MetaFilter posts tagged with York

Pork and the mean streets of K-town

dnesan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:09:11 -0800

Don't you want to watch a critically acclaimed chef get drunk and shout about the wonders of ham? (video is NSFW, due to cursing) David Chang, chef/owner of the Momofuku family of restaurants in New York, has garnered a lot of praise and awards for his food, including two Michelin stars and multiple James Beard awards. His personality, characterized by an apparent lack of care for the judgement of other people and refreshing honesty, has gained him notable celebrity, especially for a chef that doesn't star on The Food Network. He's been profiled recently by NPR on All Things Considered and Weekend Edition, telling stories from his new book. In the past, he's been covered by The New Yorker, the New York Times, and New York Magazine. He's also appeared on Charlie Rose. It's hard not to love a man who thinks and talks this openly about himself and his craft, or one who sits down with Anthony Bourdain to call bullshit on various things. And seriously, this looks delicious.

2 Across: Send in the ______. (6 Letters)

grumblebee — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:16:14 -0800

Stephen Sondheim's crossword puzzles for "New York Magazine." Incredibly rare.

It's very fancy on old Delancey Street, you know.

miss lynnster — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:10:58 -0800

11,000 Manhattan street corners.

He was a friend of mine

escabeche — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:43:04 -0800

Jim Carroll has died. Avant-garde writer, punk rocker, doped-up downtown scenester, never-made-it schoolyard hoop-dreamer. He couldn't have expected to live to see a master's thesis in English at San Diego State written about his journal/novel The Basketball Diaries, or to be interviewed by Jon Stewart about being played by Leo DiCaprio in the movie of his (early) life. Jim Carroll interviewed in Cleveland in 1991, hiding behind a big hat, a big cup of coffee, and a big accent. Obligatory (but follow it if you haven't heard it!) "People Who Died" link. catholicboy.com, as thorough a collection of Carrolliana as you're going to find.

the new museum of modern arts

SamsFoster — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:25:59 -0800

Stunning Conceptual Alternative Design for the New Museum of Contemporary Art Tower

Bottled Tap Water. Because Spring Water is so 2001.

Pragmatica — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:20:38 -0800

Bottled Tap Water From New York. Sold to New Yorkers. New York City's tap water has been called among the nation's freshest. It's so good that a young entrepreneur is bottling it and selling it for $1.50. To New Yorkers.

Music Journalism FTW

LSK — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:26:16 -0800

The New York Times discusses some of the nation's most atrocious bands in the context of the Vans Warped Tour. We've seen some of these bands on the blue before, but never before has there been this much atrocity in one place. Some songs to satiate your curiosity: BrokeNCYDE - Freaxxx Millionaires - Alcohol Attack Attack! - Stick Sickly

Which is your favorite Dead show? Can you even remember? These folks can.

mnb64 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:29:58 -0800

NYT article 4/12/09 Interesting article about the Dead on the eve of their tour. Bonus: link on the sidebar that shows reader photos. Find your friends. Or not.

I know... is craaazy. But I love it.

miss lynnster — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:29:28 -0800

The Lost Tribes of New York City

The town that talks to the dead.

flipyourwig — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:59:12 -0800

Welcome to Lily Dale the largest spiritualist community in the world. Just an hour south of Buffalo, NY-- it boasts an extensive summer program of lectures, workshops as well as the world’s most powerful mediums. Stop by for a reading, hunt for ghosts and see the house where the Fox Sisters first got started. Here's a fascinating 1898 article from The New York Times. With neat examples of spirit photography.

The City Concealed

hermitosis — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:28:36 -0800

The City Concealed A video tour of New York's infamously toxic Newtown Creek, with historical illustrations. The creek is the site of a 17 million gallon underground oil-spill (50% larger than Exxon-Valdez) which remains to be cleaned up, resulting in a Supreme Court battle between residents and oil companies. (Previously on MeFi.)

RIP John Leonard

ed — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:43:18 -0800

John Leonard is dead. A literary prodigy at thirty-two when asked to edit the New York Times Book Review, Leonard oversaw the NYTBR's glory days between 1971 and 1975. Television critic for New York, monthly books critic for Harper's, regular contributor to The Nation and The New York Review of Books, he also went out of his way to help young writers.

