Let me put in a plug for Ichi Umi on 32nd Street in NYC. It’s one of the better AYCE places around, and they have far more than just sushi. The buffet - which includes ramen, udon, yakitori, and other hot and cold entrees - runs darned near a full city block. It’s $35pp for dinner, but oh so worth it. People…
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Yep - 9.5 revolutions. Watched 3x to be sure I wasn’t missing a flip.
As a guy in a finance-adjacent business who’s not infrequently put in 15-hour days and all-nighters and 300-hour billable months, it’s a good thing that (i) we get cars home at night paid by the firms and (ii) the vast majority of us aren’t packing heat at all times.
+1 Gibby Haynes (this would have been better if he was doin’ it in Texas)
A few years ago, I played in an international rugby tournament in Dublin. We all stayed in the dorms of Dublin City University and were fed in the cafeteria. The quantity of the breakfast food heaped on my plate - eggs, bacon (massive thick-cut rashers), sausages (black and white putting, plus links), beans, grilled…
I love it when Mr. Incredible calls Buddy “Brodie” when they first meet.
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There’s a French sandwich shop less than a block away from my office that serves a duck rillette and cornichon sandwich (the Edith Piaf) that will knock your socks off. (They also have a $29 fois gras sandwich, but let’s be real).
I’m totally trying the baked potato trick this winter. That sounds awesome.
Sweet jump.
Counterpoint: The night sessions are the bomb. Yes, they are shorter, but the atmosphere is absolutely electric and unlike any other tennis event you’re likely to attend. The US Open has louder fans generally, but everything gets amplified when the lights come on. I was lucky enough to see Serena play a QF match…
As a bona-fide rugby guy, I can tell you the way Ward approaches the tackle is pretty textbook in our game. The timing of the hit, however, is a bit off - from the GIF, it seems like he dragged his right foot just before contact, and the ballcarrier also falls forward in a kind of dive. As a result, Ward was unable to …
He’s for sure spunky, and I’d be willing to bet he likes his oatmeal lumpy.
Really more for the tomatoes and onions, but . . .
Not to jump down the Tower Records rabbit hole of nostalgia, but the store at Lincoln Center was the absolute jam for classical and opera. I happened to be in there once when Jessye Norman was signing CDs, and she started singing along with one of her recordings, and the world absolutely stopped. I’ve never seen a…
My folks drilled it into my head over many domestic trips back in the 70s and 80s that you NEVER push the call button if it’s not urgent. I still hold to that credo to this day. They also made us dress up for flights. I’ve long since abandoned that custom if not on a business trip.
Triplets of Belleville. 2003 French animated film. This is a must-watch for anyone, and doubly so if you’re a fan of cycling . It’s absolutely brilliant.
