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Watch Out Mini

Watch Out Mini

There's a few too many corporate branded Mini's out there. It's not your fault if someone buys your car and brands it, but please don't let me find out that...
LEDs Light Up the Future

LEDs Light Up the Future

Friday night we went to the Gen Art Film Festival to see a friend's film premier. After the film, we escorted him to the after party where I was handed...
So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye

So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye

Tis the finale, one of MSLK's favorite art collaboratives, Flux Factory, is leaving us. And while it is not the end of Flux Factory for good, it is the end...
Philadelpia Freed ‘Em

Philadelpia Freed ‘Em

Last weekend in Philly was a great time which certainly made me appreciate the appeal of its relatively lower cost of living than New York.As NYC debates congestion pricing, it...
Behind the Scenes at Lincoln Center

Behind the Scenes at Lincoln Center

Back in 2002, the hottest architects in NYC, Diller Scofidio + Renfro won the competition for a massive renovation of the Juilliard School and Alice Tully Hall, at Lincoln Center....
Pay Attention

Pay Attention

City cyclists are constantly swapping stories of near death by speeding vans or surprise car doors. Ellen and I often comment that ridding through LIC, Queens in the morning is...
Philly, the City of Cyst-erly Love

Philly, the City of Cyst-erly Love

This weekend Marc and I went to Philadelphia to catch up with my sister who was looking a colleges (yep, 17 year age difference). Marc went to school in Philly...
The Empire Pays Back

The Empire Pays Back

The other day our MINI's side view mirror cap was stolen from a big box retailer's parking lot. The most frustrating part was that we have reason to believe the...
Eiertütsche – A Swiss Easter Tradition

Eiertütsche – A Swiss Easter Tradition

Thoughts after my first Easter in New York: You can't judge an egg-decorating kit by its cover; the results look different. I just had to introduce the Swiss “Eiertütsche” tradition...
Curling ‘Rocks’

Curling ‘Rocks’

Until today I have to admit I knew nothing about Curling. Every 4 years I'd catch it on the Olympics, wonder what was going on, and then quickly change the...