June 16, 2006
Take a cracked lookingglass look at the seminole work of the master of literatracide, James Joyce's Ulysses. From daynoon to the mid of nigh, Joyceheads will gather at Symphony Space to join Leopold Bloom on his merry jaunt through the fair streets of Dublin. My what a great way to enjoy a sunstrewn glory of a day with the literary sorts who inhabit fashionswilling foodiapproved couchsex aavacaado at the greenmarket literarymind japanesehipster yet nary softlyspoke haunts of the city of gotham light and shadow ferryriding subwayspawned bridgetunnel highrisers spirebuildingtumblingbuilding walk across 42nd Street to get to the otherside outside inside The Other Side decide don't decide fratricide conciding with many other Bloomsday events across the bonny globe from McSorleys to McCanns and Anns and Blarneystoned celebrants celestially cerebral cereal to get your mourning started kind of morning with a sentance that seemingly flows unconciously to the mouth of the Soho selfrighteous Nolita nokidding where do you begin or end here there noho way I know my what a great way to enjoy a sunstrewn glory... Readers will dip into other Joycean works as well, but undoubtedly retuning to give Molly Bloom the last word, yes!
Symphony Space, noon to midnight, Symphony Space.
(photo from University of Delaware.)
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June 13, 2006
Cyclists dodging barricades along West Street coming out of Battery Park can finally see a park emerging from the perpetual construction that marks the southern most leg of Hudson River Park. From Battery Place to Chambers Street, the park doesn't actually run along the river. Instead it slips between Batter Park City and Downtown. Since they opened the bike path, it's been little more than a strip of asphalt likened to a freeway access road to Route 9A. But now one can see an open area developing at the foot of the park, next to the Ritz Carlton. Finally, pedestrians, joggers, dog walkers and stroller pushers will have an alternative to sharing a five foot wide path with cyclists. A section opposite Rector Street, above West Thames Street (called West Thames Park) includes a dog run, community gardens and a basketball court. From there the bikeway runs between the World Financial Center and World Trade Center site, ball fields and Stuyvesant High School before reaching the river front that gives the park its name.
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June 12, 2006
The Cowgirl Hall of Fame in the West Village, is the rootinest, tootenist, place to git yer vittles fixed this side of the Pecos. Jest mossey on through the picket fence on Hudson Street and you can belly up to the bar for a Sioux City Soda or sit yerself down and get your fill of mighty fine southwestern chow -- black bean quesadillas, fajitas, along with good old fashioned mac and cheese or cowgirl burgers.
The place is packed with cowgirl Amerciana and vintage kitch. And be sure you don't leave without trying their originral ice cream potato for dessert.
Now ya'll come back now, ya hear?
519 Hudson Street
212.633.1133
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June 08, 2006
J1Toy is the place to feed your Japanese toy jones. Godzilla figurines, trading cards, big-eyed schoolgirl heroines, and awesome action figures fill the shelves of this St. Marks Place outpost for Tokyo-centric pop culture. From the deviously cute to the uncomfortably mature this place is packed with imported toys, key chains, tchatchkas traditional prints and much more.
102 St. Mark's PL W, NYC, NY 10009
http://www.newyorkcity.com/shop/J1_Toy.118776692/editorial.aspx
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