October 2008
97 posts
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Another Chance to Phone Bank for Barack Obama [gowanus lounge]
Is there any spot in Park Slope that isn’t hosting a Barack Obama phone bank this weekend? Well, they’re key in helping to get out the vote and in tossup states. So, here’s another option at Flatbush Farm on Saturday from 12PM-4PM. The email says:
Feeling nervous about the election? Get to work: the Farm, all your friends, cell...
A Little Touch of Fall [lost city]
The colors haven’t really started to turn in Central Park yet. But this one tree is a harbinger of what’s to come. It should have some company by next week. Permalink | Leave a comment »
Mini Mies: Dad Builds A Farnsworth Dollhouse [daddy types]
exterior 1, originally uploaded by j&mgorman.
Josh’s’ son Camden is almost two and getting into the make-believe, so he did what any dad would do: he took some walnut and Lexan and built him a Playmobil-scale model of Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Next, he’ll flood it and close it for the rest of...
This Week On Brooklyn TV (BCAT) [mcbrooklyn]
Brooklyn Community Access Television is on a roll. Monday at 1 and 9 p.m., watch a new episode of Brooklyn Review’s Election Day Special, which documents Brooklynites as they gather for the presidential debates, follows Brooklyn for Barack volunteers as they head to Philly to register voters, and more. Also Monday at 12:30pm & 8:30pm:...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-26) →
Grateful Dead
Loudon Wainwright III
Damien Jurado
Wilco
Spain
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Editorial - Barack Obama - Endorsement -... →
After nearly two years of a grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right choice to be the 44th president of the United States.
Barack is Everywhere in Brooklyn [gowanus lounge]
[Photo courtesy of supervivette/Flickr]
Of course, our favorite Barack Obama thing is the photo of the Williamsburg sign that Noah Kalina hit Curbed up with this week. But this pic is pretty cool too. Signs of Barack are everywhere, even if brave souls, here and there, show their McCain-Palin preferences. Even in Park Slope.
T5 Comes Alive: JetBlue’s new Terminal 5 opens at JFK [curbed]
JetBlue’s new Terminal 5 opens at JFK today, and archicritic James Russell is lukewarm on it, but he likes the humanity inserted into the security process: “JetBlue claims it’s the largest checkpoint in the country, and some nice details reduce the usual stockyard anxiety. Frequent travelers can select...
Top 10 iPhone Apps for Moms and Dads [mommypoppins]
In my last MP2 post, I wrote about why every parent should have an iPhone. I talked about a lot of great features, but I didn’t even really scratch the surface of all the apps that are available for the phone. Of course, there are more than 10 great apps for parents, but this round-up will get you started with some fun, useful and just...
Subway Observations [brooklynometry]I used to work with someone who disparaged the people he shared his long subway ride with if they chose to journey without reading anything. He mocked them. Such astonishing elitism terrifies me. I know from personal experience that sometimes it’s time to read and on other occasions there’s no room in me absorb any extra information. Does that make...
Obama When No One Is Watching [Chicago Guy - Open Salon]
Halloween Events [a child grows in Brooklyn]
HERE IS OUR LISTING OF HALLOWEEN EVENTS. KEEP CHECKING IT AS IT WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW EVENTS COME IN!
10th Annual Great PUPkin! [Clinton hill blog]
Up next is a Halloween overview, but this amazing event deserves its very own post!
There are few things cuter than dogs in costumes. Bring your pooch out this Saturday or just come by to watch. The competition is serious, so if you plan on entering, please bring your “A” game. I’ll be one of the judges, FYI.
Props to the good founders of PUPS...
Etsy Alert: A Message Tee That We Can All Agree On [droolicious]
You know what I can’t stand? Kid’s message t-shirts that say “spoiled” or “princess” or worst of all “I’m with stupid” (with an arrow pointing your way, natch). What kind of message tee can I get behind? One with a real message. This 100% certified organic tee shirt by Makrista is not only ultra soft but has a simple saying we...
This Saturday: Support the Old Stone House [only the blog knows brooklyn]
The Old Stone House is a major cultural center for Park Slopers. It’s hard to imagine life in Park Slope without the Old Stone House. That’s why you must come to the benefit costume party this coming Saturday. It’s only $40 per person and you will have a great time. The Old Stone House is operated as...
Halloween Jell-O Molds [serious eats]
Photographs from Halloween Mart and Fire Box
I came across this brain Jello-O mold while searching for decorations for my Halloween party. It’s pretty creepy looking, and I’m not sure I would eat it, but I bet it make a great centerpiece. If a human brain isn’t your thing, consider a zombie brain, an anatomical heart, or a hand.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-19) →
Damien Jurado
Loudon Wainwright III
Blue Mountain
Pelle Carlberg
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
INHABITOTS GREEN HALLOWEEN IDEA: Angel Wing Sweater [inhabitat]
Looking for some green halloween ideas for your little angels? Oeuf’s beautiful alpaca Angel Sweater is the perfect autumn treat. Not only is this cozy fair trade sweater adorable on your tot year round - but it make a great angel / cupid costume in a pinch on Halloween. Like most of Oeuf’s beautifully crafted modern kids clothes,...
