At long, long last…the power rankings have returned. It’s been over 6 years (!!) since I’ve posted on this blog at all, but somehow the domain still exists, and here I am. I have been noodling on the idea of ranking my favorite breweries throughout the East Bay. It’s now been over 4 years that… Read More The Power Rankings Return: Oakland Brewery Edition

Human beings are inherently social. We’d die without each other. But capitalism and consumerism propel us to break into factions, into groups with special interests, and it makes it much harder for people with different experiences and values to come together in any meaningful way. Because, for one, it’s scary to go outside of your… Read More Community Engagement Across Us

Welcome to the 2015 Winter Edition of Brooklyn Restaurant Power Rankings. Over the past eight months, so much has changed. Critics of the last list will be glad to see Kimchi Grill has taken a massive slide on the rankings. Who’s taken it’s place? Read on to find out who made the completely arbitrary cut. RIP (recently closed):… Read More Winter Edition: Brooklyn Restaurant Power Rankings

There’s something about Brooklyn these days that has inspired me to eat well above my means. With skyrocketing rent and rampant gentrification at every corner, neighborhoods like Prospect Heights and Crown Heights are becoming increasingly difficult to afford. So what do I do to counter these woes, when the majority of my paycheck goes towards keeping a roof over my head, paying… Read More Brooklyn Power Rankings: Restaurants

“For most people, all the pre-game guessing is as much fun, and as much a part of Oscar tradition, as the fancy dress-up event itself. Sure, the Academy Awards ceremony is about pomp and cinematic celebration, but it’s also about completing printable ballots with the hope of winning $150 or so, not to mention an… Read More How the Oscars Incite Public Debate and Personal Dilemmas

With just two weeks to go before the end of the NFL’s regular season, the MVP race is starting to get interesting again.  For the majority of this season, it looked like Peyton Manning would run away with his fifth (!!) MVP in 10 years, but his middling performance this past Thursday night in a… Read More Breaking Down the NFL MVP Race With 2 Weeks To Go

Re-posted from OnJugStreet.com: Jason Kidd, not even halfway through his first year as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, has already come up with one of the more innovative stalling techniques the NBA has seen in some time.  With the Nets trailing the Lakers by 2 points with only 8.3 seconds left in Wednesday night’s… Read More Jason Kidd and Mike Tomlin Taking Coaching Too Far

30 Minute Live Blog from 31st Street/7th Ave Starbucks: It’s Friday night, 5:50PM, and I’ve perched out a window seat in one of the many Starbucks near Madison Square Garden.  Some people have just gotten off a long week of work. Others have freshly arrived for a weekend in the Big Apple.  The city is… Read More 30 Minute Live Blog from the MSG Starbucks

Since its release last October, Kendrick Lamar’s good kid m.A.A.d city has been universally praised as not just a transcendent hip hop album — but lauded as one of the better pieces of art to come out this side of 2000. As much as I love Kendrick, as brilliant and important as his work is,… Read More Kendrick Lamar and the Re-Fetishization of the Word “Bitch”

…but they always get stuck in your teeth.  And not just stuck, but really jammed up in those back molars like some course coating of caked up flour and sugar.  And then you tongue it to try to lodge it out, and for the most part you can break off the large chunks.  But then… Read More I love Oreos, but…