On When The Bees Swarm: A Q. & A. With Beekeeper Andrew Coté
Can't read, too distracted by the accent circonflexe atop the ê. AMIRITE???
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On Eight Great Commercials With Writers As Pitchmen
Sean Manning! I know you! I can't believe I read all of those long-ass NS alumni email newsletters and they have failed to mention your memoir. Congrats.
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On Tardelle, or Struffoli
Interesting. In my family (Sicilians in South Louisiana), we always made these on Good Friday and called them pignolata(s). They never got sprinkles, though. Too festive for the day Jesus died, I'm assuming.
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On Understudies! The Darkness of 'Annie,' Ginger Queen of Poverty
HA!! All-girls Catholic high school, Ms. Hannigan. Guilty as charged. My friend Sara was a killer wheelchair-ridden FDR.
Thanks for this.
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On Coca-Cola Diagnosing A Few Too Many People With World Cup Fever
Agree, it all comes down to quality. Watching premiership football is a qualitatively better, more enjoyable experience.
When it comes to talent, skill, athleticism, intelligence, etc., the MLS can't compete. It's nobody's fault; the history of world football is just so much deeper elsewhere.
Look at the World Cup team the USA is fielding. Most of these guys are playing in leagues outside of the MLS:
http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2010/05/US-MNT-Head-Coach-Bob-Bradley-Names-Preliminary-World-Cup-Roster.aspx
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On Coca-Cola Diagnosing A Few Too Many People With World Cup Fever
There are many American soccer fans (myself included) who aren't into the MLS at all. For that reason, I wouldn't use MLS attendance to gauge soccer's popularity. A more interesting data set would be US TV viewing figures for Fox Soccer Channel or ESPN's broadcasts of the EPL, La Liga, and other international football leagues. I'd assume those show serious growth. (FSC just went HD and created a second spin-off channel, Fox Soccer Plus, which features even more obscure international games.)
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On Brooklyn-Inspired Font: Precious, Loopy, Totally Inevitable
I say this as an Alpine tasting plate lover, I assure you.
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On Brooklyn-Inspired Font: Precious, Loopy, Totally Inevitable
Perfect for the fey mustachioed types drinking punch at Prime Meats. And Henry Public. And, and, and.
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On Louisiana Coast Forecast: Oily, Ruined (Like Bobby Jindal's Career)
Brooklyn. Know some Louisiana-ers in Boston, though. Happy to make some intros!
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On Okay, Help: What's Your Ideal Afternoon in Brooklyn for Tourists?
Ken's itinerary is close to what I'd recommend, with the caveat that you can never really count on the G train to be running on the weekend.
I think DeKalb Market wins for food (+ lots of tables to sit down and drink a beer in the sun), but the Flea has better and more traditional merch. I would counter-offer Dino's to Roman's, a similar spot basically across the street. Weather pending, it could also be nice to just hang out in Fort Greene Park with a bottle of wine from Thirst (also on DeKalb) and potentially snacks from Brooklyn Fare (in the other direction, on Schermerhorn, but the closest most of us will ever get to eating at the Chef's Table).
A good walk would be: arrive at Borough Hall via subway, then go up Court, cross to Smith Street around Carroll Park, come down Smith, hang a right on Atlantic, left on Bond, and you're basically at Dekalb Market and then have all of Fort Greene ahead of you. You could do the reverse route starting at the DeKalb B/R/Q station but I'd end it at Prime Meats (up on Court) which is magical during the late afternoon/early evening and always a visitor favorite. A table in the patio of Frankie's would be the ultimate jam but the stars would really have to align for that to happen.