December 2014 - stuarte

Food Travel

Napa Farms Market: When you’re obsessed with a restaurant located only in an airport terminal

How much do I enjoy the food at Napa Farms Market (NFM)?

By stuart

December 31, 2014December 31, 2014

City

Samsung’s white Chromebook 2 on sale at Amazon for $239

Amazon has one of their lightning deals going on for the white Samsung Chromebook and the $239 price tag is the lowest price I’ve seen for the white version.

By stuart

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014

Basketball

‘Melo on offense, Mellow on defense (Knicks lose in overtime)

Anyone that’s watched Carmelo Anthony over his career knows that he doesn’t really like-like defense, but this sequence against the Sacramento Kings is even substandard for ‘Mellow’s usual lazy effort.

By stuart

December 29, 2014December 29, 2014

puppy santa clause terrorizes NYC supermarket

Funny Monsters Video

If there’s one two-legged Santa dog with its tongue out Instagram video you must watch this holiday season…

I don’t have much of an “awwwwwwww” factor and I shrug my shoulders at the same dog and cat videos that make thousands smile, “like”

By stuart

December 28, 2014December 29, 2014

Twitter

2014 Zara sale begins in US, Japan, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Denmark, Ireland and Netherlands

According to Zara’s official Twitter, their US sale started at 00:00 (midnight)

By stuart

December 27, 2014September 24, 2015

City

How is this Aaron Brooks windmill, 180 degree layup not being talked about more?

There are a couple point guards in the league that I scratch my head and wonder why they don’t start with an NBA team, much less be a star for one.

By stuart

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014

Basketball

Could the Los Angeles Lakers have played any better without Kobe Bryant?

When Byron Scott decided to sit Kobe Bryant in order to rest the fatigued 36-year old star, the rest of the Lakers knew that they had to step up. Not because they didn’t want to be embarrassed

By stuart

December 25, 2014December 25, 2014

Culture

Zara we have a problem: Is Zara’s clothing quality suffering?

With Zara’s huge semi-annual sale about to commence, this is as good a time as any to address what I believe to be the diminishing quality of Zara’s clothing.

By stuart

December 24, 2014September 24, 2015

Food San Francisco

San Francisco Favorite: Taqueria Cancún’s super tacos!

Taqueria Cancún has the best tacos in San Francisco.

By stuart

December 23, 2014December 23, 2014

Basketball

Hey Kobe, maybe you’re fatigued because you lead the NBA in field goal attempts

After two straight close losses in which Kobe Bryant shot a combined 11-45, Kobe admitted that he was physically fatigued.

By stuart

December 22, 2014December 23, 2014

Funny

We should welcome any and all self-reflection that Justin Bieber can muster

Whenever Justin Bieber shares a moment of self-reflection or has a fleeting awareness of his place in the world, we should support him in his efforts. It’s not easy to fight off the strong impulses to behave like an ignorant bro.

By stuart

December 21, 2014December 21, 2014

Food

That expensive vegetable dish you had at dim sum is called dao mew (garlic pea shoots)

Garlic pea sprouts or “dao mew” is one of my family’s favorite Chinese dishes and can be found on many Chinese restaurant menus but more often on a dim sum cart.

By stuart

December 20, 2014December 21, 2014

Food

Best of East Village: Boka’s fried chicken wings and drumsticks

I’ve been to Boka now 3-4 times and everytime I’ve been to the Korean restaurant on St. Marks between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, I’ve always ordered their fried chicken wings/drumsticks.

By stuart

December 19, 2014August 17, 2015

Tech

I’m in the 1%

I’ve never considered myself a “reader” because I don’t “read” in the traditional, standard definitions to qualify. However, despite not being a page turner of books, I’ve always been a voracious reader.

By stuart

December 18, 2014December 19, 2014

City New York San Francisco

New York vs. San Francisco: The population density between the two densest cities in the United States

Despite San Francisco being the second-densest city in the United States after New York – it always feels empty when compared to New York City.

By stuart

December 17, 2014September 24, 2015

Food

Does Panda Express have MSG in their food despite their claims?

I normally avoid Panda Express, the largest Chinese fast-food joint in the United States. Actually, as far as my regular diet is concerned, I stay away from all fast food chains.

By stuart

December 16, 2014May 12, 2017

Culture Race

Millions March vs. Santa Con: 2 events that couldn’t be more different

On any other year, New York would collectively roll our eyes and the media would skewer another aimless, zero-value SantaCon as it stumbled through the city.

By stuart

December 14, 2014December 14, 2014

City New York

Is the MTA adding entrances to the L Train at Avenue A?

For selfish reasons, I think there should be a TRAIN STATION at Avenue C or D, but I welcome the news that MTA is looking to extend the 1st Avenue entrance to the L train to Avenue A.

By stuart

December 12, 2014December 12, 2014

City

A table of the fastest, slowest, most-reliable and least-reliable buses in New York City

The Straphangers Campaign just released a survey of the city’s buses to determine the fastest, slowest, most-reliable and least-reliable buses in New York City.

By stuart

December 11, 2014December 11, 2014

Basketball Race

Lakers wear “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts: Why it’s important we see Jeremy Lin wearing the shirt

As everyone knows by now, Eric Garner, a 43-year old African-American male, died after New York police put him in an illegal chokehold.

By stuart

December 10, 2014December 11, 2014

Race Society

Grace Lee Boggs has given so much of herself. Now she needs our help.

Grace Lee Boggs has given all her life and now needs our help.

By stuart

December 9, 2014December 10, 2014

Basketball Society

NBA stars wear “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts during pregame warmups to build awareness for Eric Garner

It’s great to see that NBA superstars Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Deron Williams, and Kyrie Irving wearing “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts over this last week.

By stuart

December 8, 2014December 8, 2014