don zimmer was chagrined. he did not want to live in a world without ecstasy. by the time someone explained to him that only the creator of ecstasy ceased to exist so had he. but ultimately don zimmer was confused. he thought they were talking about chaw which was the only thing that truly made him happy.

Had a nice meal at Batard, the new Nieporent venture in the old Montrachet space. Less fussy, and less over worked, than the Corton incarnation. But in the same ball park. I give it pretty high marks, but I wonder what the critics will think. Or, rather, I just think they won't like it much. Not sure why, since the food is very good. There's just nothing "now" about it. But I mean that as a criticism of the critics as much as of the restaurant.

cant remember the last time i watched hockey. about as often as the rangers make the stanley cup final. so about every twenty years. pucks just about to drop for game one on nbc with the rangers taking on the la kings.. i think the play by play guy is an old rangers announcer so it takes me right back to 1983.

TAKE HIS HEAD OFF!!

its the one youve been waiting for, a "star-studded" panel discussion celebrating the 35th anniversary of wkrp. streams live at 1030 est.

cheese chasers

baseballs unwritten rules

as you can tell im combing the deal sites at the moment. and since i dont have a blu-ray player this purchase would be problematic but its too good not to mention. $73 (at the moment) for the entire bond series on blu-ray.

$15 for a years subscription to cooks illustrated. offer available today only!  (normally $25.)

Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment plan. I hadn't seen this before. SHoP is the architect.

Apple recently bought Beats (headphones, speakers, nascent music streaming service) for $3 billion dollars. Strange deal on the face of it. I was perplexed but am now slowly coming around. Here is a great article that saves me the time of trying to say why this deal might work: To understand Beats you need to understand Lady Gaga. And it's a good read in terms of the future of the music business (and Hollywood and the rest of the media world) apart from the Apple/Beats angle. 

homage to the square
tar heel
that

j & r closed for the foreseeable future.

alice doesnt live here anymore.

Meryl Meisler photos
Watched the Snowden interview on YouTube in entirety. Well spoken dude. Well grounded. Not really making the headlines it should.

watch

the night cassavetes, falk and gazzara terrorized dick cavett.

ballmer going all in on clippers.

For all of them, it started much as it will start for you: a strangely persistent itch at the back of the head, a discomfort on the left side, a lump fingered in the shower. Something it became impossible to ignore. 

Right, Before I Die