Gridskipper Comments Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:11:09 EST 5:220851:c727617 gridskipper http://www.gridskipper.com Dear Bohan, we're not anti-pole-dancing. Gridskipper will always be at your disposal for juice bars in exotic locales (and exotic bars in juicy locales). I, personally, am on your side in terms of paying the bills however, just because a woman earns her living showing her titties, doesn't mean showing tit is exactly empowering.

gridskipper

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:11:09 EST Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:11:09 EST <![CDATA[Pillow Fight Toronto: Degrading, You Decide 2007]]> 5:220851:c727436 BoHan Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Since when did Gridskipper go anti-pole-dancing? Some of us need to know where to buy fresh juice in strange cities. That being said, stripping, for better or worse, pays the bills for a lot of women. I doubt the same could be said for pillow fighting, so yeah, pillow fighting is more degrading (also, you'd have to be majorly turbo to enter any pillow fight, segregated or not).

BoHan

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:33:09 EST Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:33:09 EST <![CDATA[Pillow Fight Toronto: Degrading, You Decide 2007]]> 5:220944:c727368 gridskipper http://www.gridskipper.com Hey zeebah,
Fortunato doesn't make great cappucino. They don't pull the shots fresh each time they make them, the milk is way too hot and not properly steamed. I guess it is snobby to be such a dork about coffee but that doesn't change the fact that Gimme Coffee's coffee is better.

gridskipper

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:12:53 EST Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:12:53 EST <![CDATA[Fortunato Brothers: Authentically Crappy]]> 5:220944:c726485 zeebah I disagree with you. Fortunato Brothers makes great cappucino... I can't say I've had a bad one in the eight years I've lived in the neighborhood. You should try the pignoli before you make your final judgment on their cookies.

Go ahead, stay at Gimme's. The snotty attitude there matches your own.

zeebah

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:29:31 EST Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:29:31 EST <![CDATA[Fortunato Brothers: Authentically Crappy]]> 5:220562:c719732 moniker42 Please, I'm paranoid enough.


Get the fuck out of my head.

Pass the tinfoil hats, please.

moniker42

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:30:22 EST Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:30:22 EST <![CDATA[Gridskipper Gift Guide: For the Jilted Lover]]> 5:219551:c719341 gridskipper http://www.gridskipper.com aren't little people made of prunes called senior citizens?

gridskipper

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:38:08 EST Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:38:08 EST <![CDATA[Gridskipper's Chri$tma$ Market Watch]]> 5:220455:c718864 Courts http://www.fivestaralliance.com Day-trip to Langley? Is that figurative for visiting the CIA museum on the web?

Courts

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:37:23 EST Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:37:23 EST <![CDATA[Ex-Spy Visits Spy Museums]]> 5:219551:c717201 natgeotravelina http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler Here's a roundup of some of the best Christmas markets in Europe, where you can buy goofy little people made of prunes: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/extras/blog/blo...

natgeotravelina

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:28:50 EST Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:28:50 EST <![CDATA[Gridskipper's Chri$tma$ Market Watch]]> 5:220264:c716946 Fesser http://thegurglingcod.typepad.com Bother. Screwed up the link. In any case, if you enjoy pictures of Divine being used to illustrate posts about the trans fats ban, here is a url for you: http://tinyurl.com/y4hose
In retrospect, not so much surprising that there are two similar posts, but that more outlets did not use images of Divine to illustrate this story.

Fesser

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:42:54 EST Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:42:54 EST <![CDATA[You Can Ban Trans Fat, But You Can't Ban Fat Trannies]]> 5:220264:c716915 Fesser http://thegurglingcod.typepad.com
a href="http://thegurglingcod.typepad.com/thegurglingcod/2006/12/apologies_to_em.html
">Great minds think alike, I guess.

Fesser

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:37:36 EST Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:37:36 EST <![CDATA[You Can Ban Trans Fat, But You Can't Ban Fat Trannies]]> 5:219878:c714154 Exvelveteen The Cotton Club was at 142nd and Lenox. The 1978 Cotton Club is at 666 W.125th St. I don't think that qualifies as a former speakeasy. It's just using the famous name. Also, the original Cotton Club was one of the most segregated nightclubs in Harlem with black bands playing for white audiences.

Exvelveteen

]]> Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:42:39 EST Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:42:39 EST <![CDATA[Blogorrhea: New York's Speakeasies]]> 5:220095:c713105 jon http://www.bostonist.com To be clear -
South Boston = Southie
South End ≠ South Boston

If you want to talk about if South End = Roxbury, well, that's a whole other story I could tell you.

jon

]]> Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:27:40 EST Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:27:40 EST <![CDATA[NYT's 5,616 Hours In...]]> 5:219910:c711851 The Whoah... weird. That's the first name I thought of when I saw the photo (before reading the name 'Pete Doherty'). I guess they do have more than a passing resemblance.

