Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hubert Selbey Jr.’s Requiem for a Dream is a hard book to read … not due so much to its sensitive subject matter, which is frankly riveting, as to Selby’s unconventional, stream-of-consciousness prose. The guy barely believes in basic punctuation marks, let [...]
Sorry for the lack of updates. I had a friend in town, and I’m trying to get ready for my taxes. Next week should be a bit lighter, and then I’m going to try and do some updates from Hawaii as well. That’ll be fun.
In the meantime, please enjoy this picture of the Empire State [...]
Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York by Randy Kennedy
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
If you live in New York City, which I do, the subway is probably a substantial part of your life. Even if you don’t, it’s a pretty fascinating place to visit, in person or in print. Randy Kennedy’s collection [...]
I like making drinks … not just like “Jack and Coke” or “Seven and Seven” or “gin and more gin” (my martini recipe) … but trying my hand at more complex cocktails. Charlotte (my fiancée) and I are fans of the Flatiron Lounge, which is one of Manhattan’s more notable “let’s bring back old-time cocktails [...]
The nice thing about living in New York City as opposed to a smaller town is that there’s a near-infinite number of things to do at any given time. Sometimes, though, one forgets to take advantage of these things and ends up spending nights on the couch staring at the television. My fiancée and I [...]
