Archive for December 2011
Sons of Dionysus, Chapter 12: The Round Table
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: December 30, 2011
Jim Knable’s Sons of Dionysus: a lusty novel of myth, mirth, and music. Chapter 12 A communal groan erupts when they all see me with my buzz cut. What have you done?! screams Cassius, though he has done much the same, having had his own trademarked hair shaved recently. Is it him? says Demetrius, a [...]
The 10 Best Bodies in Brooklyn: 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 29, 2011
Specifically: dead bodies. What, you were expecting something else? If you live in New York City and you have not yet visited Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, make it your New Year’s resolution to do so. A mixture of bucolic beauty, historical interest, and general anachronistic oddity, the grounds were first laid out in 1838 and [...]
A Dinner Party for New Year’s Eve
Posted by: freyabellin on: December 28, 2011
- In: Food
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Among my favorite things about New Year’s Eve: glitz and glitter, champagne, debaucherous friends. Among my least favorite: waiting for cabs, waiting for cabs in the cold, waiting for cabs in heels in the cold and snow. Now, I’m no Scrooge, but there’s nothing worse than waiting for the coveted New Year’s Eve cab that [...]
The 13 Best Concerts of 2011
Posted by: Peter Lillis on: December 27, 2011
- In: Band Profiles | Concerts | Music
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As we’ve reported over the last few weeks, 2011 saw the release of plenty of great music. Luckily, in a year with so many great releases, we also had the opportunity to see plenty of great shows. From arena blow outs to dive bar ragers, the following are the 13 best live performances I saw over the [...]
The Best of Everything 2011
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: December 26, 2011
This month, our editors and staff have shared our favorite songs, albums, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and kitchen gear of 2011. Today, 10 of our contributors share their favorite albums and other things: from rhizomes in the refrigerator to singing, drinking, and hunting groups. James Tadd Adcox, The Best of Everything 2011 10. Putting ginger in [...]
The Best Films of the New York Film Festival 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 26, 2011
Here are the top films of the New York Film Festival from FP film critic Franklin Laviola. (Read the rest of his work for Frontier Psychiatrist here.) Forget about the Oscar-baiting The Artist and The Descendants, or the over-hyped and vacuous Shame. The following films were the real gems of this fall’s New York Film Festival: [...]
Sons of Dionysus, Chapter 11: Haircut
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: December 23, 2011
Jim Knable’s Sons of Dionysus: a lusty novel of myth, mirth, and music. Chapter 11 I make daily pilgrimages. One to the coffee house, one to the gate of the residential college. I know I don’t have time, nor should I be so obsessed as to stay for more than a minute or two. But [...]
The Top 10 Not That Special People of 2011
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: December 22, 2011
- In: Essays
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From Gubernators to Kardashians to once-mighty Greece herself, it’s been a year like no other for the realization: “Oops, I stink.” But lest schadenfreude get the better of us, let’s also remember that all of us have, at one time or another, suffered from the realization of massive failure. Let’s look at the suffering of [...]
Download The Weeknd – Echoes of Silence
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 22, 2011
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Click on the image to download. The Weeknd – Montreal
Top 10 Kitchen Gifts for a Foodie
Posted by: freyabellin on: December 21, 2011
- In: Food
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For the foodie in your life, check out this roundup of some of my own favorite kitchen gadgets and accessories. 10. Mortar and Pestle Way more old school than an electronic spice grinder, a mortar and pestle adds a DIY feel to the kitchen. I use mine for grinding cloves, muddling mint for mojitos, and [...]
