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brooklyn

• Food, NYC, brooklyn

  brooklyn eating: eat records

  09.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  On Saturday, I went along with friends to Greenpoint’s Eat Records. A friend of mine recently took over running their kitchen, and I was curious to see what the new setup was like. The last time I’d been there, the balance between cafe and record store was much more significantly in favor of the latter. [...]

• Coffee, Live, Music, NYC, Review, brooklyn

  live: the dutchess and the duke, james jackson toth; union hall, 09.01.08

  09.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Union Hall is around four blocks from Gorilla Coffee in Park Slope, and on nights when my supply of coffee is low and I find myself bound for the venue in question, I’ll generally make a stop beforehand for a freshly ground pack. And so on nights when I find myself standing in Union Hall’s [...]

• Books, Links, Music, The Drink, brooklyn

  from local shops to octopi: assorted monday afternoon links

  07.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: China Miéville: not only a kickass writer, but also the go-to guy for octopus cover art.
  Two: Visited Dandelion Wine, a new wine shop in my neighborhood, yesterday. Seems like a nice enough place — this writeup has more information.
  Three: On a deeply geeky note, this discussion of the Watchmen trailer made for some chuckles.

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