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A Substack about history, food, and adventures in NYC. Sometimes I write about movies, too!
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We All Float Down Here (opens the original)
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Ok so I wrote this newsletter before we lost the inimitable Tim Curry and was planning for the title to be silly and not sad - sorry for that ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Tim Curry was a huge part of my childhood, both as Nigel Thornberry and then Long John Silver in one of my favorite muppet movies - Muppet Treasure Island. The fact that we lost him and sweet angel <a href="https://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/pressrelease-dollypartonday-09022026/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SCOOP_090326&utm_source=1&utm_source=Acti
A History of the Madison Square Gardens pt 2 (opens the original)
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Somehow August is almost over and I’ve barely had time to write because this Virgo’s calendar has been packed and color coded all month. I ended up celebrating my birthday a week early because that was quite literally the only time I had - Lorenzo arranged a surprise game of mini golf with friends! Thankfully, I’ve managed to take a week off in September to recharge; I’ll just be staycationing in the city and hopefully dealing with what my therapist calls “burnout” and I call “a hatred of capita
Have Another Little Pizza My Heart (opens the original)
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We’ve had some crazy weather lately, but the super hot days full of wildfire smoke make the beautiful days feel even sweeter. The temperate-ish weather has me out exploring more, as I’m not afraid of rats consuming my flesh after an asthma attack renders me helpless. This weekend you simply will not catch me inside.The last issue featured a deep dive into the history of the first Madison Square Garden, so I figured I’d give you a little history break and suggest some fun stuff to do instead. Thi
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