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Imagine not being able to eat…
That’s what has happened to this man, relegated to nourishment via syringe. This is a powerful article from Esquire about a man with Crohns Disease. Read the article here on Esquire Read more about...
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How men and women argue…
From Maxim, not my most common source of interesting information, however, this was just too funny (and somewhat truthful) to pass up. Enjoy the handy-dandy flowchart that explains the outline of...
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens goes to the Met.
This is just the kind of human interest story that I love to read. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a fantastically under-appreciated sculptor has a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is the...
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Tonight on HBO: “The Fixer”
There is an interesting-looking documentary tonight on HBO entitled “The Fixer”. Check out the description from the channel’s website, “At 24, Ajmal Naqshbandi was one of Afghanistan’s top...
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Forgotten Heroes
“Nigerians made up more than half of the total force of 90,000 West African soldiers deployed to South East Asia after 1943 as part of the British Army’s 81st and 82nd (West Africa) Divisions....
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Photographer: Helen Levitt
You know the pictures, you’ve seen them before. Set against the backdrop of Harlem and the Lower East Side during the second World War. She was a still photograph documentarian whose pictures...
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Vote for the Smuggest Brit
The Independent is currently holding a poll on their website for their readers to select who the most smug celebrity is in Britain. Not all of the names are familiar to Americans, but folks like Emma...
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Chain restaurants expand in NYC despite recession
This is a fascinating article from the New York Times: “Despite the recession, the five largest chain stores in New York City expanded their presence in the five boroughs in the last year,...
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Weinstein Company in trouble?
The New York Times is reporting that studio, who is releasing the new Quentin Tarantino film “Inglorious Basterds” this week, is in dire need of a hit. Read more on the state of the company, founded...
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The Beach Boys sound like Bach?
Pretty, cool, I might hear it too but I’m not sure…might be a stretch… Read (or listen) more about why Lovin’ Spoonful founder John Sebastian thinks The Beach Boys’ “I Get Around” sounds like Bach.
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