mmm…kimchi. theres a coo read from the ny times about the rise of korean cuisine in nyc. the article looks into the emergence of korean foodage, the old-school bastion of k-town on 32nd, and of the emerging non-traditional korean restaurants that have been appearing, driven by a newer generation of korean-americans. (traditional) korean foods a big thumbs-up in my book…and i suppose ive been trained (in small part by korean friends) to stick with k-town for our korean grub, but ive always been curious about some korean restaurants that have sprung up outside of k-town. the article brings up some of the differences between the traditional and newer fare, which has as much to do with ideology as it is with cuisine.

two of the restaurants mentioned in the article are actually in my neighborhood and are one and the same…muzy and temple. i had wanted to check out muzy a few years back before walking by it one day and noticing that it had closed. and then when temple opened not too long after that, i never got around to trying it. maybe ill take a trip over soon. and im doing a double-take…the owner of temple is only 23? yikes.

> kimchi chic (via ny times)

ah…as an addendum (and a personal notation), nyc lost the bid for the 2012 olympics. poosticks. london went on to win the bid, which was a bit of a surprise too. couldve sworn paris had it locked down. half of me is relieved that nyc wouldnt be subjected to the crazy shit that would accompany the olympics (assuming that im even in nyc seven years from now), while the other half of me is kind of disappointed that thom maynes olympic village wont be built. ah well.

> london wins 2012 olympics (via cnn)

giant malls invade china! so not only have the chinese picked up the bad american habit of um…becoming fat-asses, but now theyve also embraced the righteous suburban mall culture. the new malls of china are bigger! crazier! a billion stories tall! they figure, hey, we’ve got plenty of land and alot of child labor….why not go ahead and make the biggestest mall imaginable? i say more power to them. having been raised in new jersey, we did nothing but thrive on the mall culture. you would relate with other new jerseyans not by what town you were from, but what highways you were near and which mall you frequented. i was part of the rt 46 willowbrook clan. we would fight prolonged skirmishes with the evil rt 80 rockaway contingency and their armored divisions.

> the mall culture of china (via ny times)

very coo…lifted from hipstomp, this visual illusion. i didnt believe it either til i popped it in photoshop. devious…

this months (decades) installation of “decorating your kitchen with halo” features this lovely knife holder from vice versa. its versatile geometries and amiable persona goes well with any familys modern kitchen.

voodoo knife holder (via gizmodo)

todays “highly amusing article of the day” comes in the form of this cnn article. a court dimissed the lawsuit filed by desiree goodwin, a harvard library assistant, against harvard that claimed she was discriminated against because she was merely the “pretty girl who wore sexy outfits, low cut blouses, and tight pants.” oh, and she was also discriminated against because of her race (shes black) and gender…according to her after she was denied promotions 7 times. the court summarily tossed her lawsuit out the window.

first and foremost…shes black? shit, i couldnt tell. secondly, 5 of the 7 promotions she was denied went to other women…so, right. and third, i wouldnt say shes all that. shes not ugly or anything, but on the halo scale of hotness, shes a solid 6. i wouldnt discriminate you desiree, because youre not that “pretty girl”…youre that “better-than-average” girl.

> too sexy for this post (via cnn)

funny ny times article on tips to cope with lifes annoyances. things such as starbucks tall, venti, and grande, junk mail, and phone menus. my personal favorite is the guy who stuffed sheet metal and thick paper into business reply envelopes from junk mail. his junk mail subsequently tapered off drastically. hmm, ill have to try that myself. i have my own small peeves of everyday life, which i generally have malicious ways of dealing with. people rushing into the subway train as i get out, or trying to rush past on stairs…i usually stick my elbows out. buggers.

> tips to cope with lifes annoyances (via ny times)

word, i might reverse my no-broadway-show rule soon. ive never been a fan of broadway musicals, but i will be making an exception for spamalot! having finished its run in chicago, spamalot will finally be making its way to nyc…and im hoping to catch it. hank azaria, david hyde pierce, and tim curry…holy crap that rocks. monty python has and always will be rock. shit, i even have a giant vicious bunny in my room.

> spamalot coming to nyc (via cnn)
> older spamalot post