Having Some Fun With The Looj [digital dad]
I wrote about the Looj, the gutter cleaning robot from the makers of of the Roomba, about a year ago. How can you not get excited about a gutter cleaning robot? I was waiting for it to show up at the local Lowe’s so could look at it hands-on before I bought it, but fall was upon me once again and i had gutters to clean. I found it for $99 at Amazon...
BH Playground Halloween Parade Details [Brooklyn Heights blog]
Here’s info on this year’s Brooklyn Heights Halloween Parade sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee:
Bring your little ghouls and goblins to join in the fun and show off their best costumes!
WHEN: Oct 25th at 10AM sharp WHERE: Pierrepont Playground (Columbia Heights and Pierrepont Streets, on the Brooklyn Heights...
The end of amniocentesis? [parent dish]
Amniocentesis is not only uncomfortable, it can put an unborn baby at risk. Still, the test is often the only way that parents can find out if their baby if there baby has a chromosomal disorder, such as Down’s syndrome. Though the risk is small, any risk is important when you’re talking about the health of your child. But there may come a time...
And The 2008 Vendy Award Goes To…Calexico! [gothamist]
Photo of (left to right) Daisy Martinez, Thiru “Dosa Man” Kumar (partially obscured), the “Calexico Brothers” and Sean Basinski, Director of the Street Vendor Project taken by Tien Mao
Under the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday afternoon, five vendors of New York City street food gathered for the 4th annual Vendy...
Frankly: Taliesin Treehouse By John Rattenbury [daddy types]
Taliesin Architects was founded to carry on the work and philosophy of Frank Lloyd Wright. And while I don’t know if Wright ever actually designed a treehouse, I expect if he did, it would have looked a lot like the one his disciple John Rattenbury made in 1967 for an upscale family in Maplewood, New Jersey. When Rattenbury and...
Brooklyn Back in the Day, II: Downtown 1958 [gowanus lounge]
Here’s what Downtown Brooklyn looked like fifty years ago, as we’re feeling in an historic mood today.
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Artist Series Wallpaper by Rollout [ohdeeoh]
We’ve always loved that scene in Woody Allen’s Manhattan Hannah and Her Sisters when a rock star comes to call on the curmudgeonly painter played by Max von Sydow, and enrages him by asking if he has any larger pieces to sell, “Because I’ve got some really big walls.” Perhaps artist-designed wallpaper would have spared...
Gothamist: Lil' JFK Born Inside Kennedy Airport →
A pregnant woman flying all the way from Gambia to New York yesterday made it through thirteen-plus hours in a pressurized cabin only to go into labor and deliver her baby once she arrived in JFK airport.
30 Reasons →
30 Graphic Designers present 30 reasons to vote for Barack Obama
10 Ways to Avoid Hipster Baby Names →
Every other Bugabooed baby in Brooklyn and Venice Beach is named Ruby or Oscar, Matilda or Hugo.
That’s Not A Planet: Darth Vader Flies Again [io9]
Yet more proof that Star Wars has taken over the world, these pictures from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta show a Giant Darth Vader Head Hot Air Balloon being inflated… and rising above the crowd like a true Sith Lord should. The photos were taken and sent to us by reader Doug Greth, who told us, I took some pictures...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-12) →
Aimee Mann
Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Kinks
Grateful Dead
Nico
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Rachael Ray’s Burger Bash [serious eats]
From A Hamburger Today
Rachael Ray’s Burger Bash, part of the NYC Wine & Food Festival, took place last night, and for once the pimple-faced, grease-stained burger geeks became the beautiful people. While Ed and I had full tickets to the event, Adam came along last-minute and got in on a 20-minute press pass, complete with an escort.
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Rubber BetterBaby Cages [daddytypes]
It kills me to think of the vast trove of historical information that’s been dumped by eBay over the last decade. If nothing else, I’d think it’d be valuable to have the price history of certain types and categories of items. And then there are the rarities like this BetterBaby baby cage, created in the early 20th century in Columbus, Ohio...
Rock n Roll Circus Schedule [Brooklyn heights blog]
For those of you who are going to Diesel’s Rock n Roll Circus tonight on Pier 3, plan to check out the live webcast or whine like alta kockers about the noise or believe the totally unconfirmed and most likely false rumors of Britney Spears showing up, here’s the schedule of events according to event organizers-
09:00 pm Grand Opening...
Astor Place Bike Rack Prototype Broken! [gothamist]
It’s been a week and a half since the bike rack prototypes have been unveiled and already one of the model is broken! Reader Mick sent in a photograph (above, on the right) of the “cable rack” style prototype looking pretty unsecured.
Designer Next Phase Studios describes the Cable Rack as “a grand cable lock click...