If the New York Times says the boom time of Harlem Real Estate is over, you know it’s over.
July 9, 2009
February 8, 2009
Complete New Yorker on DVD
Now that the New Yorker’s online digital archive has every issue of the magazine back to 1925, the DVD set is largely redundant, unless you find the interface easier to use. Well, maybe not, since they are planning on charging for access to the archive. For the time being you can purchase the DVD version for $19.95. They’re also discontinuing the updates (very disappointing,) so disk version 1.3 conversing issues through April 2008, will be the last.
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November 23, 2008
Best bagels in NY
Slate has an informative article about the history of the bagel. The author mentions that “the best bagel bakery in New York, according to many, is one owned by a Thai couple on the Upper West Side.” Why didn’t they mention the name of that great bagel bakery? Perhaps the author wanted to keep that secret to himself. I’m pretty sure he is talking about Absolute Bagels on Broadway between 107th and 108th streets.
October 9, 2008
Observation
If Central Park is supposed to be closed to traffic in the evening, why do I always see at least 15 cars on the drives while I am there every night?