Bring Back Sax Solos
Whenever I see that Emirates Airline commercial using Black’s, “Wonderful Life” I get nostalgic for the ‘80s I experienced as opposed to whatever it is that youngsters get from ‘80s music now. I was a […]
Distractions
Matted
With age comes wisdom, ok, maybe not, but I would say that with age comes the realization that nothing is truly new. Something’s only new if you didn’t experience it the first time ‘round. So, […]
The Swing Set
Ok, fuck the whole Brooklyn artisanal “movement.” I know where I can find fancy chocolate, pickles and cured meats in the borough. What I really want to know where on earth this swingers club is […]
Middle Class is a State of Mind
Good timing, this was new Center for an Urban Future study details exactly what I was talking about yesterday. How New Yorkers that would have middle class salaries in most of the country are practically […]
You’d Better Shop Around
Photo from amsac via Flickr Some people get off on brownstones. Me, I could take or leave them. My real estate fantasy would be to live in a renovated Singaporean shop house, interestingly the subject […]
“I’m tapping that ass and there’s nothing you can do about it”
Oh my, such language…and passion. Some things are just too big for 140 characters. Twittering is not enough to express my love for, ok, fascination with the teen model who hooked up, shacked up, and […]
Ida Know, Not Me
I’m still being treated to mystery packages of books arriving on my doorstep every few days. I wasn’t surprised to see my Family Circus paperbacks, but 19 of them?! I had no clue that I’d […]
Window Into My Soul
So, commercials that try too hard put me off. But what good is criticism without solutions? You might be asking, what exactly do you like, Krista? Let me tell you: Window-Fix. I'm not hard to […]
He’s a Lumberjack and He’s OK
Am I the only one who is completely baffled by this newish HSBC commercial? It only caught my attention initially because I thought the female protagonist was Alicia Goranson who apparently lives right near me. […]
American Tragedy
I’m not one those people who boo hoos about Americans butchering beloved sitcoms from around the world. I don’t even want to be someone who talks about tv, but while on the subject…Absolutely Fabulous?! Why […]