5.18.09 My Top Ten RIGHT NOW
1. FOOD Commerce You cannot beat the location and atmosphere of this absolutely lovely West Village eatery. Thankfully the food matches the sumptuousness of the ambiance. Start with the sliced rare beef tataki with ginger, soy and shiso, so fresh
Morgan’s May 2009 Mix
I should begin this post with an apology, faithful Popten readers. I realize now that I failed to post my April 2009 mix. I followed up crazy March with an almost crazier April. My month was packed with a visit
The I Love Shop: No More Gift-Hunting
My fiancé bought a few people “I Love (Name of Significant Other)” shirts and, in some cases, undies. Browsing on her computer I stumbled on the site she ordered from- the I Love Shop. I envy the genius of whoever
Wordle
Was taking a look at the webby awards and ran across wordle – enter in a paragraph or website and it randomly generates word cloud images… this one is for POPTEN right now…
The New World Currency – Coming Soon!
Obama says no, but he might not be able to stop it… This morning in the New York Times there was a two piece opinion section on the precarious position of the dollar… check them out here and here. They
War on Drugs over! Drugs win!
A momentous day has come. Gil Kerlikowske, Obama’s brand new drug czar has ended the war on drugs. In his first ever interview after his appointment he explained to the Wall Street Journal, “Regardless of how you try to explain
Reynolds & Griffin: Deceivingly Simple Starving Artists
The Artist’s struggle is something beholden to our society. We love to hear people’s sob story of how they made something brilliant. Everyone who goes through it carries this memory as a trophy for the rest of their lives. Whether
Cruelty Has a New Name…
Remember that one time you got so mad at your girlfriend you impregnated her with ten babies that sucked the life out of her, poisoned her mind, and then got secreted from various areas of her body? Remember
ARTari?
“Vintage” is one of those phenomenas that either comes across as incredibly cool in an effortless way, or a bucket of corn and cheese. Whether it be the awesome guy with the mint condition ’69, black on black Mustang, with
Movie Reviews of Movies I Haven’t Seen: GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra
I have news that is going to shock some of you! GI Joe is not a person! Not one man named “Joe” who happens to be a GI! It’s a group of people that for some reason have their group