New York Subway

feelinglistless — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:52:20 -0800

London Underground blogger Annie Mole experiences the New York subway for the first time here -> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Pavement to the people!

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:42:08 -0800

Hooray for New York City! They just had their first (of three) car-free days along a long stretch of Manhattan roadway: it's the Summer Streets program. How refreshing! This blog entry from Livable Streets might be of some interest to any of you New Yorkers who'd like to help with this in some way.

Gore Vidal on The New York Times Magazine

falameufilho — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:17:05 -0800

Gore Vidal on The New York Times Magazine. On McCain: "Who started this rumor that he was a war hero? Where does that come from, aside from himself? About his suffering in the prison war camp?". On WFB's death: "I thought hell is bound to be a livelier place, as he joins forever those whom he served in life, applauding their prejudices and fanning their hatred". Ah, like a fine wine, some people do get better with age.

Brutal New York

concreteforest — Mon, 26 May 2008 19:40:56 -0800

I've only ever seen 70 & 80's era New York in movies and I've never really thought about their source of inspiration. Until I saw this.(a few graphic photos on that last link)

Blogging May Cost You Your Life

doug3505 — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:03:48 -0800

Blogging May Cost You Your Life NY Times discusses the possible "death by blogging" of two prominent Tech Bloggers, Russell Shaw and Marc Orchant, Blognation. A third, Om Malik of gigaom.com, 41, survived a heart attack in December. I am thinking twice about my late night posts.

Time-Lapse Digital Cartooning

clango — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:41:59 -0800

Ever want to watch a comics page get drawn at ridiculous speed? I've been reading Mer's comics since day one, but seeing an entire strip drawn and inked as a movie is almost better than watching an animated cartoon. Before anyone asks, she's using a semi-obscure app called Manga Studio on a Cintiq monitor. I've never met anyone else who can make MS work this well. I'm posting this partly in the hope of tricking her into doing an online tutorial.

The takedowns were for free whores.

griphus — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:17:03 -0800

New York's Governor Eliot Spitzer (Wiki) has been linked to a high-class prostitution ring.

The Deuce!

nangsta — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:25:11 -0800

Sex, drugs and sleaze! Were the bad old days really the good old days? Native New Yorkers who remember the City in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, speak up! Was the Big Apple better off then or now?

Love thy Neighbor

doug3505 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:07:46 -0800

Love thy Neighbor Photographer and author Steven Hirsh has photographed the homes of registered New York State sex offenders. A wonderful writer and photographer, this work is chilling, alarming, beautiful. I get that Quentin Tarantino feeling of beauty and disgust. Look at me, nooooo look away. The series of 24 images are on Hirsch's website.

The Garbage Man Can

brooklynexperiment — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:03:04 -0800

The Garbage Game. What would you do with 64,000 tons of garbage every week? The Gotham Gazette is a not-for-profit newspaper that reports on New York City politics and policy. On their site is a highly informative game that puts you in the place of a resident and then the Sanitation Commissioner, shedding some light on NYC's garbage problem.

Must See TV?

CameraObscura — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:26:22 -0800

Wanna sell your TV show idea? There is no shortage of advice out there, or contests. Here are the winning pilots picked from this year's New York TV Festival, sort of a Sundance for TV newbies.

The First Time News Was Fit to Print

sneakin — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:20:09 -0800

The first time the Simpsons, the iPod and Microsoft were mentioned in the New York Times. Also, Times Square, Marijuana and Googling plus much more (up to 9 volumes so far-scroll down for a list with links) with links to the actual articles or PDFs. Some others are Hillary Rodham, Nintendo, the Drudge Report and the VCR.

Lost New York City

dersins — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:05:12 -0800

Randall's Lost New York City Collection "documents the destruction of many of New York City's 19th century tenement and other buildings, so that we can mourn the lost [and] appreciate the endangered." Gallery 1, 2. He also sells gargoyles, if you like that sort of thing.