Monthly Archives: April 2011

An Iowa Man…

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

The other day I posted a link to my friend’s new blog: A Florida Man. If you missed it, read about it here. Or just start reading the blog. Well, I promise I won’t do this too often, but this … Continue reading →

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If You Speak Spanish and You Like Poetry…

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Then check out my friend David’s new website. He also has some great photography.

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Test This!

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Hehe.

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Meadhall

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I went to the grand opening of Meadhall last night. It’s a great new restaurant and bar in Kendall square, with an unbelievable draft selection of 110 beers. I tried two new beers that I highly recommend. The first was the McChouffe … Continue reading →

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A Florida Man…

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

My friend Adam Sigel, who blogs at The Rupert Murdog, has just started a second blog titled A Florida Man. The premise is simple, but brilliant. Men from Florida do ridiculous things, and these things end up in the news. … Continue reading →

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Haiti at the Reading Festival

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Oddly, via Paul Krugman, a great Arcade Fire performance: On a side note, the Arcade Fire definitely “borrowed” this song from Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. I noticed this by accident a few years ago, when I made a mix CD … Continue reading →

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Rules for Eating & Drinking

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Via Kottke: Rules for Eating & Drinking Michael Pollan: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Alex Balk: “Drink alcohol. Quite a bit. Mostly bourbon.” Sounds reasonable.

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Turtles

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Via xkcd:

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Everyone Loves Time Lapses

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Today I discovered the work of Terje Sørgjerd, one of the most impressive visual artists I’ve ever seen. If you have a few minutes, these videos are mind blowing: The Mountain: The Aurora: The descriptions of each video on Terje’s Vimeo site … Continue reading →