Category Archives: Brighton Beach
Must See: Don’t-Stop-Non-Stop Gogol Bordello
Filed under 3rd World Imagineering, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Daily Oddities, Immigration, nyc, Russia
Life’s a Beach!
Even though it’s anything-but-beach weather in the Sunset, I’ve decided we’re taking a slight detour through some beach related news today, so hang onto your Lotto visers boys and girls, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. It’s been a … Continue reading
Filed under Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Daily Oddities, Los Angeles, nyc
Sergei Dovlatov, and why you should care
It’s been a little while since I felt the compulsive need to write/talk/read about Sergei Dovlatov, the unsung Soviet storyteller whose raw wit and uncomfortable humor trancends national borders, economic philosophies, and continents, even if it never trancended Russian. He … Continue reading
Filed under 3rd World Imagineering, Brighton Beach, it's a small world, nyc, Russia
Daily Oddities: Monday World Edition
There’s a lot to talk about in the World today, so lets jump right into it. You know about Tehran and you know about Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech, so we’re skipping that and getting straight down into the stuff you didn’t … Continue reading
Daily Oddities, June 9th/10th
We’re starting this round of Daily Oddities with something everybody wants–a job! Today’s odd job listings include counting bees in New York City and catelouging controlled substances for the NYPD. Awesome much? Now that you’re gainfully employed, lets take a … Continue reading
the things i like to write about (are weird)
From time to time, when I am writing, I have this thought—which I occasionally post on FB: “sometimes i sit down and i write some shit and i think, holy mother of G-d i am a sick, terrible person. at … Continue reading
Yes We Can (embrace Russian kawaii racism)
You may have seen this weird, yet weirdly cute image on Gawker and wondered, Hey Russia, WTF. If you are sitting in your cubicle wondering, are Russians racist against black people, you can stop holding your breath. The answer is … Continue reading
Filed under 3rd World Imagineering, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Russia
The Reimagineers, Chapter 11: Sept. 7th, The Coney Island Apocalypse
I’m already several chapters past this, but it felt like a good time to share. Cuz I FELT LIKE IT, motherfuckers CHAPTER 11: SEPT. 7TH, 2008—THE CONEY ISLAND APOCALYPSE: Look up. There in the sky, ten thousand feet straight up … Continue reading
The 3WI NYC Recession Survival Diet
Looking for a way to save money in one of the world’s most expensive cities can be a challenge. Even if you buy all your shoes at V.I.M. in Coney Island ($10 Nikes are totally worth the schlep) and your … Continue reading
Filed under 3rd World Imagineering, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Economy
the irony of brighton beach
We are in a wild land—there is no Valley Produce here. At least in Los Angeles’ ethnic supermarket, there are fucking aisles. I’ve talked a lot about the various oddities of Brighton Beach et all, from the snowglobe Moscow Disney … Continue reading
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