moses reconsidered
just caught a few minutes of diane lanes first film, a little romance. nice to costar with laurence olivier on your first go round. if my memory serves, the first thing i saw her in was six-pack starring kenny rogers. somehow i suspect she learned less on that set, except possibly when exactly is the proper time to holdém as opposed to foldém.
It's almost like nothing matters at this point, but this documentary looks pretty powerful: Iraq For Sale.

For instance, check out this clip about the Halliburton run water purification plants.
I've taken to reading the NY Post during my Cup and Saucer breakfast routine. I love the op-ed page. It's filled with incredibly improbable ideas that make, say, Tom Friedman look sane. Take this beautiful one from today by Arthur Herman: How to fight Iran. LOL.

It's so simple - why didn't I think of that? Just take out all the missile launchers on the entire Iranian Persian Gulf coast. Genius. (No doubt his plan for how to actually do this was edited out for space reasons.) Then seize the entire Iranian oil sector (yes, with Marines securing the oil platforms, refineries, etc...) and then just continue to sell the oil on the world market (presumably pocketing the money so the entire operation just pays for itself!) Once we do this (along with knocking out electricity and telecommunications in the entire country) the Iranian population will - wait for it! - look to us as liberators and turn against the Mullahs. And even better, Iranian terrorist proxies in Lebanon and Palestine (who never liked Iran anyway) will see this as a cue, not to launch all out war on Israel, but to "head for the nearest exit."

I used to like to complain about the Times, but it turns out that was just because I sometimes read it. But they got nothin' on the NYP. "Real men go to Tehran." Indeed. I'm back to thinking we're doomed.
Farewell DRM?
My new favorite hamburger in NYC: Royale. $6 burger. Classic lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles setup on a perfect bun.

Might be a good YAT destination.
i never got into things like hollywood stock exchange but id wager some money on emily blunts career having just watched my summer of love. anybody see her in the devil wears prada?
It's H.P. Lovecraft week over at the Monster Brains art blog- a fantastic resource for all your grotesque and monster art cravings. Throughout the week your host Aeron Alfrey will be posting old paperback covers and art inspired by the horror master.
new to me. looks promising. just started on tcm. blake edwards only thriller.

Experiment in Terror

wasnt really watching while it was on but id like to see it again. odd collection of characters including ruth gordon, harvey korman roddy mcdowell and tuesday weld.

Lord Love A Duck

nycs first green building

Friends of God: A Road Trip With Alexandra Pelosi


The estimated 50 to 80 million evangelical Christians living in America today have become a formidable force in our culture and democracy. But the evangelical movement is a big tent. To try and get a better understanding of the range and diversity of this community, intrepid filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi hit the road to meet some evangelicals and learn about what their influence may mean for the future of the country. Premieres Thursday, January 25
pee in style
this war is older than she is.
rip lundy's / sheepshead bay nyc


this place was a trip for sunday brunch. old school buffet in the grand style. friends treated me once. it was great in both senses.
Are you experienced? Have you ever been commercialized?
jim webb, home run. thanks for voting, jim. (video)
destino
Get Skinny #2....

Lost like 8 pounds already, and today I did my first colonic to prep for the Liver Flush......I feel awesome, cant believe that cutting loose remnants of 7,379 Big Macs could make one feel so good!!!!
No tapeworm was the best news (1 in 5 she said, including her own daughter), but I have a yeast issue, she said that all the wine and pasta (my old 1 and 2 food group) has left a fermentation factory.....

Now I drink apple juice 32oz's for 6 days and a vegan diet to be ready for the FLUSH!!!

saints be praised aka barack obama doesnt care about black people.
hey deadheads!
we are enjoying under $20 lunch of duck rillettes crepe, acorn squash soup and pressed andouille, mushroom and manchego sandwhich from Paradou Marche- new take out place in Essex Market. Yum and cheap. Also have take home meals like coq au vin, cassoulet, pork tenderloin with merguez choucroute for under $12. Only drawback market closes early and on Sunday.
Best Vegan Meal in NYC??

Bar Masa.....not cheap but was a vegan meal front to back, highlights included a muchroom roll crusted in winter truffle, spicy cucumber tataki, winter root veggie and seaweed salad, and the best yuba I have ever tasted "Masa's mother overnighted it from her favorite producer".

Its a Hangawi + food experience....
Blue Hill Stone Barns: beet burgers and a beet parfait ruled the amuses, the first course was this strange fish that was like a swordfish, served raw, scary....Amazing muchroom/salad and "todays egg" corse was dish of the meal, great winter veggie course and lovely desserts......next meal downtown or uptown I am doing "lacto ovo veggie"