Catjjy and I were cruising through our favorite local art gallery this weekend (i.e., the home decor aisle at Costco) and stumbled upon one of the most beautiful and thought-provoking artistic endeavors since Monet started painting haystacks. We couldn’t believe our luck that such a piece was available for direct retail purchase without having to go through the auction process. Of course, we bought it on the spot. It is currently with the curator of SF-MoMA, who is appraising it for insurance purposes. I can’t wait to hang this up over our bed!
Turns out, this artist, Andy Thomas, holds something of a racket in niche market of inter-generational political recreational re-creationist paintings. Ever had a hankering to see your favorite Democrat presidents, from Andrew Jackson to Bill Clinton, gather ’round the table for a poker game? Feast your eyes on this!
I’m waiting for the GOP Swim Meet painting. Go Taft!
In all seriousness, her breaking down how sexist sci fi can be is pretty good stuff….who knew Battlestar Galactica, in spite of its strong female characters, was basically “torture-porn” for freaks like me.
I mean I did, I was just hoping no one else would notice.
In basketball terms, New York City is a place whose grasp exceeds its reach. Really it is the Babel of the basketball world and Madison Square Garden, though the self proclaimed “mecca of basketball”, is its Tower. New Yorkers think they own basketball in much the same way people from Indiana though. It’s completely out of hand, in a NY Basketball fan’s mind, players like Lebron James and Chris Paul cannot wait to forgo millions of dollars being thrown at them by upscale beach communities in Miami and Los Angeles to come play in NY. This is complete hogwash, and recent history has proven it.
Instead of the second coming of “Dollar” Bill Bradley or Walt “Clyde” Frazier, these fans are left to hope that a poorly constructed team of superstars can somehow how deliver them from grasp of the Pharoah (David Stern? No, I’m reaching…how about James Dolan? Yes, Cablevison/MSG/NY Knick Owner James Dolan, he’s terrible). Enter long time Hose favorite, Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy is the perfect fit for this collection of ball hogs and people who need someone else to create a shot for them. He’s no Steve Nash, He’s not even old Jason Kidd but belongs to NY and he’s awesome!
Now that football season is over (the New York Giants won the Super Bowl) let’s talk basketball.
Ask Sparks: Does benching a player in “foul trouble” make economic sense?
Scenario: College basketball team A is playing college basketball team B. The score is close early in the 4th quarter and Player Tom – a starter and top 3 scorer / defender on the team picks up his 4th foul. One more foul and he is out of the game. The player who replaces him is competent, but plays looser defense and makes a somewhat lower percentage of shots. Player Tom is 19 and can run all day. He doesn’t need a breather.
Should he sit for the next 3-4 minutes of play clock because of his “foul trouble”?
I cooked a steak for dinner last night, and KB2 told me it was perfect. Just sayin.
We’ve had barely a whimper of snow so far in NYC – I think we’re going to run the table from here on out, so I’ve printed up 5000 t-shirts that say “NO SNOW FO SHO!” Email me if you want one. $32
Echoing Mamacita’s observation from several months ago, healthy dudes under age 40 still LOVE sitting on crowded subways in the mornings. These guys just refuse to get up for anyone (and no one is buying the ‘my eyes are closed and I’m fake sleeping which is why I haven’t noticed the old lady with the cane standing in front of me for the last 4 stops’ BS) I get kinda angry about it, and it has nothing to do with me.
Last Friday I went to a concert alone – does this make me bold and irreverent, or sad and creepy?
After a decade of ummm….who knows what (my guess smoking weed…), D’Angelo resurfaced in Sweden at a Roots concert. Exciting stuff for me, long time xtianophiles know me to be a big D’Angelo fan going way back…
For some reason, he “leaked” a demo of his cover Black Hole Sun…so that’s what you get…
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