"Donald J. Sobol, the creator of the iconic children’s book character Encyclopedia Brown, had died at 87."
How's the weather back there?
Agave unmasked
HBO documentary on Central Park bird watching airs tomorrow. Includes author Jonathan Franzen. I don’t have HBO, so let me know how it turns out…
Brown Pelicans in Brooklyn
Seen from Calvert Vaux Park 7/14/12
Despite the atrocious reviews we went to see To Rome With Love. Not as bad as the reviews indicated. This makes two WA movies in a row seen in a theater. It helps to have a local independent art house. They were bragging in a promo clip about purchasing digital projectors and their plans to move into the future. Not sure if that's good or not. Not thrilled seeing giant pixels on the big screen. I don't know If it makes a difference anyway since the first thing we discussed leaving the theater was how unviewable the big scenic pan shot was. I mean total visual chaos that seemed to go on forever. You had to shut your eyes. I liked the retro style of the film although the alitalia product placement would have been pan-am back in the heyday of jet set romantic comedies. In an interview with a main actor, (AB) addressed WA's hands-off directorial technique. Relaxing after a take ab asked the other actor in the scene, "do you
think he liked it?" Other actor: shrug.
Kickstarter campaign to bring the ReadySet battery and solar kit to the U.S.
"cheap" eats
and we were all just whistling the theme song last night.
Dutchman (1967) 1/6 - 6/6 Complete on YouTube / if you dare!
"high" end dining at robertas
tribeca in the 70s
was watching some x games. saw some 12 yo competing with the big boys. turns out he was the first among them to successfully have a verifiable 1080 (three complete revolutions) though not in competition.
hot wheels loop for reals!
fiona apple slowly transitioning to grey gardens future.
