Monday, October 13, 2003
Update on the War on Terror & "Cool Hunting" tips for those who need them...
Ooops, looks like somebody wasn't watching the barn door: "Taliban Suspects Escape an Afghan Prison" by Carlotta Gall (New York Times, October 12th)
Glad to see Bush is on the case as always especially re: the CIA leak scandal:
Finally, I might be able to actually afford some of those cool ltd. edition sneakers they carry at the Alife Rivington Club as they throw a sample sale this week:
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Glad to see Bush is on the case as always especially re: the CIA leak scandal:
"The `Hunt' Stops Here"Hmm, actually I guess not.
WHEN it comes to operatives for Al Qaeda, President Bush said last November, "We're going to hunt them down one at a time, and it doesn't matter where they hide as we work with our friends and bring them to justice."
When it comes to Saddam Hussein, the White House spokesman Scott McClellan said last month, "We are continuing the pursuit, and it's a matter of time before he is found and brought to justice."
But it is apparently a different story when it comes to the White House leaker who whispered the name of a C.I.A. officer to reporters. "I don't know if we're going to find out the senior administration official," Mr. Bush said last week. "I have no idea."
Source: New York Times "Political Points" by Michael Janofsky, October 12th
Finally, I might be able to actually afford some of those cool ltd. edition sneakers they carry at the Alife Rivington Club as they throw a sample sale this week:
What: Alife Rivington ClubYou may have heard of the Hollertronix DJ crew out of Philly. Similar to Soulwax's 2 Many DJ's crew out of Belgium and Erol Alkan, resident DJ at the Trash club in London, these guys are the DJ equivalent of the mash-up culture (one of the few interesting things left to check out in modern club music.) which throws unrelated musical genres together to create something new and vital. The crew's first mix CD Never Scared sees them blending their beloved Dirty South, bounce and crunk hip hop with new wave, pop and 80's. The CD is available at Turntable Lab (scroll down to the bottom of the page to see listing) and reviewed as followed by the good folks there:
When: 10/18-10/26; Mon.-Sun. noon-7 p.m.
Where: 158 Rivington Street, between Suffolk and Clinton Streets (212-375-8128).
Why: Limited-edition sneakers from Nike, Asics, Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Ellesse, and others are 50 to 80 percent off retail. Yohji Yamamoto for Adidas, were $325, now $115; Nike Dunks, were $80, now $40; Eley Kishimoto shoes, were $160-$300, now $40-$125.
Courtesy Dailycandy.com
This is probably one of the most diverse, but comprehensible mixes you'll ever hear. This is more fun than blasting coke lines in Vegas, and it's musically sound. You'll hear the hottest baltimore jawns, the hottest new york club jawns, the hottest dancehall jawns, the hottest dirty south jawns all mixed up proper with pinches of the Stone Roses, the Clash, New Order, and Bjork just to satisfy the intellectuals. The sound is brought to you straight from North Philly's Hollertronix party which is held in a Ukrainian banquet hall, and stinks of cabbage, you know, the cheddar. Over an hour of continuously mixed music, including a make-out session portion for feelin on the booty. Guaranteed gully sound.Finally does anyone know where to cop these "NYC housing project" t-shirts I've been seeing on the streets recently? If so, please email me. Their PC-ness and exploitative level may be dubious but they look fantastic. Probably the coolest t-shirts since the "Defend Brooklyn" joints jumped off in 2001.
