#East City Books

[luminouslumity]

[galina]

Another truly excellent bookshop I could have spent all day in, a true home for lovers of cooking, kitchens, food — Kitchen Arts & Letters, NYC

[bleaksqueak]

While i work I've been listening to an LP of the Telltale Walking Dead Games (the ones with clementine, I do not care about the others lmao). Ages ago when I played these I was well aware/amused that part of season 2 takes place in Parker's Crossroads/Parker's Run because I grew up right next to it and the detail stood out to me. But I never caught the line of "We'll head to parker's run. It's just up the road from here" until just right now. So I had a sort of "wait, where the fuck are they supposed to be right now?" (search)

ARE YOU SHITTING ME LMAO So by process of elimination, since it's the only city with anything even remotely resembling a large home supply store, that would mean they're in my literal hometown. My tiny hometown in the middle of nowhere that's never in anything that barely anyone knows of. How in the fuck lmao

[yestoheaven-blog]

new york pics 🗽🕰️🍂

nov/dec 23

[lgbtqreads]

Shopper's Delight: Independent Bookstore Day (Tomorrow!)

In honor of Independent Bookstore Day tomorrow (April 29th), here are some of our favorite indies along with some handy links to special, signed (including bookplated), and/or personalized editions that can ship right to you! (Stores are listed alphabetically by state.) Please note that some of these are preorders, and some are already published titles.  Note: Make sure you request the copy be…

[shegottosayit]

The Strand independent bookstore in NYC E 12th St. between Broadway and 4th Ave. Founded in 1927 - family owned

[outeremissary]

Balthazar has a small soft spot for the peasant food he grew up with

10/10, it's more than a soft spot! He really loves the cuisine of Absalom and it has sadly little in common with that of northern Avistan, with far more citrus and spice. It's sour, spicy, and a bit sweet; the flavor palette is really not at all comparable to the more savory dishes common in Brevoy and the River Kingdoms. Even the most basic grains, beans, and peas are different, making the simplest dishes slightly alien. He misses the tender meat skewers sold on the street and the meze dishes so universal in taverns and the flaky phyllo used for pies instead of heavy, unpleasant butter and shortening crusts. All of these things are so simple and so small, yet they're impossible to find. If he was a better cook it might be possible to recreate some of those nostalgic dishes, but he's not (and he has far too much pride to ask Jubilost).

As a side note, he dislikes fava beans because he spent far too much time doing an absolutely awful job cooking them as a kid. He's eaten plenty of competent fava dishes, but his instinct is to avoid them anyway.

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[hakawatiyya]

« Beirut is the Elizabeth Taylor of cities: insane, beautiful, falling apart, aging, and forever drama laden. She'll also marry any infatuated sailor who promises to make her life more comfortable, no matter how inappropriate he is. »

Rabih Alameddine, An Unnecessary Woman

[anthonyspage]

🌌🏜🕌👼🗡

[evadingreallife]

I say yes but what i mean is that i need a moment to think about where the sun is and then i'll know where north is

My friend just. Didn't know where north was???

[montavillanews]

NE Glisan's Winter Wassail Dec 14

On December 14th, Montavilla businesses along NE Glisan Street are again hosting a special holiday event full of activities, discounts, and unique offerings. The Saturday Winter Wassail event spans the day during each location’s operating hours, with a street-wide celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. People should check the shops’ social media or the event page for specific extended hours and…

[zengardenphotos]

Meet the photographer

Portland, ME

[iamjosiahmovie]

Filming Update

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[tenth-sentence]

Because the nineteenth-century East was (by preindustrial standards) a world of advanced agriculture, great cities, widespread literacy, and powerful armies, plenty of its residents found ways to adapt Western methods to a new setting.

"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris

[yestoheaven-blog]

taylor tour of new york 🤍