Liked the NYT piece on La Quercia; liked Ruhlman’s summary of it more.
approval matrix online!
wow, do I feel like a luddite. I’m sure this has been online for years, but I just discovered that I no longer have to wait faithfully for my copy of New York Magazine to arrvie in the mail. The Approval Matrix is online!!
Time to Start Gardening!
No reason to wait ’till spring! Check out Paul Maschka’s list of thriving winter plants.
Rethinking that Commute
Ever wonder what you could be doing with the time you sit in traffic every day? Good Magazine translates average annual commuting time in major cities into books, music, and movies that could be enjoyed in the same amount of time (all of which, I might add, could actually be enjoyed with a public-transportation commute). [...]
come have a drink in the neighborhood!
Ways to quench your thirst on 30th Street, courtesy of the Union Tribune.
TIJ=around the corner
sometimes, it’s just more fun to fool around with site design than to write. Tonight, my hours were consumed with thanksgivinginjuly.com. Check it out!
hipster t of the week
best t-shirt spotted at the City Beat Festival of Beers last weekend: “I listen to bands that don’t even exist yet.” Right on buddy.
endless entertainment
kottke’s favorite links of 2007
American cuisine?
The James Beard Foundation has an interesting poll on its website right now, which is kind of fun to think about. In conjunction with their Taste America celebration, they are asking visitors to share their thoughts on what comprises American cuisine. I liked taking the survey just for the challenge of thinking about what indeed [...]