2008

See you all after the Fourth! Enjoy the Internet! Whee!

When a dog falls in love with a ram. - By Jon Katz - Slate...

Neighborhood news

I saw a sign in the window of the Applebee’s at Flatbush and DeKalb that they now have cake...

Oh yeah...

I wrote this piece for the Observer this week about assistants. Don’t worry, it’s...

Life imitates The Wire

Bikes and beer

The owner of the Brooklyn Brewery is peeved that he can’t find space to expand in New York...

Apocalypse Now

Grogan Returns Author of the bestselling Marley & Me John Grogan’s new memoir, THE LONGEST...

The "Power Stick"

I loved this email we got on Postcards From Yo Momma from a mom telling her daughter not to give her...

Summer Guide 2008 - How to Pick, Prepare, and Eat a Lobster...

“According to data compiled by Andrew Tyndall, a television...”
— Reporters Say Networks Put...

You mostly get what you pay for.

My mom came to visit this weekend, and she decided to take the $10 MegaBus back to Boston. Her...

Just shoot yourself before things get any...

That thing that happens

Last night I was introduced to a friend of a friend—my friend had gone to high school with this guy...

“The Love Guru” placed fourth at the weekend box office in a...”
— ‘Get Smart’ Beats ‘Guru’ at...

The Unseen Movement - The New York Times Great slide show...

Reconsiderations

Sam and I went deep into Park Slope last night, and the most annoying person of the entire evening...

Lemurs at the Bronx Zoo [via NYT]

Doree Is Turtle

alexbalk: Microfame is an ecosystem, a collection of fans who contribute and invest themselves in...

Kelly Cutrone, revealed

My co-worker Meredith Bryan wrote an absolutely brilliant profile of Kelly Cutrone, the owner of...

(via alexbalk)

Doctoring

Totally depressing article about being a doctor: Not long ago, fed up with what he perceived as a...

So remember when I said I was on a...

Yeah. Well! Since then I’ve finished Netherland (recommended!) and read The Talented Mr....

Stuff I should've taken a photo of when...

The plaque next to the McDonald’s on Lower Broadway that says: “McDonald’s....

IKEAIKEAIKEAIKEA

I am so terribly sick of all the IKEA coverage. I am trying to tune it out but it just keeps...

On ugliness

There’s an article in USA Today by Michael Gartner, who hired Tim Russert to host Meet the...

Cause and effect

There was an article about Russian tourism in Sunday’s NYT that pointed out: A record 2.5...

“Mr. Collins believes his partner is his ideal match because...”
— Gay Couples Find Marriage Is a...

The Monovore's Dilemma

That would be the diet of this girl, which is chronicled by her co-worker. Who shall remain...

Sheila's mom

Sheila wrote this hilarious post on Gawker today about emailing someone she thought was her mom. I...

“Solis said her family initially opposed the match with Uribe...”
— 700-pound man dreams of...

The Taxman

My $600 (yes, I qualified, shut up) “stimulus” check from Our Federal Government arrived...

“Domino has started to feature more celebrity covers, but...”
— WWD.com “Not tonight,...

Betty White, Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan reunite for the...

Fingers crossed...

… that my piece of crap two-year-old RAZR will make it to July 11.

That would be her mom on the left. Apple doesn’t fall...

maura: youngmanhattanite: Good god, this really is almost as bad as being locked in an elevator for...

Thunder dog

Lee is a little freaked out by the thunder. She crawled under my desk (where I’m sitting) and...

“In one telling example, he is moving to hire Aaron Pickrell,...”
— Obama Maps a Nationwide Push...

Listen

Waxy memories

I was discussing the merits of various bikini waxing places (palaces?) around town, and was reminded...

“‘How do you feel about your inclusion in the vaguely...”
— Gothamist: Benjamin Nugent,...

Musings on Williamsburg

I sort of contributed to this (admittedly a bit strange) package the Observer did this week about...

We put Google AdSense on Postcards From Yo Momma when we...

Spamalot

I keep getting spam with the subject: “A. Jolie’s advice.” I wonder what that...

"I'm a statistic!"

That’s what my sister, who lives in Miami, gchatted to me the other night when she informed me...

oh world,

lefindumonde: i wish job listings would give the actual salary number. when it comes down to it,...

Don'tcha just love...

… when someone sends you an email they clearly, undeniably meant for someone else? And...

Going, Going, GONG

The Gong Show is coming back… with Dave Attell: “THE GONG SHOW” WITH DAVE...

