I just found via Gothamist an article over at New York Metro giving a review of some of the rooftop bars around the city. Now that summer is upon us, rooftops, gardens and patios are the best places to go hang – at least until it gets too hot to live and then we all [...]
Last night I took my first booze cruise around lower Manhattan on a party boat called the Queen of Hearts. The party was organized by some PAC10 schools and a friend of a friend got the invite (seeing as I’m not really sure what PAC10 stands for), and for $35 we got the cruise and [...]
Imagine a culture where all connection with the outside world is limited. Children are taught at home by their parents. They are taught only the values of thier closely guarded community – the only social contact these children have is with other like-minded families. Then, before they can be corrupted by any aspect of society [...]
Ah yes, nothing like a little guilty by association, or perhaps guilty until proven innocent? In Chicago you’d better not even think about getting anywhere near a hooker because if the cops think you might possibly be involved in prostitution, they’ll arrest you and slap your photo up on their website – before you have [...]
Young Republicans. They’re mostly white, a lot of them have rich parents, and they are all big supporters of the lies that our president fed us as he led us into war. Military recuitment is way down – they are running out of poor people to fight. It’s time for these 18-25 year olds to [...]
One of the best views of Manhattan doesn’t come from the Empire State building, or from the Staten Island Ferry (picturesque as they may be). My favorite is from the Queens-side edge of Hell Gate, a tidal channel between Ward’s Island and Astoria, well above the Triborough Bridge, and just under the Hell Gate Bridge. [...]
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn. When I think of Brooklyn, I remember waiting for nearly an hour to catch trains back to Park Slope. I remember the extra twenty bucks you end up paying a cabbie just to cross the bridge, when you could get a cab to cross the water at all. I remember the extra [...]
Mr. Ciccone: Thank you for your comments on my site, Exhibit5a in response to my post about the new implementation of downloadable audio books from the New York Public Library. I appreciate the feedback, and also appreciate that you took the time to respond. I am choosing to respond to your comments here because I [...]
Jonathan Gayman is a St. Louis photographer who specializes in corporate, commercial and food photography. Exhibit5a was Jonathan's first blogging adventure but is largely dormant at this stage. For more recent postings check out Jonathan's new St. Louis food blog called Shoot To Cook