Archive for September 2011
The Best Covers of Summer 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: September 29, 2011
As has been mentioned previously, even culture takes a vacation in summer. For most of you, this is not a big deal: you happily clear your minds of entertainment detritus while enjoying a nice bike ride or a dip in the lake. But, for the list-maker, the media slow-down is kryptonite; how to make a [...]
Make Your Grandma Proud
Posted by: freyabellin on: September 28, 2011
- In: Food
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Sometimes I think I already am a Jewish grandmother. Let’s look at the facts: I love knitting, I think soup can cure anything, and I seamlessly insert Yiddish words into my sentences. What do you think, bubbelah? Do I pass the test? Regardless of whether or not you have/are a Jewish grandma, I wanted to [...]
Sad Sad Songs – Ray Lamontagne at Central Park Summerstage
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: September 27, 2011
- In: Concerts | Music
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Ray Lamontagne has three kinds of songs: sad songs, really sad songs, and excruciatingly sad songs. A few hours after his wrenching performance at the Central Park Summerstage last night, I flipped on the season premiere of The Office to see a pregnant Pam sobbing as she listens to “Trouble,” the title track from his [...]
Gosling Noir – A Review of the Drive Soundtrack
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: September 26, 2011
The trailer for the new film Drive promises heavy action, car chases, and a hot romance with a heroic Ryan Gosling. Both the film and its soundtrack, however, are more quietly subversive than its marketing suggests. The film’s Danish director, Nicolas Winding Refn, has created a moody neo noir that defies audience’s expectations. Recalling the [...]
Your Live Life: Chicago Fall Concerts
Posted by: Peter Lillis on: September 23, 2011
- In: Band Profiles | Concerts | Music
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As some of you know, I recently moved to Chicago from Washington, D.C. On a daily basis, I am shocked at the size of Chi-town, be it in number of residents or just the distance between two points. I moved to Ukranian Village, just off Wicker Park, aka Chicago’s Williamsburg. One of the benefits that [...]
Ideas of Reference: An Annotated Guide to Das Racist’s Relax
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: September 20, 2011
- In: Music | Record Reviews
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Post-modernism was slow to come to rock music. Indeed, it wasn’t until the late 80s-early 90s that rock finally became comfortable mixing the high and the low, finally allowed itself to become humorous and self-deprecating[1]. Hip-hop, by contrast, is fundamentally post-modern. Cutting up old songs to construct new songs, using the record itself as an [...]
You Say ToMAYto, I say ToMAHto
Posted by: freyabellin on: September 14, 2011
- In: Food
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In the days of yore, my family had a small but adequate garden in our backyard. We only grew summer vegetables, so I, of course, assumed that August was the only time that one could harvest vegetables in New York State. And so I impatiently (ignorantly) awaited our homegrown bounty of each August: peppers, cucumbers, [...]
Your New Favorite Brunch
Posted by: freyabellin on: September 7, 2011
- In: Food
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England is a lovely place, full of friendly people and laid-back pubs, and famous for such wonders as The Beatles, Big Ben, and Pippa Middleton’s rear. But, let’s be honest, its culinary reputation is not exactly stellar. Last week I shipped off to the UK for a wedding/vacation, and spent the week before that mentally preparing myself [...]