Mom the Cat Burglar

This email I put up yesterday on PFYM conjures up some very hilarious mental imagery, at least in my...

Scary thoughts

I just realized that as of this fall, there won’t be any high school students left who were...

Parents, police powers and ID targeted in new crackdown on...

Flashbacks

Goooooo Celtics!I’m gonna have to unearth the scrapbook I kept back when Larry Bird & Co....

Are we not gchat friends?

I recently switched my gchat buddies list to “large” (yeah, yeah, that’s what she...

Seriously, wtf, Technorati

It seems like every time I’ve tried to search Technorati lately, I’ve gotten an error or...

On a lighter note, this is a pretty hilarious graphic....

Cruel, cruel world

What is there to say about a woman who lived in an iron lung—an iron lung—for almost 60 years and...

allthesadyounggossipgirls: Spotted—Press list, Sex and the...

"His OCD is worse than ever"

In this week’s Observer, I wrote about Jeff Lewis, the “deeply neurotic” (my...

Suck on that, Angert. Okay, fine, I shouldn’t make fun...

Cheer up! People are STILL making funny LOL-whatever jokes!...

Poll: What is the most pointless poll...

It may be this one: the “Top 10 Worst American Accents,” by British actors in American...

Blogs to books blah blah blah

So Newsweek ran a story in their print edition this week about this crazy new phenomenon—perhaps...

Amanda Lorber, you have sort of forsaken...

So last night’s doubleheader of The Paper was mostly enjoyable, except for the elaborately...

A rebuttal to 'Millennials' criticism:...

perpetua: jessicagoldharalson: Why isn’t there a dialogue about how our generation volunteers...

Novel gazing

Sometimes I feel like I’m reading bulimic: There are weeks when I can’t stand to pick up...

Timbaland, high school, etc etc

We got a great submission about Timbaland going back to his high school on Postcards From Yo Momma.

We went back! Allen & Delancey, take...

The power was on and John, the manager, wished me a happy belated birthday and bought us a round of...

Rule of thumb

If you ignore something it really does go away, unless it is an STD or flesh-eating virus.

Jimmy Fallon, man of the ... people?...

In this week’s Observer I did a piece on Jimmy Fallon and how he’s gonna be the new...

Photo finish

It’s Gawker week at the Times! In addition to Emily’s piece, there is this kind of odd...

"My teacher was a better writer than...

One of the weirder New Yorker pieces I’ve ever read is in this week’s issue; it’s...

alexbalk: Apart from trying not to sexually harass people,...

Gangs of New York

1: For Urban Baby newbies, it takes a little time to catch on to the patois. The gist is that the...

This submission about jazz hands on PFYM made me recall one...

Electric Company

Sam took me out to Allen & Delancey tonight to celebrate my birthday. Neither of us had ever...

Presumably in the same way that Joel...

alexbalk: “‘The young kids think he’s the cat’s meow,’ says Caroline Hirsch, proprietor of...

Just one more thing...

Of course, Daily Intel has the Gossip Girl roundup locked down, but they missed one very crucial...

Myanmar

Noticing that the NYT is going to great lengths to keep the identities of its correspondents in...

Oh yeah

The red-eye is always one of those “it seemed like a good idea at the time” ideas. Want...

What qualifies as an exclusive these...

“The singer and his family declined to be interviewed at the event, but David Archuleta did...

Madness

There’s an article about my old boss in tomorrow’s Styles section. It’s all about...

LA so far

Keep forgetting to bring my camera. Ate ramen but not at the place someone recommended because it...

Hello Upper East Siders!

I wrote about a book club in the Observer this week. I also wrote a couple other things but I think...

What's wrong with the French

That kind of attitude is why we never get anything done around here! On April 11, the finance...

Going to LA! Tomorrow!

So I’m heading to LA tomorrow for a few days. I’ll be staying with friends in West...

Oh right, that photo

Thanks for the reminder, Lux—that lovely screecap is now at Boinkology.

Gawker-to-Fleshbot transformation...

Good thing I screengrabbed Nick Douglas’s completely gross post before the post was hurriedly...

On embargoes

I reviewed Barbara Walters’s new autobiography, Audition, for Wednesday’s Observer....

Where you will find me this evening

I’m reading at tonight’s installment of Ritalin Readings at the Slipper Room (at Orchard...

Not again.

In Salon today, Megan Hustad—whose new book, How to be Useful, I hear is quite entertaining—rehashes...

