisa, Jason, Jen, me, and several hundred of our best friends: VIDEOTAPES. Our door is adorned with Napoleon Dynamite merch and photos of “Made” [...]

Tina blogged about cookies and referenced a phenomenon known as disco Sesame Street, something unbeknownst to me until today, after I embarked on a mission to educate myself in the disco stylings of Cookie Monster and his friends. The results? Read on. LOST ME COOKIE AT THE DISCO (listen HERE) A funked-up Cookie Monster, backed [...]

Currently listening: Steve Forbert, Go-Betweens, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frente! Check out this sweet Subway Tweed photo featured on Flickr. In related news, a woman not-so-stealthily took my photo on the train this morning. How rude. What if I were a member of the Witness Protection Program? Sigh. In real news, Bob Woodward screws up. [...]

Time Out NY is coming to cable television! TONY on Demand will provide viewers with 24-hour access to the latest information on where to go and what to do in NYC, and bring the pages of the weekly magazine to life with a constantly expanding, up-to-the-minute video library composed of segments, reviews, and weekly event [...]

Currently listening: Bob Dylan, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Gary Numan, Fad Gadget In bizarre news, Michael Jackson caught in a shopping mall’s ladies room. I almost — almost — laughed when I read the first sentence of this article: A Tunisian woman was shocked to find Michael Jackson was the man in the [...]

Currently listening: Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, The Slits, Saint Etienne, The Waitresses A quick listing of some cool forthcoming events: ABBA DANCE PARTY! “The Misanthrope” by Moliere November 16, 8:00PM Translation by Albert Bermel; directed by Nicky Wolcz. “The friend of mankind is no friend of mine” – the words of an honest man determined [...]

Currently listening: Shangri-Las, Ladytron, Queens of the Stone Age, Everly Brothers AOL and Warner Bros. are now offering reruns of old televisions shows online – for FREE! Sheer bliss for those of us who adore programs like “Growing Pains,” but scoff at actually buying the DVD. A fine business move on the part of AOL [...]

* Newly added photos below, courtesy of the lovely Becca! Thanks to everyone who came out to my 25th birthday party at Rififi last night! For those of you who couldn’t make it, here’s a quick rundown of what you missed: Dancing, the police (NOT the band), the fire department, destroyed cell phones, a velvet [...]