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Left Bank Books

Left Bank Books is perfect.

I am a huge fan. Some online reviews noted the books were a bit overpriced and I would agree for the most part, but some editions I found are truly priceless. I found this amazing book (priced at $85) but with my ban on buying books I couldn't buy it:

That is cool. And worth $85.

Carson Daly

Link.

Strand Bookstore

Strand Bookstore. One word? Meh. Need some synonyms? Blarg. Eh. Underwhelming. Overrated.

It's big. It has books. It's a bookstore. On a scale of Barnes and Noble in Tribeca to Three Lives, I give it an independent public college book store rating. Worth noting: it's one of the world's largest used bookstores. Strand's slogan is "18 Miles of Books". One of the reasons I like Three Lives is the small but choice selection of books. Strand seems to care more about quantity than quality.

Anyways...

Stonewall

I wrote a little bit about Stonewall the other day, but here is the trailer for the new Stonewall Uprising film. Lou Reed fan? Read the story about his massive hit "Walk on the Wild Side" on Wikipedia, then click through to see information about the other Warhol Superstars. Most were at least indirectly involved with the Stonewall Riots.

A great book about Stonewall: Stonewall, The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution.

Obviously, prejudices against gays still run rampant (proof here) (and...

Dating Advice from @benbetter

@benbetter gives out dating advice:

Everybody's crazy. It's just a matter of picking the crazy that works for you.

@benbetter and @FreshmanKitchen

This picture brings up an important question. Whose chest hair is better?

Googling What It Looks Like Outside

Rainy New York City.

NYC Bookstore Tour

Give me some suggestions of other places to visit! I am using exclamation marks, don't make me start writing in caps also!

The Mysterious Bookshop

The NYC bookstore tour continues! Today, I headed to The Mysterious Bookshop on Warren and W. Broadway in TriBeCa. Mysteries!!! I love them. Noticeably absent was MY LOVE JANET EVANOVICH but I guess they're going for quality in there so…sad.

AnyStephaniePlumIsBetterThanAllYouDetectivesCombinedOrWorseThanThemAllAndThatIsWhySheRocksways, what could make The Mysterious Bookshop even more mysterious? The decor. It looks like the library of a wealthy criminal. And, BONUS, they have tons of signed b...

Funny Search Inquiries

Someone repeatedly searching "Leto Porn" keeps pulling up this blog. Sorry, bucko. No Jared Leto pictures here.

SNL

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