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  • Take Charge!

    There’s battery chargers, and then there’s the ANSMANN ENERGY 16. Yes, I am bragging.

  • Climbing

    (130 West 42 St, Manhattan)

  • The Gift of Kenny Powers

    (HBO Store, 42 St & 6 Av, Manhattan)

  • Snow Day

    (West 124 St & Frederick Douglass Blvd, Manhattan)

  • Sin Signage

    If you’ve got something important to say, best say it in neon. (52 St & 8 Av, Manhattan)

  • Subway Bagels

    When I first saw this, I thought it was a pay phone that gave change in bagels. Sadly, it was not. (Broadway-Lafayette Station, Manhattan)

  • Sharpening Stones

    Not only do knife sharpeners still exist, they’re also mobile for your convenience. Awesome. (11 St & 5 Av, Manhattan)

  • Drinking Problem

    If Marla keeps getting into my beverages, I might have to keep photographing it.

  • Port Authority Trans Hudson

    A WTC-bound PATH train, as seen from our Penn-bound Amtrak train. (Harrison, NJ)

  • Meadowlands Monochrome

    First snowfall of the year, no photo filters needed. (NJ Transit train, NJ)

  • The Well-Dressed Bike

    In discussions about bike culture, hipsters often get the attention, but the love (and necessity) of cycling is incredibly strong in immigrant communities like Chinatown, too. I love how the wood add-ons are all about accommodating extra passenger…

  • Retail Figures

    The night before the U.S. launch of the iPhone 4S, these workers were busy prepping new store displays. (Apple Store Upper West Side, Broadway, Manhattan)

  • Royal Tenenbaums

    Wes Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Noah Baumbach, et al at the tenth anniversary screening of THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, New York Film Festival. One of my favorite movies by one of my hero directors. This is pretty awesome. (A…

  • Williamsburg

    (Berry St & North 5 St, Brooklyn)

  • Simplified Chinese?

    (East Broadway Station, Manhattan)

  • Coming Soon

    Apple Stores are so iconic and well-placed that even if you didn’t know one of them was rising behind these unmarked black walls, you’d probably guess it anyway. My office is adjacent to GCT and between Apple and the forthcoming Shake Shack, I’m b…

  • Evening Signs

    (Centre St & Hester St, Manhattan)

  • Reaction Time is a Factor

    Hard to visit Los Angeles without snapping a shot that reminds me of my favorite L.A. movie. I’ll leave the film nameless for those who like puzzle-solving. (2 Street Tunnel, Los Angeles)

  • Stage Presence

    (5-Stars Bar, Main St, Los Angeles)

  • Umami Reward

    The reward for working a 12+ hour day on a sauna/soundstage is a first-time trip to one of L.A.’s most famous burger joints. (Umami Burger, La Brea & 9 St, Los Angeles)

  • GR1

    Goh Nakamura gives the thumbs up to his favorite store. (Giant Robot, Sawtelle, Los Angeles)

  • LAX

    (Los Angeles International Airport)

  • Giant Robot

    (Bryant Park, Manhattan)

  • Film Center

    (Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Manhattan)

  • Tuxedo Cat

    Sometimes I’m self-conscious about posting so many cat photos. But let’s face it, they’re an incredibly photogenic species. So deal with it.(Bklyn Blggng HQ)

  • X-Ray

    It’s not the first time I’ve injured a wrist, but it’s certainly my first visit to a hand surgeon. It’s also my first time seeing an X-ray of myself that has more than just teeth in it. Kind of cool. Fortunately, the news is good: no bones broken….

