From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Literary Death Match

"Judging you is like egging a convent," observed New Yorker editor Ben Greenman of one contestant, shortly before the flinging commenced at last night's Literary Death Match at The Kitchen.

Literary Death Match

[Written for the editors of New York Magazine’s Vulture (nymag.com/vulture)

Last Night’s Gig: Gloves-Optional Literary Death Match Crowns New Champ

http://www.jeffmacintyre.com/archives/2007/10/literary_death_match_unpublished.htm

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Iconoclasts at heart, the best scientists are faced with an occupational hazard: having left their mark on one small patch of ground, they are tempted to stir up trouble elsewhere.

Iconoclasts at heart, the best scientists are faced with an occupational hazard: having left their mark on one small patch of ground, they are tempted …

Brooklyn Social (4/5)

Delightfully stiff, fresh and professionally served cocktails that come with aplomb and at otherworldly reasonable prices. I’ll be back to see how the barkeep manages …

THE fall concert season has begun at music halls around the world, and audiences are again sitting in rapt attention with their hands folded quietly in their laps. Does anyone besides me find this odd?

THE fall concert season has begun at music halls around the world, and audiences are again sitting in rapt attention with their hands folded quietly …

Saudi King Tries to Grow Modern Ideas in Desert – New York Times

Saudi King Tries to Grow Modern Ideas in Desert – New York Times…

Chestnut (4/5)

We have a lovely meal here, but I don’t think it rose to the level of experience most of the reviewers here are remarking upon, …

The Grocery (5/5)

Without a doubt, my finest meal in Brooklyn, heads above Chestnut and Flatbush Farm, and maybe even my best in Manhattan. My fiancee and I …

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