New York Public Library's Rose Reading Room New Yorkers tend to do a profound job at completely destroying anything that is relatively clean, new and open for public use. Starbucks bathrooms are a tried and true example of this theory and the Second Ave subway will assuredly face a similar fate, becoming a petri dish for the bubonic plague and … [Read more...]

The Magic of the Metrograph So in a very dire effort to introduce you to the Lower-Lower East Side/Two Bridges/Chinatown, this newsletter we'll explore the painfully cool Metrograph Theater at 7 Ludlow Street, which specializes in independent and indie films. So for this adventure, I went to go see one of my (strangely) all time favorite movies … [Read more...]

Five Surefire-Win Things to Do With Parents in Town When you become a legal inhabitant of New York, you automatically assume the role of impromptu tour guide for any loved ones who pay this this glorious place a visit. Typically your guests dictate the experience they want - from 4am nights doing karaoke in Koreatown or more academically … [Read more...]

An exercise in adding "And then the murder began." after the first line of your favorite books... I don't even know what website I was on, but someone suggested a fun exercise to do the next time you find yourself in a book store: Pick up a book, go to the first page, and after the first sentence add "And then the murders began." Naturally, … [Read more...]

i.e. Liz-Cries-in-Public: Broadway Edition Give me Bourbon, a Sparkly Taco Purse and a Musical about the Founding Fathers or give me Death. One second, just phoning a friend: WHERE DOES LIFE GO FROM HERE. Ok, I'm back. Hi, I'm Liz and I have this strange infatuation with the American Revolution - more so, the Founding Fathers - that … [Read more...]