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Yikes! Imagine the pain of failure...
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Paulo Victor Aguilera, the Latin American champion of BMX bicycle motocross, performs a stunt in Santa Cruz, some 900 km (559 miles) east of La Paz, Bolivia, on August 28, 2007.
The New York Times had an articles about finding cheap textbooks online. They mentioned a site that I'd never heard of, but it might be worth checking out:
"Bookfinder.com, an umbrella search site that sifts through the inventories of hundreds of thousands booksellers worldwide, started a simple, easy-to-use textbook search tool. The way it works: enter a title, I.S.B.N. or author’s name in Bookfinder’s textbooks search box to navigate a huge database of 125 million new and used books. You can compare prices, shipping costs and the availability of less expensive editions published overseas."
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Ray in his own designs
Iteetoo, designed by Ray, is a line of t-shirts and hoodies known for its playful mix of traditional cultural icons with pop culture humor. My favorite is Ganesh on a skateboard giving a high five. I'm reminded of the "Jesus is my Homeboy" trend, but I find these tees more interesting.
Ray's designs can be found on Iteetoo's website; each design can be printed as a tee or a hoodie. During the summer, Ray can be found on the weekends near Union Sq on the corner of Broadway and 13th St; otherwise his designs can be purchased via Paypal on his site. Contact him for further info (contact info on site).
Living in NYC requires serious antioxidant protection. Fortunately,
I just discovered a tea bar near Union Square that offers healthy tea
that actually tastes good. I'm not a big fan of the green tea taste,
but I still force down my daily cup. As I was walking by Tavalon, there were free chilled tea samples being handed out. Of course, I grabbed one and
discovered the perfect tea for me: White Tea with Peppermint sweetened with Korean Plums.I
love it for its slightly tart taste with just a hint of sweetness.
Best of all, white tea actually tastes good so I can finally enjoy tea
rather than treating it like medicine! In fact, white tea offers
greater health benefits than green tea as noted by NBC news: "...studies have indicated that white tea offers even more cancer-fighting antioxidant agents than green tea."
The fun of Tavalon is that there are so many cool (and healthy) things on the menu that I can't wait to try (even if they just sound cool) such as: Detox, Green Tea Latte, Herbal Fruit Freeze, Pom Black, MoTEAjo, Honey Nut Latte, Brazilian Hot Chocolate, Acai Smoothie, Antioxidant Shot, and even Tea Cookies. There is also a great variety of packaged tea so that one can experiment with his or her creative tea mastery at home. I also love the chill vibe of the place; it has that small neighborhood bar feel to it where you just want to hang out, sip tea and chat. Chris and PJ are such fun to talk to...I'll be back for sure.
Photo: Chris (left) + PJ (right)
Tavalon is located at 22 East 14th St (b/w University & 5th Ave). Tel 212.807.7027
Tea Bar Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 8:30am - 10:30pm
Fridays: 8:30am - 11:00pm
Saturdays: 10am - 11:30pm
Sundays: 10:30am - 9:30pm
Visit their website at www.tavalon.com
I know this post is a bit late, but I just saw this in my email inbox...so if anyone is in Soho this week, make sure to check out by boe. I pass them all the time and there's always great stuff in the windows. Here's the info that they sent:
by boe's first ever sample sale!
in
order to make room for all of our new fall merchandise, by boe will be
selling previous seasons' merchandise at deeply discounted prices.
prices
start at $10 for one-of-a-kind pieces featuring vintage beads.
.
saturday, august 18 - thursday, august 23
172 prince street
(between sullivan and thompson)
open 11-7 everyday
tell your friends--we hope to see you there!
http://www.byboe.com 212.226.5200
Umm, will this be the new spin-the-bottle? I'm not a gamer, but I thought the action was far too slow. However, I can see Intimate Control infecting the non-gamer masses since groping your half-naked partner is always fun. But please, have some imagination if you're going to promote yourselves sans vestements via Youtube. I guess gamers are easy to please.
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photo: Ellen von Unwerth, Nudes at the Royalton, 1992
Reading my NYT UrbanEye email this morning made my day by introducing me to Le Labo. I've never been to the shop, but I'm in love with its retro inspired site. The coolest feature is the email subscription message at the end. I don't want to spoil the surprise, but you have to check it out! I'm so excited that I want to join with all of my emails, hehe. Yes, I'm a web design geek.
As for the boutique itself, I'll have to let the Times speak for now:
"Mike Albo had a simple mission: he wanted to smell good. So off he went to the fragrance boutique Le Labo. Here’s what he found: the NoLIta shop “wants to help us escape our outdated olfactory routines while becoming a globally aware alternative to the oppressive essential oils worn by naturopaths and the overwhelming body mists of chic department stores.” Nothing to sniff at there. “Le Labo is one of a wave of idealistic merchants, ‘antipreneuers’ who want to create products that aren’t obnoxious, cut out unnecessary advertising and exist within their means,” he writes. Also, they have pretty scents, like Rose 31 for men. Mix up your own batch of idealism and aroma, starting at $50."
"The New Sophisticated-Smelling Me," by Mike Albo
