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We've always been rather drawn to the work of French artist Sophie Calle, mainly because it's just plain weird. Over the course of her career Calle has: called up called up every person in a stranger's address book and then reported their observations of him to a newspaper, posed as a hotel chambermaid to document the belongings of the hotel guests, and followed a random stranger around Venice to record his every move. The voyeurism of these works is creepy and disturbing in its extreme invasiveness, yet despite the specificity of her subjects the results are often moving explorations of the pathos and vulnerability of general human existence. more ›

Thinking about wacky options for pet dining, Gothamist remembers a chapter of the Jeffrey Steingarten book, It Must Have Been Something I Ate, where Steingarten tries to prepare the best bone ever for his dog. And then thinking about food, check out Gothamist Food. more ›

The Yankees departed for Japan yesterday, and it seems like they might be the most pampered players in the game. As if getting instructed on every detail for the flight wasn't enough, the players will also get rubdowns from three massage therapists. Players will also have many things with them for entertainment, from dominos, to gospel music, to books. While there, players will get a $25,000-$30,000 stipend. Jim Caple's got it right when he says, "it's just a little jetlag!" Perhaps they should contact Bobby Valentine who seems to be having fun in Japan. more ›

Apparently the Japanese USB-powered noodle strainer is not a noodle strainer after all! According to Gizmodo, it's either a cooler or a moisturizer for noodles before being dipped into the sauce. We at Gothamist think it's both (you want your soba noodles to be both cold and moist) and will have to stop in Tokyo during our next trip to the Far East to bring Gizmodo some sort of USB-powered lint remover or stapler.
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. The more recent one, "(Boy) I Need You" has so many elements: more ›

Check out Lucy Liu's connection to my family. more ›

I find it interesting that Chinese food menus from the 1920s look exactly like Chinese food menus from 2002. Far East Cafe Menu, 1920s, Los Angeles [via Dollarshort] more ›