Monthly Archives: October 2013

Forget traditional definitions let’s be contemporary, okay? Tell me: what’s the difference between a “nerd,” a “geek” and a “dork”?

I’d like to get this straight.

Via Kottke comes Rebecca Flint Marx’s sweet post about the joys of  being a regular. The place: Russ & Daughters.

“Ocean Park 137” by Richard Diebenkorn.

Slow jam.

[Photo Via: Vacants]

This is what I saw on my way to the subway this morning. Still dark out. Days getting shorter, light more precious.

Oy.

Hannah Price’s portraits of the men who catcall her.

Food 52 does Marcella’s broccoli and potato soup.

“Sink” by Richard Diebenkorn. Mid-60’s.

It’s gunna be a Diebs week around here. Man, how I love this drawing.

Here’s an old record I picked up along the way. Thought you guys might dig it.

Put the needle the groove and enjoy.

We’re all sensitive people…

[Illustration by Stanley Chow]

Mental Floss has an exclusive interview with Bill Watterson. This is a must for all you Calivn and Hobbes knuts out there.

More pictures: here.

Jim Leyland retires. 

Twenty-two hours in Balthazar. 

[Photo Credit: Raul Gutierrez]

“Seated Woman” by Richard Diebenkorn (1968)

Hello again, welcome back to Where & When; trying to keep your minds sharp and, well, distracted from the obvious.  It’s getting a bit chilly outside, so we’ll try to keep the gears burning and get you thinking hard about this newest challenge:

This one looks like it could be easy or tough.  The important thing is to search the whole picture for clues, which will make it really easy once you find one.  In fact, I hope I haven’t made it too easy.  Your job today is to find out where this was taken and give us a good idea when.  It doesn’t actually have to be exact, but if any clues give you an indication, you’ll get credit for being closest to it.  Bonus if you have an idea what this area looks like today. Send your answers to cixposse at gmail dot com; post on the thread to let me know you sent an answer and I’ll verify.

Do not click on the photo credit for your answer, but you are allowed to use the internet for research; if you find the same exact picture, detail your activities that brought you to it (show your math!) Guesses are okay, but more credit will be given to those who can show a path of progression to their answers.

A Big Ol’ Bundaberg for the first person with the right answers, and an Old Fashioned Killebrew for the rest.  I’ll be busy today, but I’ll check in whenever I can and post an answer at or after 4pm today (don’t be discouraged if you find you’ve run out of time; I tend to come in pretty late.)  Have fun!

[Photo Credit: Queens Gazette; courtesy of Newtown Historical Society & Q Gardens Gallery]

Nice group of Big Lebowski links over at the consistently rewarding movie site, Cinephilia and Beyond. Includes this picture of Steve Buscemi and John Turturro taken by Jeff Bridges (the guy in the middle is Bridges’ longtime stand-in). Ah, my Zelig moment. You’ll see in the background right near Buscemi’s head, a blurry figure wearing a Clippers jersey. That would be me.

Ha!

Memories Of You

[Photo Credit: Danielle Hughson]

The Sox are a win away from a trip to the Whirled Serious. Man, I’d love to see a Game 7 here but I think the Sox will do what the Cards did last night: take care of it.

Never mind those damn beards:

Let’s Go Tig-ers!

[Photo Credit: Joel Zimmer]

“I’d Rather Be With You”–Harlem Hamfats

[Photo Credit: Wai Lin Tse via MPD]