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Public parks are great places to post up, see friends and kick back in the company of people in yr community who might not hang out at the same bar u do ā¦ This was true before the pandemic and itās true today. A few years ago someone gave me a lightweight (6 oz?) canvas drop-cloth that has gotten very soft with time & now we toss it in a backpack & bring it with us to parks & on hikes. If you donāt have a picnic blanket already you can cop a ~$12 canvas drop-cloth from a local hardware or paint-supply store. You could use this to re-paint a room at the crib or make some art -- any āprocess splattersā will just make your picnic look more beautiful.
May 27, 2021
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Staying at the Roxy in NY (formerly the Tribeca Grand) is akin to being on an elegant cruise in Manhattan. Itās my home away from home in the city. Everything is there: from live jazz in the massive atrium lobby with the glass elevator zipping up and down and the divine food and drinks (I recommend the lobster roll and a mescal cocktail) in recessed leather booths shaped like teacups, to the gorgeous red velvet theater below - which offers the best films on screen in Manhattan - curated by the brilliant Illyse Singer. After attending a killer film and fascinating Q&A, retreat to the Django, the speakeasy next door, which stays open til 4AM and is often where the hottest underground music acts playā¦ What else could you ask for?Ā
Jan 16, 2025
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Made a WhatsApp group with all my film friends in it and have been using it coordinate going to screenings. It's so much fun! There's loads of little independent screenings happening where I live and some very good independent cinemas, but even if all you have is a TV you should start a film club too. This evening I'm off to an old pub that's been converted into an events space to watch The Garden by Derek Jarman š
Feb 11, 2025
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most underrated movie theatre in la. student tickets are $5
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You donāt actually need whatever s**t is in yr cart, and at the very least you donāt need it boxed up and rush delivered in <24 hours by workers whose quotas mean they canāt take bathroom breaks baby!! (Also Amazon stole millions of dollars in driver tips ā true slimeball s**t, look it up!!) The āitās so convenientā argument is weak, youāre not that busy, player, go for a walk, bet you thereās a store in yr hood that sells that same s**t ā cop it there, even if it costs a few dollars more. If there *isnāt* a good store in yr hood, itās because Amazon helped kill it, making your neighborhood less VIBRANT, so f**k āem for doing that, donāt reward them with more $$... And if itās about wanting to watch movies and shows, pfffft get Criterion like a grown-up ; )
May 27, 2021
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This is an animal-rights group that, among other things, breaks into factory farms to document abuse and liberate suffering cuties. Whatever yr thoughts are about eating animals, if you have a soul you can agree that factory farming is deeply heinous nightmare evil s**t, and in fighting against it, these activists are doing tremendously hard, brave and lonely work ā so throw āem some bucks and / or help āem out in other ways!!
May 27, 2021
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Binoculars are a great technology for not looking at yr phone and instead looking with sustained attention at cool s**t that you otherwise might just let fly by you unnoticed ā birds, literally and most obviously, but also any other intriguing visual phenomenon, like for instance incredible lichen growing somewhere high up. If you are doing a picnic (see above), bring some binoculars and see whatās in the trees. If you donāt have any, get a pair at a local place or cop some secondhand online. I have a pair of simple Nikon Prostaff 7S 10x42s that I like; you could get those or something more compactā¦ check out standard-issue Nikons or Bushnells, or drop more $$ on some Fujinons or Leicas. Just be careful not to get anything so cheap & s**ty that itāll work badly and bum you outā¦
May 27, 2021