Feb 26, 2008  •  In Art/Design, Geek, NYC

Design and the Elastic Mind

Yesterday, New York’s MoMA began an exhibition called Design and the Elastic Mind, which, according to their website, “focuses on designers’ ability to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and social mores, changes that will demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior, and convert them into objects and systems that people understand and use.” In other words, geek art. […]

Jan 14, 2008  •  In Funny, NYC

The White Folks’ Guide to the NYC Subway System

Today’s Gothamist featured this hilarious mock-up of the NYC subway system: I love how the only stop north of 86th St (and in the Bronx) is Yankee Stadium. 😀 You may also like: Judgemental Subway Map of Manhattan What if the Family Circus Lived in Park Slope… Drinking in LA vs. Drinking in NYC Friday […]

May 22, 2007  •  In Food, Korean, NYC, Reviews

Pho32 & Shabu

Last Friday a friend and I had planned to have lunch at BonChon Chicken. However, upon arrival, we were disappointed to see that they weren’t yet open for the day. Walking around K-Town for an alternate restaurant, I noticed Pho32 & Shabu: It’s a tiny place on 32nd St, and we wondered why we hadn’t noticed it before (did […]

Feb 12, 2007  •  In Food, NYC, Reviews

BonChon Chicken

Last Wednesday, the NYTimes had an article about Korean-style friend chicken. The word soon spread and I read about it again and again on the Gothamist, Curbed, and other blogs I read regularly. I started salivating as soon as I read the article. See, my parents used to run a friend chicken place back when we […]