Who is my boyfriend?

Sadness or Music?

If you don't take money, they can't tell you what to do

On Tuesday I saw Bill Cunningham New York at the Nuart. The Nuart is a funny, one-screen theatre that shows independent films, and great selection of hits and misses from the past on Fridays at midnight; their Spring 2011 calendar includes a documentary about searching for mass graves in Chile, and The Muppets take Manhattan. Something for everyone!

I really enjoyed BCNY as a profile of a quirky guy with strong thoughts on fashion, ethics, and material frivolity. As Mike will attest, you do not need to have any interest in fashion to enjoy the film. If you are like me, you will cry intermittently, and laugh a lot too.

I strongly believe that one of the best parts of seeing an independent movie in a small theater is watching the wacky trailers that you can only find in that environment. Here are two of my favorite trailers from this movie (I am sparing you the one with the surprise goat birth):

Do you want to cry about the passing of a beloved pet?

If so, I have some links for you!!!

• Dogs in the NYT
• Cats in the NYT
• Cat the Cat

1988 Volvo Black

In my internet journeys, I have come across many identity-verification questions. What is your mother's maiden name? What was your high school mascot? I don't mind those. But in applying to a job here, I came across the worst assortment of questions ever. Totally ambiguous and/or extremely personal gems include:

• Who is a memorable person from your childhood?
• What are you most afraid of?
• What is the brand of your favorite household appliance?

I settled on "What is the year, make, and color of your first car?" and "In what city or town did your mother and father meet?"

Now I will never be able to apply to be a market business analyst manager director, client-facing.

Journey On

Arlo, you are killing it with that mullet/moustache combo.

Why you're not married, it's your fault men are angry

Recently, there have been a slew of published books and articles about how men don't know how to be men, and women are too terrible to date.

For example:

• Why You're Not Married
• Dear Single Women of NYC: It's Not Them, It's You.
• Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough
• Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys

I think that Manning Up has an interesting thesis; the roles of women in our society have changed dramatically over the past 50 years, and the roles of men haven't explicitly changed accordingly.

Other than that, I think there is a lot of #whitegirlproblems going on here.

Why You're Not Married has an unexpected comment gem, from a man explaining what he looks for in a woman:

"Can I have a woman who likes to keep 'it' clean? I'm talkin about her a** The last woman was 'tart' down there. I expect for a 30-somethi­ng to have her hygiene together, OKAY!"

OKAY!

Bike Hatred Spreads South

Way South. A man in Brazil drove his (sweet) black VW through a crowd of cyclists last Friday. He claimed self-defense! Bold.

I think he was just trying to big league the cab driver in San Diego who drove into the front of a club and severed a leg or two.