#nyc local

[mentalanguish]

Does anyone from the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) recall Uncle Majic the Hip Hop Magician? This commercial was heavily aired all throughout the 2000's, particularly during late night television hours.

[venusplanetofloveee]

[skullingwaydraws]

Wegovy

[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1263 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new micro-messaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally. (2024 & 2025)

[slutpoppers]

Terriermon vs Wendigomon - Digimon Adventure 02 - Hurricane Touchdown, The Golden Digimentals!! (2000)

[corvidclub]

the parallel between Lestat marking all the tenor's flat notes and Armand writing all his aggressive director notes for Claudia on the 500th performance... the performing community of Paris better thank their lucky stars everyday that lesmand didn't become a real couple because there would be no survivors

[localcuttlefish]

Post-canon Lord Macduff, anyone?

Walk with me, let me mindspike you. Parallel between Lady Macbeth frantically trying to wash the blood off her hands, and post-canon Lord Macduff desperately trying to scrub the blood off the sheets and floor until his own hands start to bleed.

Anyways. The murder scene in the mirror in the Macduffs’ residence in Sleep No More, am I right?

For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

[incorrect-green-lantern-quotes]

I went down an Arrowverse wiki rabbit hole (don't ask) and somehow ended up at Coast City Pizza. I'm pretty sure it's exclusively a CW show invention that's just supposed to be a comic book reference, but just how good is this pizza that Barry will run halfway across the country and back for it??

Like, I know his super speed probably makes that trip as trivial as driving a few blocks would be for non-speedsters, but still! Barry could get pizza from New York or Chicago or Detroit yet somehow Coast City's pies beats out all the famous regional ones.

This little tidbit is especially funny to me, since I was born and raised in LA. Despite the existence of California Pizza Kitchen, neither my home state nor any of its cities are particularly known for its pizza. So what the hell is Coast City doing? Their pizza has gotta have like, the most cartoonish cheese-pull in the whole country

ok but actually tho, what would Coast City pizza be like? I doubt they're just slapping avocado slices and shrimp on it and calling it a day. Nah, my guess is that this fictional style of pizza is unique to Hal Jordan's hometown for a reason, whether that be ingredients or composition.

Now, sources vary about Coast City's exact location, but all of them agree that it's somewhere on the California coast. This could mean the residents like fresh seafood on their pizzas, but given the divisiveness of anchovy as a topping, I kinda doubt that. Rather, I think the warm Mediterranean climate of California's coast would make thinner crust pizza the preferred choice over something heartier like deep dish.

This, combined with probable proximity to San Francisco, conjures the image of sourdough stretched and spun into an especially flavorful tavern-style crust that's baked in a wood-fired oven. But what goes on top?

California is one of the big agricultural producers in the US, particularly for fruit. So it's probably not hard to source really fresh local produce like olives for toppings. If you're vegetarian or vegan, I imagine Coast City pizzerias have plenty of options.

For the meat lovers, there's the standard pepperoni or sausage ofc, but I think what would really make Coast City unique would be taking advantage of a California classic in Santa Maria-style BBQ.

So if you were to ask Hal Jordan what the best pizza in the world is, he'd tell you it's a tavern-style sourdough crust that's shatteringly crisp, topped with tangy tomato sauce, oozing Oaxaca cheese, salty olives, and thin slices of smoky tri-tip beef...

Damn now I'm hungry for a completely fictional pizza

[whilereadingandwalking]

Glad I don’t live near McNally Jackson because my wallet couldn’t handle the 2nd floor, where all the books are organized by region of the world. Walked away with two!

[sam-montembeault]

i didn't have "allusions to racial politics in marching band in the final episode of severance" on my bingo card but hey! here we are

[fiftiesbbydolldress]

teenage girlhood in nyc

[dostoyevsky-official]

one of the most despondent results is the local loss of democrat iwen chu in ny state senate seat 17 to republican stephen chan. chu lost primarily because of concerns about a crime wave that empirically does not exist, and opposition to a homeless shelter over fears it would increase crime (they don't; a homeless shelter would in fact decrease crime and aggressive interactions)

[bonesandpoemsandflowers]

you know, I appreciate that when I posted about my misplaced coyote tooth, talisman of espanta policia, etc, not a single person who interacted with the post questioned why I, an innocent blogger and purveyor of niche pretentious pornography, was so invested in the branch of folkloric Latino American witchcraft concerned with evading the authorities. Had any of you asked I would have been like "who the fuck are you, a fed?" but nonetheless. on a website full of nerds you all passed the vibe check. no bootlickers were present. good work all around.

[so-much-for-subtlety]

tomorrow officially starts my 15th year in the “United” States. I’m gonna make a cake. Not to celebrate- I was just gonna make one anyway🥕

[adainesfroggieboggy]

in my “my dreams are real and tangible. i can make them realer.” era. working hard because i want to, working towards a goal i can see and feel and hold in my hands. all my stumbles and all my setbacks? roadblocks. i can find another route. i can get there. i will be ok.