Listen

Dita Von Teese

postcardsfromyomomma: Check out Fredericks of Hollywood Dita Von Teese collection. Very nostalgic...

alexbalk: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you… vaginas. There...

Lee sniffs the outdoors as if it were a fine wine.

Get a liiiiiiiiife

I wrote about Lifetime TV for this week’s Observer. I sort of loved Lifetime’s whole...

Bookish news

I suppose I should point out that martinis have never been my drink of choice, but other than that,...

“The New York Times ran a “correction” of their...”
— Gawker, Manhattan Media News...

prettystandard: The M’Finda Kalunga community garden on the...

jessicalouise: butterflyeffect: One last family...

National identity

Seriously, what is it with the Austrians and their secret underground lairs? It’s really...

Really, this is all you need to know about my...

dog training

I saw one of these dogs today—it poked its head into the train I was on (with a cop in tow of...

“Encore pays its collectors in India an average base salary...”
— Debt Collection a New Frontier...

YUP

emily: imitation is the sincerest form of CREEPY WEIRDNESS

LIARS. Maybe this is true for the express lines. But lately...

Information overload

I put together this map and list of the “Brooklyn Literary 100” for this week’s...

Books your dogs will read to you

From Publishers Marketplace: Genevieve the Dog, as told to Dennis Fried, Ph.D’s WHEN I WANT...

More on gmail ads

Could it be possible that gmail ads pop up according to what you’re typing in AOL Instant...

“Ms. Plew says she remembers precisely where she was when she...”
— Saying She Patented Bra, L.I....

four twenty

postcardsfromyomomma: what did you do to celebrate? anything cool?well, happy 4/20love, mom I was...

Paris Review update

I heard from TPR editor Philip Gourevitch via email, who told me that any transcription work by...

Intern life

“Larissa McFarquhar did a piece about Barak Obama for the New Yorker, and I did the...

ad buys

This ad: Bachelorette Party Ideas - www.Awesome80sProm.com/Bachelorette - She’ll have the Time...

“The police noticed Mr. Quest at 64th Street and West Drive...”
— CNN Reporter Faces Drug Charge...

Naked Gun probably ruined me for life with the beaver...

That's one smart loofa

From PFYM: hi jujubear,i just keep forgetting to tell you to change...

dream

postcardsfromyomomma: Ok I had the Wendy is pregnant dream. I will keep you imformed. THe dream...

Dept. of Page Six corrections

I love corrections that happen nearly a month after the original article/item. Especially when...

Just curious...

… when the Tina Fey backlash is gonna start. Because, you know, it’s inevitable. Any...

On roaches

In last week’s Observer, Choire wondered: “Where Have All the Cockroaches Gone?” I...

Chodorow strikes again

In the season finale of Real Housewives last night, Jeffrey Chodorow managed to get in one last plug...

This makes total sense if you believe that Obama’s...

“Devon Miller, who lives on Beach Avenue, near the shooting...”
— In Tale of Fatal Robbery,...

Tadpoling

This is much funnier if you imagine they mean Demi Moore when they say...

kate spade Oh my: “pop clinton gives a vibrant punch...

Star power

So last night on The Hills the gals are helping out (the amazing) Kelly Cutrone put together the...

Oh, and re: the below

Happy Tax Day!

Maybe next year you can do this...

postcardsfromyomomma: Well, I went ahead and found your W2 online and filed your taxes. It doesn’t...

And good riddance

We went to the last Knicks game at Madison Square Garden of the season tonight—they played the...

“We are thrilled to confirm their engagement and congratulate...”
— Usmagazine.com | EXCLUSIVE:...

Oh, fuck you, Verizon

I waited all morning for Verizon to come fix our landline (our cell phones barely work in our...

Listen

This is from my mom’s sweet 16. It looks pretty super...

“THE Lonely Planet guidebook empire is reeling from claims by...”
— Lonely Planet’s bad trip...

Movie afternoon

Sam and I watched All the President’s Men today—neither of us had ever seen it. (I’m...

Bingo

Rex really gets to the heart of the matter regarding this whole “People You Might Know”...

I must love you

postcardsfromyomomma: This will be the title of all my e-mails from now on, since everything you...

david: Anyone using Firefox/Safari can try a (still very...

The Chocolate War: Not as sweet as you'd...

Anna at Jezebel let me do a “Fine Lines” column this week, and so I picked one of the...

Fridaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

I’m so over today, that the only thing keeping me reasonably sane is this video of a mom duck...