And Just Like that...we're Back in the Chaos of the 1800s ^ if you think New York in July smells foul now, just imagine horses everywhere, zero hygiene, so much wool... Reflecting back in time is disorienting because while 2003 feels like it couldn't have been more than 10 years ago, somehow two decades have slipped by. Conversely, the … [Read more...]

Titanic Conspiracy Theories: My Favorite Three Little Words ^ And just like that, we're back to the movie that seems to constantly fill up any empty void in my mind and I wonder why I have palpable anxiety For those of you who are not at the receiving end of a deprecating weekly screen time report from our judgmental friends at Apple … [Read more...]

Making Patrons of Cape Cod's Dining Scene Question, "Is He He Hired Entertainment or Is He Just Casually Out in That..." If you say you're from the South, people will assume you're inherently charming, have a natural warmth about you, and you're as gosh darn agreeable as sweet tea on a hot day. If you say you're from California, you'll … [Read more...]

Why Our Bagels Are Incredible and How We Became the Bagel Mecca ^ nothing to reinforce your rapidly declining metabolism like ordering extra cream cheese on your bagel When I was in my early 20s and an unscrupulous heathen when it came to regard for my general health, I'd end a night out with a bevy of cheese-laden gastrointestinal bombs. … [Read more...]

The Worst Year in History to Be Alive Teaser: It does not fall between 2020-2023 ^ New Yorkers out vaping while on a Starbucks run during the recent Smog-pocolypse A few weeks ago as I ascended out of the depths of the West 4th Street station, I found myself exiting onto a 6th Avenue that resembled the set of Blade Runner, a scene … [Read more...]