December 2008
10 posts
Jewish mags piece up
Back when we started n+1 in 2004, and I was appointed publicity chief, due to my already well-known ability to send angry emails to strangers—cf. the Gessen-Schwartz correspondence, circa 2003, during the course of which the eminent ex-Trotskyist Schwartz, working in all-caps, compared me to a “MID-LEVEL STALINIST BUREAUCRAT IN OMSK IN 1951”—actually, Schwartz should have...
d.c. restaurants
My post on D.C. restaurants continues to be my most controversial all-time post. A reader writes:
Gessen - Les halles closed up shop a couple weeks ago, it won’t be opening again. I’d recommend Old Ebbitt Grill, it’s on 15th & G, a little far from the convention center but worth the trip. The food is excellent and the prices are very reasonable, exceedingly so given that...
change of plan
OK, change of plan. There are too many cities and too many movies and I’m worried if I just list them all my Tumblr will break down. And it’s my belief that in the coming years, they will own the Internet who have established a reputation for reliability, accuracy, and *customer service*. So, from here on out, if you need movie times, email me. Let me know where you live and what you...
weather; d.c. restaurants; chelsea movie times
The weather in Buenos Aires this weekend: Sunny, highs in the mid-80s, lows in the mid-60s, a little warmer Saturday, some thuderstorms Sunday.
Tom: Restaurants near the DC Convention Center is a tough one, especially since the passing of beloved A. V. Ristorante Italiano late last year. There’s Ristorante Tosca nearby, it’s #85 on The Washingtonian’s Top 100 Restaurants, but...
early returns; minneapolis/st. paul
Some early returns on the new issue:
An indignant Seven Days staffer responds to A. S. Hamrah’s piece on Iraq war films with a post headlined: NY Lit Mag Laces into Vermont Filmmakers.
The online magazine Nextbook.org responds gamely to the Intellectual Situation piece on Jewish magazines. We’ll post the essay on the website soon, I hope; in the meantime, please enjoy the commenter...
me vs. the internet
I keep reading on the Internet about how I’ve been fighting the Internet. “Keith Gessen vs. the Internet,” it says. And when I see that I think, Oh boy. Oh wow. The whole Internet? This won’t be easy. This will take a long time.
But then I take heart. Have I proved myself adept at posting cute puppy photos? I have. Have I dug up obscure YouTube videos, such as “James Wood Getting Arrested,” and...