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It snowed in NYC on Sunday.
This is what I did instead. This is what the ocean 45 minutes east of Santo Domingo looks like. -
Boucarou... a living room in the LES.
After Megan White and I devoured so much of the amazingly interesting African/Global (because it connects with the culinary traditions of Latin America, Europe, and Asia) fusion cuisine at Boucarou, we were not … -
Sympathy Jones is a Super Secret Agent
The Secret Coalition for Revenge, Assassination, Terrorism, Counterintelligence, and Heists (S.C.R.A.T.C.H.) is up to no good and only Sympathy Jones, an over-qualified secretary who's never given an opportunity to prov… -
Saying Farewell to Summer at West Gilgo Beach
Can you tell these were taken with a cellphone camera? An east coast, one night Burning Man, replete with fire dancing. -
I have a zombie finger.
This is, of course, my fault entirely for not believing what I was told: that the green fleshy fruit that looks like a peach, kinda, surrounding the walnuts I was yanking from the tree in the Bekaa valley and then smashi… -
The Labor Day Update.
Don't you hate the recent trend to title things with the definite article, as if to make them more important? I don't mean stuff like "the end of the world" or "the moon." Rather, I've noticed that stores give names lik… -
Good Times in NYC
These are some photos from the summer... before I went to Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. The Players: Jakob Candace Liza Jose Acacia The Scenes: Central Park Empire State Building Staten Island Ferry My Apartment C… -
For a Good Time in Paraguay: Christine’s Travel Tips
Lodging: Hotel Asunción Palace. On Colón and Palma in the Centro. This runs between $25-30 a night and in a past life served as the mansion of one of the Lopez brothers before turning into a hospital during the disastr… -
For a Good Time in Buenos Aires: Christine’s Travel Tips
(Or, what I did and I had a great time) Lodging: Yira Yira Guest House. For $15 a night, the price is a steal. But don’t be put off, it approaches hospital-clean; has brand new mattresses, sheets, towels; and is in t… -
Brotherly Love, Curing Writer's Block, and Other Things You Should Do
You'll have to guess which one is the before and which one is the after shot. They make artesanal beers here. When you're in town, it's worth a trip to El Almacen (formerly Hermanos Cao), at Matheu 812, San Cristóbal.…
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