The New Yorkest

Official New Yorkest Book Group

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:09:39 -0500

Molly's got it going on! This is the official New Yorkest book group title for this month. And if you want to join us, please do. Should be rad.

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Continuing Education

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:32:20 -0500

I just got the spring 2007 course catalog from the New School in the mail today. I'm a growing fan of adult education, and if I had $500 to drop, I'd drop it at the New School, which, since 1919, has been offering courses of all sorts. With a slig...

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Planet NYC

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:54:08 -0500

Planet magazine continues to celebrate it's landing in New York City with a party next Wednesday. From their email invitation: We hope you’ll make it out for part 2 of the ongoing celebration of our arrival in New York City, which will culminate...

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Sweet Dreams, City People

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:07:00 -0500

Last night, while browsing the main Barnes & Noble store at 18th Street, I saw this charming little board book. Good Night New York City by Adam Gamble and Joe Veno basically walks your child through saying goodnight to some of the city's best s...

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[Insert Name Here] and the 40 Thieves

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:10:28 -0400

I've been going to the same bodega on the corner for two years now, and I just tonight learned one of the proprietor's names. My inspiration? People in the neighborhood call him Ali Baba. And while he is of Indian, Pakistani, or other descent, t...

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Flood Zoning Out

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:44:39 -0400

According to a recent mailing from the New York City Office of Emergency Management, the street on which I live is smack dab on the border of hurricane evacuation zones B and C, which means that I may experience storm surge flooding from a moderat...

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Book Tourism

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:55:27 -0400

The new issue of Cometbus is out -- I just picked up a copy Saturday -- and it features a great piece entitled "A New York Used Book Report" that highlights some of the better bookstores in the five boroughs, including some I didn't know about in...

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Brooklyn, Industrious

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:06:20 -0400

Lexy Funk, cofounder of Brooklyn Industries, was profiled by BrandChannel late last month.

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Subway Serious

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:29:58 -0400

Kudos to Matt Green and Donald Badaczewski, two men who take after my own heart. At 6 a.m. today, the duo set off on a journey that would take them to -- and through -- every single stop on the New York City subway system. While I've often thoug...

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Mark of the Mole People

nobody@vox.com(heath) — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:23:06 -0400

Tonight, I watched Marc Singer's 2000 documentary Dark Days. It's a fascinating portrayal of some of the 150 people who lived in the largely unused train tunnels underneath and along Riverside Park until they were "evicted" in the early '90s. Many...

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