How Did This Item Meet Your Expectations?
Because I recently purchased a Rubik’s Cube… Amazon kindly wrote me and asked the following question: “So, Timothy Sommer,…
July 23, 2014-
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Escape from Brooklyn: Wine Tasting Around Sonoma
Every year, millions of tourists head to Napa Valley to take in the sun and quaff wine at the…
July 22, 2014 -
Emily Gould is Sorry for Upsetting Lena Dunham or Mailer and Vidal Did It Better
Writer Emily Gould has upset Brooklyn Heights resident Lena Dunham. Apparently the author of the new book Friendship has been using an anecdote about the “Girls” star and her boyfriend/rock star Jack Antonoff engaging in “PDA” at a party here recently. This resulted in Dunham reportedly (and rightly) direct messaging the author saying “you fully […]
July 22, 2014
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December, 1980. Weinstein Dorm, U2, and…
Last week, I wrote about the year 1980. Today, I want to write about just one month: December 1980.…
July 21, 2014 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “How to Live or A Life of Montaigne: In One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer” by Sarah Bakewell
Good writing sets off a conversation in the mind of the reader paying attention. Sometimes the conversation devolves into…
July 18, 2014 -
1980: Life, Death, and the Ruts
1980 was an extraordinary year in music. It was the first year of the new decade, the first year…
July 17, 2014 -
Jack Antonoff of fun. Talks About His Brooklyn Heights Apartment with Lena Dunham
Jack Antonoff of fun. who is currently enjoying success with his latest project Bleachers, talks to Vulture about what he’s been up to lately. Part of the interview includes a passage about how he and girlfriend Lena Dunham have recently traded up here in Brooklyn Heights: Vulture: It took a full year to close on […]
July 16, 2014
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Another Great Moment In New York Times History
The great moments of our history have been treated with memorable gravity in the pages of the New York…
July 15, 2014 -
Ramones: Perfection Remembered, Perfection Forever
The pop-rock era has only produced two flawless full-length records: Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys and Ramones, the…
July 14, 2014 -
Today’s Diners Are Cell Phone Absorbed Twits According to this Guy
This Craigslist poster claims to be from someone representing a “busy NYC restaurant” in Midtown East. It details the difference between the diners of 10 years ago and today. Bottom line – today’s diners are obsessed with selfies, texting, group photos and everything but getting their order in quickly.
July 12, 2014