That “homing” instinct has apparently been affecting a flock of us New Yorkers (original and transplants). Luckily, MetroHome, Inc. has come to the rescue. This group, headed up by Brigid Kelly, has created a site that provides up-to-date apartment listings and comprehensive city related housing information. The site has seen a lot of traffic from…
In this issue:“You better work! That digital fashionA Swedish BreakfastGirls Inc. Celebration — Strong, smart, boldWineBrats–Napa Valley meets Silicon Alley November 14, 1997 "You better work! That digital fashion “You better work! I’m down with that RuPaul.” Okay, enough hipster talk for me, but being amidst the dramatic setting of the 7th On Sixth Fashion…
Sideways sprinkles didn’t deter birthday revelers for cellist Kate Dillingham’s (http://katedillingham.com/) birthday party on the former boat of former president William H. Taft at the 79th Street Boat Basin and the Hudson River on Thursday, June 29th. Not only did I get to catch up with the lovely Kate and her mother, meet her sister…
THE ZINE2000 Program by the Society of Publication Designers at the Cooper Union, Saturday, April 25, 1997 was quite good. Some sound-bytes: — Matthew Butterick, Atomic Vision: “The future of the web is in information products, not shopping carts.” — Rebecca Farwell of Discovery emphasized that online journalism is about having a conversation: “We look…
Look Smart! Dress Sharp! Click, Click Here! Which one doesn’t fit in with the other? Ha. Gotcha! They all fit together, and did so nicely at Fred’s Beauty Bar on Tues, Oct. 28th. Held in conjunction with Doubleclick, the party drew a well-dressed crowd of new media parties. Nate Elliott (Doubleclick) filled me in on…
BUZZBUZZBUZZ! IT SEEMS everywhere you turn The Mining Company is in your face. Their “spam wear” (T-shirts), posters, and billboard trucks are everywhere. My most recent sighting was at the 19th Cyberchill meeting at alt.coffee on May 15. This free-form meeting was initially created in reaction to the “boring” Cybersuds. Hmm, yet another happy go-er…