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NY Times’ Joseph Berger writes on a NYC thing (or, more broader, an American thing) - where else can you find a Tibetan making pizza; an Indian making an egg cream that he learned from an Italian who learned from a Jew; and a Hispanic making sushi?
Daily News rates NYC pizzerias. Food writer Irene [...]

“Must See Dogs” - cute movie. An alternative from the usual summer blockbusters of blow-’em-up stuff and superheroes. Diane Lane and John Cusack playing cute. Some cute dogs. A moment of wondering if Cusack will act in other stuff than romantic comedies (I’m sure he has, because I enjoyed him in [...]

How long does it take for an idea to get from Asia to the US? From my measure, four months. BBC covered “Japan develops female android” on Wednesday. It soon became the highest linked article on Technorati. There were mentions on the TV news on Thursday. P– and I saw the robot in personfour [...]

Two more people at work lost loved ones. This is turning out to be an awful year.
In a Dae Jang Geum inspired moment (I just found out about thetheme park), on Thursday the gang went to NY Kom Tang Soot Bul Kal Bi House, one of the few Korean BBQ restaurants that still use [...]

Ah. Much nicer temperatures in NYC.
A NYC story - I’ll link to the NY Times’ version - the passing of Edith I. Spivack, described in the NY Times’ obituary as “by far the longest-serving civil servant in the department and quite possibly in the city.” I also liked the anecdotes about her:
A colleague, [...]