  • Late Night Alternatives

    Everyone knows about the famous halal night food cart at 53 St & 6 Av — and truth be told, that was my original destination. But I came upon Adel’s Famous at 49 St and thought I’d give it a try because 1) it was closer to my subway station and 2)…

  • Orpheum

    (Saugerties, NY)

  • Calm Away From The Storm

    Away from NYC for the weekend, which feels strange on the very weekend the entire country is watching NYC because of Hurricane Irene. But upstate, it’s pretty quiet. (Saugerties, NY)

  • Reintroduced to the Wild (City)

    Before I adopted Marla, she was an outdoor suburban cat for several years. Though I think she’s lived happily as an indoor urban cat for the 10 years I’ve had her, I’ve been thinking lately it’d be nice to take her outdoors again, if I can do it s…

  • Exhibit A+

    So it turns out my favorite museum on the planet is probably even cooler behind the scenes than I imagined. At tonight’s Gizmodo/io9 Tech Tweetup at AMNH (Twitter: #AMNHTweetup), we were treated to a short tour and talk with the folks developing t…

  • Lebowski Fest NYC

    I’ve wanted to attend a Lebowski Fest for years but never got the chance. In a way I’m glad I waited, because tonight’s fest features a cast reunion in honor of the movie’s Blu-ray release and Jeff Bridges’ new album. The show hasn’t started yet b…

  • Enjoying The View

    (I-95 North Service Area, Connecticut)

  • My Blueberry Mornings

    As the Kool Aid Man might say, OH YEAHHHHH. (Fairway Cafe, Manhattan)

  • West 70

    (West 70 St & Broadway, Manhattan)

  • East of Denver

    (JetBlue #184, SAN-JFK)

  • Comic-Con 2011: Honorary Credentials

    Sad to have left my first Comic-Con. I had a blast even though my ground rules (wait on no lines, take no free booth swag) made mine an atypical experience. I’ll be writing it all up somewhere soon, so stay tuned.

  • Comic-Con 2011: Dream Machines

    I totally want to bring one of these back to New York with me, but I suspect this isn’t going to fit in the overhead bin and I don’t wanna pay a bag check fee. I guess my dream is collapsing. (Legendary Pictures booth, San Diego Convention Center)

  • Comic-Con 2011: Gender Studies

    Comic-Con should offer a discount to academic researchers, because there’s more dissertation material per square foot here than any place I’ve ever been. (San Diego Convention Center)

  • Comic-Con 2011: Sleeper Sell

    This is a promo for the indie film BELLFLOWER and only at Comic-Con would a menacing-looking muscle car with MEDUSA painted on its side be considered subtle marketing. The poster strapped to the grill is a nice touch and there’s also a handwritten…

  • Magic Hour

    The sun was setting spectacularly over Manhattan in the distance. But it couldn’t compete with the dancers in Sunset Park last night. (Sunset Park, Brooklyn)

  • 191 Tunnel

    (191 St Subway Station, Manhattan)

  • Fatal Errors

    The biggest surprise is that it’s a Mac. Usually when I see these public errors it’s a Windows machine. Dude, you’re letting us Apple fanboys down… (Chelsea Market, Manhattan)

  • Flatiron District

    (915 Broadway, Manhattan)

  • Goh Nakamura

    If you don’t know Goh’s music, get thee to gohnakamura.com, stat. (Flatiron District, Manhattan)

  • Triple Treat

    If you’re a 1) transit nerd, 2) bike geek, and 3) frugal, you won’t find a better souvenir of the Bay Area than a free Caltrain bike destination tag. These plastic freebies are used for grouping bikes by destination in the bike car and available f…

  • Caltrain 382

    On a southbound Caltrain “baby bullet” from San Francisco, our train hit someone south of Palo Alto. The air brakes tripped and the train stopped between stations. We were told our train wouldn’t be moving and that another train would be coming to…

  • So Civilized

    Biking and transit are perfect partners. The Bay Area is so lucky that the folks at CalTrain not only understand this but also have the resources to do something about it. (CalTrain Bike Car, San Jose, CA)

  • Pebble Beach

    I have a feeling that if I knew even the slightest thing about golf, this place would be thrilling. As it was, it was merely spectacular. (Pebble Beach, CA)

  • The Fairest Way

    Grocery shopping via bike is one of my favorite small pleasures. It’s hard to buy more than you need, and being able to burn calories on the trip allows a little extra indulgence when it comes to the actual shopping. Win-win. (Fairway Harlem, Manh…