Clear flyin’
Thursday, August 2nd I signed up for FlyClear.com, thanks to a discount I get as a Webby Awards Judge. WhooHoo!
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A WWWACKy-type Reunion
After some trekking, on July 20th, former New Yorker (now San Franciscan) Josh Masur, current New Jersey-er Howard Greenstein and (guess who?!) Tery Spataro and I, found ourselves at the quaint Penelope’s Café on Lexington for some super yummy mac and cheese and snacks. Definitely check out the DailyEats video on this one! Cheesy topics…
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Family Style Fun
Swinging out of June on some spaghetti at Sambucco’s on June 30th, I dined on massive family-style dishes with Tery Spartaro (MindArrays.com), Brad Paley (http://didi.com/) Renee Edeleman (Edelman PR) and Mike Meyers (NowPublic.com). Not only were the conversations swirling around enlightening topics and the mundane, but the food was delicious! Check out the food write-ups…
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Woes at Woolworth
Thursday, June 7th was an exciting day as I had my credit card cancelled due to an unauthorized purchase for $847.44 at Woolworth’s in the UK. Well, *somebody’s* got an awful lot of new tube socks! Harumph!
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Communing Reunion
While I didn’t see many ITPers or fellow Tischers that I knew, for that matter at the NYU Reunion on Saturday, May 12th, I had a fabulous time dancing with Gallatin grad (and actor) Christopher King (http://www.apologist-movie.com/) and Tisch alum (teacher/actor) Christine Drayer. The food wasn’t too bad and I even got up close and…
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POV, Sports New York Cybertini party
POV and Sports New York held a Cybertini party for its latest issue featuring the Top 100 Websites on Nov. 13th. Representatives from most of the selected sites were present, including Gabrielle Middaugh (MSNBC), Art Winslow (The Nation) and Robert Tacchino (Instinet) and many more. The band Very Very played some oldies but goodies (and…
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SCARS OF CYBER BARS
SCARS OF CYBER BARS and their demise has been discussion of late on the ever waxing and waning WWWAC list. Recently @CafĂ and KoKoBar (in Brooklyn) closed, spurring thoughts of why this trend is taking place. Atmosphere, marketing, or management can all be blamed, but what *is* the problem? In my recent trip across the…
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Columbia University’s Center for New Media’s panel
Heading further north, I continued to Columbia University’s Center for New Media’s panel: “News in the Digital Age: Journalism versus the Bottom Line.” Moderated by Jeff Greenfield of ABC News, and put together in part by @NY editor Tom Watson (way to go Tom!), this taut exchange of ideas at the top of the industry…
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NewCentury Networks party
“WHERE CAN YOU FIND the original Chicken Fried Steak?”* This plus many more intriguing questions were played with at the NewCentury Networks party on Wednesday, July 30th in the Sculpture Galley Garden on Lafayette Street. Featuring local culinary treats and beers from many of the locations where NewsWorks has an affiliated newspaper, clients could eat…
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Michael Chaut’s Monday Night Magic
MOVE OVER DAVID COPPERFIELD, now there’s something meatier! Magician Michael Chaut (mchaut@bigfoot.com) is movin’ on in. Producing the popular Monday Night Magic (July 28th) at the Sullivan Street Playhouse (home of the Fantasticks for the last 37 years), this 2nd Annual intimate presentation of illusions and magic featured professional magicians from the area. Beginning the…