Once when I was a waitress, a table left me a fifteen cent tip. It seemed like a horribly sarcastic thing to do, but I would have never thought to punch anyone in the face over it. Plus I was a really shitty server and accidentally forgot them for half the night (oops). But, apparently, punching people in the face over bad tips is exactly what other people in similar.. Read More
Segregated living: richer in the front, poorer in the rear
Have you ever lived in a place you can barely afford? And feel like a hooker browsing on Rodeo anytime you walk through your own foyer? Well, good. You should. In fact, a New York apartment building that’s in the making is going to save you some trouble of feeling bad about being alive in the presence of your you-so-fancy neighbors. The 33 story building imminently coming to 40 Riverside.. Read More
We all go a little mad… sometimes
Police broke into a Brooklyn apartment Monday, after reports of a “foul smell”. No one had been seen the mother or daughter leave or enter for years. And the daughter refused to let in authorities. Mmmmyes… You’ve got my attention. Go on… A 28-year-old woman was sat inside, disheveled, and surrounded by columns of trash like a hoarder’s palace. Oh, yeah. And her dead mama-dukes, too. The lady had been.. Read More
Sorry, Charlie
It was roughly 2003 or 2004 of my college years, when some of my sophisticated acquaintances (roommates, ex boyfriends, random hipsters I’d meet at the local Shesha bar) introduced me to the almighty world of cine-meta: The wonderful works of Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Chris Cunningham, and the like. As for Mister Kaufman, I came to realize that a great deal of my favorite films had his involvement. Adaptation: Apparently.. Read More