January 2012
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Cozy Museums in Queens!
Long Island City Sanctuary at http://www.noguchi.org/
9,335-square-foot model of the five boroughs at http://www.queensmuseum.org/
Listen to Opera, watch snow flurries, and stand near the old school radiators at http://momaps1.org/
December 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Summer Reading List
I love having time to read! Now that summer is over there will probably be way less time to indulge in random themes, but in case anyone has a fall vacation coming up here are some of best things I got to this summer.
Great House, Nicole Krauss
“Somehow I thought that the circumstances, the emergency brewing around us, the fact that I was delivering you to a war—I thought the...
July 2011
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MOMA P.S.1 RIGHT NOW!
If you’re in NYC get yourself to MOMA P.S.1 this summer (before July 24th!). Not just for their awesome summer dance parties, but for the incredible exhibitions showing right now! P.S.1 can be totally hit or miss in my experience but it is absolutely worth a trip right now to see The Holy Mountain (pictured) directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Laurel Nakadate’s Only the Lonely,...
deweyfood: pickled carrots →
These were the perfect snack on a hot summer day! Thanks Dewey :)
deweyfood:
An ideal summer recipe: these are easy, travel well, and are super healthy. Make them on Sunday and snack on them by Wednesday, or leave them in the fridge for weeks at a time: they last very well. These blow baby carrots out of the water: crunchy, a little sweet, a little spicy, a little…
May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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Ella Watson: What is sacrifice?
American Gothic, Gordon Parks.
Ella Watson (pictured above) made $1081/year and spent 10% of her money on war bonds even though she was taking care of 5 children. Barbara Orbach and Nicholas Natanson write, ” [African Americans] serve[d] as air raid wardens. Their children contribute[d] scrap and purchase[d] war bonds. Residents of an Arlington, Virginia, trailer camp even cultivate[d]...
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#NYC4Women
I went to the planned parenthood rally last week where speakers kept reminding the crowd of how exactly to hashtag the revolution (#nyc4women).
And here’s a perspective you don’t get to often— a proposal for a pro-choice pro-life coalition . What do you think?
Finally, did anyone notice the giant phallic building rising above the protesters? Seemed ironic.
February 2011
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January 2011
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“‘The Ultimate Lie’ presented to children in our poorest public...”
– Kozol, Jonathan. Letters to a Young Teacher. 2007.
“[Tibor Kalman’s] sway over how designers think — indeed, how they define...”
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http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/medalist-tiborkalman
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NYtimes No-Knead Bread
Time: About 1½ hours plus 14 to 20 hours’ rising
3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, more for dusting ¼ teaspoon instant yeast 1¼ teaspoons salt Cornmeal or wheat bran as needed.
1. In a large bowl combine flour, yeast and salt. Add 1 5/8 cups water, and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rest at least 12 hours, preferably about...
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WatchXi’an Famous Foods has the most incredible fresh noodles. If you’re a vegetarian like me order d5 or d5s (with soup).
December 2010
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Candy Tour, Paris
A l’Etoile d’Or; 30 Rue Fontaine, 75009 Paris
Delights including, but not limited to, quince jelly in a spruce box consumed by licking, like the original Baby Bottle Pop.
Karamell; 15 Rue des Martyrs, 75009 Paris. Swedes eat about 50 kilos of candy per capita per year. That’s so much candy that the government has even considered introducing a candy tax...
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November 2010
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October 2010
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