The

]]> Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:21:43 EST Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:21:43 EST <![CDATA[Guess Which Set of Puppy Dog Eyes Left A London Hotel Room Covered in Blood?]]> 5:219910:c710326 metroville http://youtube.com/profile?user=metroville Dammit, I guess I am a complete idiot. I had my money on Kevin Spacey.

metroville

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:06:07 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:06:07 EST <![CDATA[Guess Which Set of Puppy Dog Eyes Left A London Hotel Room Covered in Blood?]]> 5:219638:c709189 Zach Everson http://www.zacheverson.com I've eaten there a few times. It's so greasy that my stomach was overwhelmed and forgot how sick that sandwich should have made me.

Zach Everson

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:11:28 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:11:28 EST <![CDATA[Primanti Bros: The Definition Of A Pittsburgh Sandwich]]> 5:219347:c707149 windycityguy "Chicago's mom must have loved to bone. The Windy City has 25 sibling cities, tragically, all sisters."

Meh, typical Catholic family - whatcha gonna do?

windycityguy

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:44:33 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:44:33 EST <![CDATA[Chicago Recreates Moroccan Souk, Beggars Not Included]]> 5:216670:c707083 thegurneyq Review - The White Bar

The chic and basic concept works well in the bar, the purple lighting upstairs passes through windows in the floor and reflects off the glasses and cutlery of the diners below. The waiters look stylish yet comfortable with their red shoes, and apart from the photograph of a girl's crotch, the art compliments the dining room.
I have no complaints with the house Cava and Red Wine, but unfortunately the food they prepared for a party of thirty was terrible. The flavourless goats cheese was served on a bed of cheap tomatoes, fresh yes, but some were still green. The steak was overcooked and served with half a roast potato, no sign of sauce or flavour. The desert tasted like it had been taken out of a freezer in "Bon Preu" and the other main option, salmon, was served with grapes -odd in a bad way. Overall, the ingredients tasted cheap and at 25 euros for the menu I was sorely disapointed.

thegurneyq

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:35:42 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:35:42 EST <![CDATA[Chic&Basic Hotels in Barcelona]]> 5:218548:c706951 Zach Everson http://www.zacheverson.com People have been living in Scotland since 8500 BC, but they don't ban bottomless lap dances until three weeks before I'm scheduled to visit. Figures.

Zach Everson

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:14:27 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:14:27 EST <![CDATA[Wee Bonny Lassies' Fannies: Developing!]]> 5:219491:c706594 Omri http://www.mererhetoric.com teebol wins. Comment competition for this post over. Well played.

Omri

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:15:57 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:15:57 EST <![CDATA[Google Cafeteria Makes Conde Nast Look Like Denny's]]> 5:219491:c706191 teebol Eating food without wine is gauche.

teebol

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:51:06 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:51:06 EST <![CDATA[Google Cafeteria Makes Conde Nast Look Like Denny's]]> 5:219281:c704633 Allison They also have 1 pound pint nights on Tuesdays. Other than that, try to avoid at all costs.

Allison

]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:27:34 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:27:34 EST <![CDATA[The Sports Cafe: English Hooligans, International Flavor]]> 5:219397:c704623 Allison How could you not include Johnny D's Uptown--it's a jazz place in Davis Square, Somerville. Priceless.

Allison

]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:25:16 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:25:16 EST <![CDATA[The Mighty Mighty Bostons: Best Rock Venues in Beantown]]> 5:219491:c704401 wantnana http://www.wantnana.com First off, this website was awesome when I was in Tokyo the last two weeks. Second, glad you're enjoying the food. I'm at my desk right now eating some Korean-style short ribs, brown rice, slow roasted pork and some good ol' mashed potatoes. I can already feel the heartburn coming on...

wantnana

]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:58:15 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:58:15 EST <![CDATA[Google Cafeteria Makes Conde Nast Look Like Denny's]]> 5:219491:c704082 Clarence Rosario http://shufflelog.blogspot.com/ They've been overdoing this story in the Bay Area at Google HQ for over a year now. Suppose it's time to overdo it here. It's not going to hide the fact that GOOG still sucks. The Titanic served some pretty sweet eats too.

Clarence Rosario

]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:19:28 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:19:28 EST <![CDATA[Google Cafeteria Makes Conde Nast Look Like Denny's]]> 5:219394:c703193 jon http://www.bostonist.com Wicked Pissa! Make sure you snag a 2007 Somerville Madonna's calendar!

Madonna-ware

jon

]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:25:32 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:25:32 EST <![CDATA[Don't Look Back in Manger]]>