Isabel updated her portfolio.
Everyone’s talking burgers. New York Magazine recently published its list of the city’s best burgers. Saveur’s “burger bible” issue just reached my mailbox. And our local, Portland Monthly has a new round up of the best PDX burgers as well as an online feature challenging three of Portland’s most well-respected chefs to a burger throwdown. [...]
NY Times head food critic Frank Bruni is on his way out. Eater reminisces by pointing to Bruni’s 21 zero-star reviews, many of which brandish some finely crafted and often hilarious take downs. His battle with Ninja is priceless.
The New York Times’ coverage of Portland’s food scene continues. This time, it’s glazed doughnut burgers.
Photo: The Original
Created for the elevator ride in the Standard Hotel in New York, Civilization depicts a journey from heaven to hell. Using stock and found footage, Marco Brambilla pieced together an epic and immersive dreamscape (which includes Michael Jackson dancing in the “heaven” area).
Jon and Andrew’s new show in NYC features some amazing artists and artworks. From the press release:
Common Space presents a 5 day group exhibition with artists Andrew Kuo,Sebastian Kim, Jon Santos, Milano Chow, Deanne Cheuk, Saiman Chow,Masayo Kishi, Yuh-Shioh Wong, and Confetti System.
Location: 179 Canal Street, 2nd FloorHours: Noon- 6pm“Blind Carbon Copy” is a sly [...]
Managed to get in a little art watching in while I was there.
Tom Friedman, Untitled.
Stopped in my tracks by Jonathan Monk’s Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before.
Andrea Zittel, sfnwvlei (something for nothing with very little effort involved).
Nominees for the 2009 James Beard Awards were announced today. Happy to see Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune on the list, as well as a couple of nods to Portland: Cathy Whims of Nostrana and Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon. And Totonno’s gets a well-deserved, post-fire shout for the America’s Classics award.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Josh Harris: the greatest internet pioneer you’ve never heard of? Well, not if you opened an issue of Fast Company or Silicon Alley Reporter any time around the fin de siecle. Looks like it’s time to relive the memories…
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
powerHouse hosts a panel discussion on the battle between the Bronx Vandal Squad and graffiti writers over the past two decades. March 19, 7-9p, 37 Main St. Brooklyn