Spuds explains how to eat fried chicken and waffles. Shot at Cafe Shane in Brooklyn two nights ago. And yes, those waffles and chicken were delicious. I’ll definitely be back.
Category: New York
Virtual Harlem: a 3d immersive homage to the Harlem Renaissance
I got a chance to explore briefly the new Virtual Harlem sim last night (teleport link), the latest in a number of New York City recreations in Second Life. The brainchild of Dr. Bryan Carter, an assistant literature professor at Central Missouri State University, Virtual Harlem is a "collaborative learning initiative whose purpose is to…
MEAN bags make great holiday presents
My sister Cori tells me that she and her partner Jenny are going to be selling their lovely "MEAN" women’s bags and purses again this holiday season at a few select holiday fairs. Jenny and Cori make some beautiful, funky handmade bags that make presents for others or yourself. Here’s where you can catch their…
A ukelele salute to the RMS Mauretia
Here’s a fun video of my friend and tattoo artist Terry Marks joining three other lovely ladies to perform a silly homage to the RMS Mauretia. It was 100 years ago on November 16, 1907 that the Mauretania — the world’s largest passenger liner — sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York. …
Gotham Girls roller derby action: sex, violence, and good clean fun
After hearing my friends crow about how awesome Gotham Girls roller derby is to watch, I finally got a chance to catch a couple of matches last night up at Hunter College. Roller derby, a 50s era past-time that paired the excitement of sport and titillation of watching women battle it out, has been having…
“Synthetic Performances” re-enacts famous Performance Art pieces through avatars November 13
Those wacky artists Eva and Franco Mattes, aka "0100101110101101.ORG," who brought you "13 Most Beautiful Avatars" not long ago, are putting on a mixed-reality performance art piece on November 13. Entitled "Synthetic Performances," Eva and Franco will be reenacting live seminal works of performance art throughout history through their avatars, including a reenactment of Marina…
“CSI: New York” proves that virtual worlds can be compelling plot devices
As a Second Life resident, I was both excited and worried about the recent episode of "CSI:New York" that was to include Second Life as a plot device. Other shows, even other CSI episodes, had used virtual worlds and online games to show us as either a bunch of sociopathic killers, weird perverts, or as…
Playing tourist in Brooklyn
I have found that having visitors is one of the best ways to get to know your own city. You get an opportunity to visit places you would not normally visit as a tourist in your own town, and to see familiar places with an outsider’s eyes. My father has been in town for the…
Living large in Brooklyn!
Mole and I are now safely ensconced in our new digs in lovely Fort Green, Brooklyn, after a trying and exhausting day of moving from my Manhattan apartment. My old place in the Financial District had some nice amenities, including plenty of space and a super-central location. But the pre-war building has not aged well,…
Jury Duty: meet fascinating people, and send them to jail
Just got home from my first day of jury duty in New York criminal court, just a few blocks north of my apartment. I realized again how jury duty puts you into contact with people from all sorts of subcultures and strata of the city that don’t often come into close proximity of each other. …