Urban Honking

I’ll say one thing: this global warming may be destroying our planet, but it does make for some hilarious social situations. We decided to go to brunch at Truly Vegan today, an idea that normally would occasion no more than a 20-190 minute drive (LA HUMOR). Today, however, it also occasioned our near-death, due to […]

from the space, bindle’s reaction to GW bush’s pukealicious NAACP speech. speaking of myspace, heard “myspace jump-off” on hot 97 the other morning, miss info’s show. nerdalicious. excuse the terse nature of recent posts, i’m hella busy, and mentally preparing for my trip to wyoming, amid recurring nightmares about plains and planes. both involve collisions. […]

Here is the letter Code Pink sent me today. I emailed Ambassador Bolton and Kofi Annan and it took me about two minutes. Please do the same. They recommend you read an article by Nader condeming Bush but I find this one a little more effective. Dear Julianne, The people of the Middle East are […]

Smart Tara Henley at XXL writes a concise, right-on post about the problems with Ben McGrath’s Hot 97 piece in the New Yorker, and I will say it again: Sasha has proven you can write about hip-hop for the New Yorker’s perceived high-falootin’ audience without condescending to either your subjects or your audience. Thanks again […]

oh robin rosenberg, your sentences as transcendant as your granola. you have to trust the cooking of a woman who notices nuance such as this: Donut Man then offered us some fresh donuts, still warm, Krispy Kreme style. Let me tell you. This warm raised glazed donut was sublime, and like a great wine or […]

for those of you who do not have URGE, my “nelly furtado explains herself” interview / album overview is up now on mtv news, complete with “graff font.” it is like a slam book of her hip-hop memories.

my opinion on “digital art” is that if it is heartless, gestural and nostalgic it is wack (as are most things embodying the preceding traits). But like, this shit on the world cup, it is enjoyable for today. ALMOST MAKES UP FOR THE FACT THAT PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN II HAS ZERO ARC! IT IS […]

DJ Sickamore: “If I heard one more mixtape rapper talk about “bringing New York back” I would’ve personally hijacked an airplane and crashed it right into Canal Street.” Touche! Ben McGrath: Can we make a petition that Sasha is the only New Yorker staffer who gets to write about rappers?