Monthly Archives: February 2006

Ben Leventhal handicaps the NYT review of Del Posto, due on the web at midnight tonight: "The safe money is on three stars. The betting man takes 50-1 odds on two stars and 100-1 on four." Either of which I’d … Continue reading →

No one likes it when something they do for a magazine gets spiked. Bill Robinson, a New Yorker illustrator, did a cover for the magazine to tie in with Mardi Gras, and it ultimately got bumped for a more topical … Continue reading →

The long-awaited All New felixsalmon.com will be here Real Soon Now, so I’m experimenting with shorter entries. Do not be alarmed.

It’s good to see that global financial markets can still get volatile occasionally. Last week the Icelandic krona fell 9% in two days for no real reason: the plunge was precipitated by a ratings downgrade from Fitch. Of course, people … Continue reading →

Nublu, the nightclub on Avenue C between 4th and 5th Streets (I won’t link ‘cos the website resizes one’s browser) has long marked itself with a blue light above the door. Now, a block down, between 3rd and 4th, there’s … Continue reading →

Statistics are hard, as Charles helpfully pointed out to me a couple of weeks ago. But one has the idea that techier people grasp the relevant concepts more than your standard arty journalist might. And then one reads Paul Boutin … Continue reading →

One year ago, Jason Kottke gave up his $10,000-a-month web design gig to become a full-time blogger. A good website, he assured us, was about to get much better: The goal is to use the increased level of focus and … Continue reading →

I hosted a wine contest last night. Thirteen people came, and each brought two bottles of wine. We all tasted one of the bottles, while the other bottle was put into a prize pool. (Hat tip to Gothamist for the … Continue reading →

Simon Dumenco is not a lazy columnist. But even the most avid columnist has an off week, when he simply can’t think of anything to write about. The worst solution to this problem is the "I can’t think of anything … Continue reading →