Luvin Spoonfuls Julie Miller and Mina Stone are two Brooklynites—the former working in media production and the latter a private chef and fashion designer. Their blog, Luvin Spoonfuls, combines Stone’s palate with Miller’s eye for layout; both have a keen sense of design. While the saying goes that a dish’s appearance means nothing if it [...]
Author Archives: Tal Rosenberg
Specious Splendor: Rooftop Films featuring Mountains at Chelsea Market
March 18, 2009 – 3:23 pm
Rooftop Films is a New York City-based film series that screens the work of underground filmmakers in unusual settings, though primarily in venues referenced in the namesake. When the weather does not permit rooftop screenings, RF moves the events into locations that can best replicate the minimalist layout and expansive setting of a rooftop. Earlier [...]
Metro-sexual: Morning Factory at Le Poisson Rouge
February 23, 2009 – 5:16 pm
Economic travails and fashion week diminished the projected turnout of Metro Area’s debut of their monthly residency at Le Poisson Rouge, but that was arguably for the better. Judging from the crowd, everyone seemed to enjoy the comfortable distance. More room to boogie. Metro Area’s greatest contribution to electronic music in this decade is their [...]
The Legacy of Mickey Rourke
January 7, 2009 – 1:29 pm
The oft-cited (and vacuous) reasoning behind skipping Darren Aronofsky’s recently released The Wrestler, is that Mickey Rourke plays a role he’s portrayed a million times: the brutal but sensitive bruiser. This is misleading. It counts Sin City and Once Upon a Time in Mexico but ignores Rourke’s work from his pre-boxing days (Body Heat, Diner). [...]
