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Bill Cunningham New York is streaming on Netflix, go watch it. I meant to see it in the theater, but now I’m glad I didn’t, because it made me cry. I’m the kind of person who feels nostalgic longing for something I can’t ever see or experience, so this kind of documentary pushes all my sappiest buttons. Every time I feel like I’m done with New York—and this happens a lot recently—I need to remind myself that I’m not done with New York, just my New York. I was really born too late.
Ooooo…yes! Everyone watch this. I did get a chance to see it in a theater, and it was great, but you’re not missing much by just watching it all cozy like at home. I’ve actually watched it two more times on Netflix (that and The September Issue, which I think I will watch annually until, well, the day I die).
Tumblr: A “Shit Pat Kiernan Says” video exists, and he sings “O Canada.” Watch it.
I’ve decided Pat Kiernan should get an automatic reblog from now on. You’re welcome New York.
Ask a Grown Man
“I should have had more coffee.”
How could anyone not love this man? He’s a great sport and a good man for supporting Rookie.
Overheard at work, in answer to the question, “How are we spelling Dostoevsky?”
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A little personal interlude: We moved to NYC for college in 2000, and since then, one of the few constants in life has been tuning into Pat Kiernan on NY1 every morning. So it was really exciting to chat with him about his favorite spots in the city, including Katz’s Delicatessen (for their giant sandwiches) and Top of the Rock (for its expansive views). He’s hosting We Love NYC: A Pop-Culture Trivia Night, dedicated to trivia about the city, on January 25 at the Bell House.
One of my favorite Canadians.
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Good news from a study just published in Circulation:
Sex is the cause of less than 1% of all acute heart attacks, the review said. And autopsy studies suggest that only between 0.6% and 1.7% of sudden deaths are related to sexual activity.
(A word to the wise for cheaters, though: Of those who did die during the act, most were men having “extramarital sexual activity, in most cases with a younger partner in an unfamiliar setting and/or after excessive food and alcohol consumption.”)
I’m just gonna leave this here.