NicK Kroll as Bobby Bottleservice, amazing!

The Ed Hardy Boyz 2: The Case of When That Hot Filipina Girl Lost Her Tramp Stamp At Mini-Golf from Jon Daly

I could talk about Rajat Parr all day

Secrets of the Sommeliers: How to Think and Drink Like the World's Top Wine Professionals by Rajat Parr
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am officially obsessed with Rajat Parr.  (I even follow him on twitter.) This book has a great balance of details of his career, how to think like a wine expert and then some solid and innovative wine instruction. He is clearly a good teacher even though he doesn't think of his self as an instructor the same way Kevin Zraly does.

I also really enjoy hard cover books that don't have a separate paper jacket. It's the little things in life.


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Fahrenheit 451 by ray Bradbury - Brief Review

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury


Dude, now I totally know why I never wanted to read this book in school.  1. because it was never assigned 2. because it's heavy handed and kind of boring.

Sometimes I wish I had a 3 walled TV parlor. That would be amazing for sports games - but seriously, they should be making those instead of 3-D TVs.


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Boozehound By Jason Wilson - brief review

Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits by Jason Wilson


I liked this book - I found Jason Wilson's writing to be witty and spirited (pun intended) but i still don't feel like I understand any of the beverages that he described.  That criticism noted, I really enjoyed the first chapter about the lameness of vodka and quote from it on a regular basics in my everyday life.



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NYTimes says Melisma is dead, but I don't know...

"Melisma may have also run its cultural course. Ms. Carey, Ms. Houston and Ms. Aguilera, to name its three main champions, are most associated with the period from the late ’80s through the late ’90s: an era now largely associated with money, ostentation and American power, especially during the latter half of the ’90s. Their brawny vocal approach and lush, widescreen records reflected their times as much as the Clinton-era Wall Street boom."  I guess we are stuck with Kei$ha... but atleast we have this guy: 

The Rundown says ART!

Check out these awesome exhibits while they are still here!!

Street Style:

Japan Fashion Now

Japan's youth culture has so many subgenres, it makes our old high school equation of jock/nerd/stoner look prehistoric. Established menswear designer Yohji Yamamoto gets served up next to gothic babydolls and futuristic get-ups suitable for Comic Con.
Thru Apr 2, 2011. The Museum at FIT, 227 W. 27th St. (212-217-4558)

The Rundown

this is silly but i really like it