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.

Neal Conan is now following me on Twitter?!?!??

You can too.

A yellow Mustang? I was a little horrified, to be honest with you.

But she married him anyway! Good on you, Molly Cramer.

What's the rudest question you can ask a mother?

Tina Fey, in this NYer piece, suggests that the rudest question you can ask a mother is "How do you juggle it all?" followed by "Are you going to have more kids?"

Not being a mother, I cannot totally relate, but I can suggest my own list of rude questions to ask a woman (in her late 20s):

• Did you used to be a swimmer?
• Why aren't you cohabitating/engaged/married?
• Is it really that hard to find a new job?
• Did you have to rob the grave of some man who died in 1959 to find that watch?

We‘ve discussed a Burning Man collaboration

Of course this guy is discussing a Burning Man collaboration.

I still think Jitlada is overrated!

However, I admire this woman in her quest to eat everything on the menu. Jitlada is not the first restaurant to receive this treatment; she has also eaten everything at The Bazaar.

Fun fact about Jo Stougaard: she has a Bedouin-style tent in her backyard.

I wonder, if I had to pick a restaurant and eat everything on the menu, what would I pick? Perhaps Baja Fresh? Native Foods? Joe's? What does that say about me?

I would not enjoy photographing everthing I eat, just like going to a concert and worrying about taking pictures is a hassle (though, it is easier to take good pictures of food than a performer on a stage far away, blocked by screaming 19 year olds holding up their iPhones).

The first time I was ever on YouTube

Glory Days.


Digitalism was great the next year, at the El Rey, where I learned the difference between a dj set and a live set.

Robyn - Bad Gal

You can tell the guys who produced this are on a dance hall-related label. But it's fun anyway! Hey, I even liked Major Lazer at Coachella last year.



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The virginity is strong with this one

Oh, people.

Lewis, fetch me a glass of your finest Merlot

It could happen.

Coachella 2011 - Sold Out

It only took a few days! I guess they were serious about selling fewer tickets this year.

Will they release more tickets as the festival approaches? I don't know if I care, as long as there is a DFA 1979 show in LA.

Splash of Grenadine

Fun and slightly sheer.

We need a paper that’s more, and this is less

NYT article about decline of the LAT among Los Angeles residents. Burn.

Requests of Humanity, Vol. II

• Please don't clip your nails at your desk. I can hear you, and that is nasty.