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The ‘Fuck It Phenomenon’

April 13, 2009 By Robert Lanham

I’m “giving the recession the finger” over at Salon:

As I was lying beneath a lustrous sun last week, with a top-shelf daiquiri in my hand, at a luxury resort that I couldn’t afford in good economic times, I thought to myself: So what if we’re on the brink of the next Great Depression? This was a good decision. […]
There’d be plenty of time for boiling raccoon bones into soup broth, I rationalized, should a full-fledged depression hit, but for now I was going to enjoy my drink and watch the azure waves crest into gold. I was on a beach in the lovely town of Tulum, Mexico. And I was relaxed. This was my “last hurrah” vacation. […]
“I call it the ‘fuck-it phenomenon,'” said Matt Wallaert, a social psychologist with the financial advice site Thrive. “Everywhere you go the media tells you that things aren’t going to get better any time soon,” he said. “But if you feel like life has dealt you a bad hand, it’s easy to say, ‘Fuck it, I deserve this.'”

Read it all here.

Bon Appetit Gives Me A Shout Out

April 3, 2009 By Robert Lanham

This month’s Bon Appetit has a story on the Williamsburg food scene. They give my blog a nice little mention:

That sense of personal and like-minded connection is one of the things that first attracted Williamsburgers like Robert Lanham, the founding editor of the comprehensive and indispensable Free Williamsburg blog. “You’d walk down the street and recognize people,” remembers Lanham, who is also, tellingly, the author of The Hipster Handbook. He admits that much has changed in the 12 years that he’s lived in the neighborhood (among other things, he can no longer afford to live as close to the center of things as he once did) but “you still feel like you’re part of a real community,” he says.

You can read it all and see their Williamsburg restaurant picks here.

Grizzly Bear has been one of my favorite indie bands ever since their debut, Horn of Plenty. Plus, they’re my neighbors. Not literally, but they all live within a mile. I did a quick interview with Ed Droste over at FREEwilliamsburg. Check it out.

Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy

February 24, 2009 By Robert Lanham

This puts everything in perspective.

Obama Dislocates Shoulder Reaching Across the Aisle

February 16, 2009 By Robert Lanham

I’ve got a new featured article over at The Huffington Post.

“With all due respect to the president, he shouldn’t have his arms and feet blocking the aisle,” said Boehner, who sustained minor injuries. “Everyone knows he’s lanky.”
“If you ask me,” Boehner continued, “this liberal concept of reaching across the aisle is dangerous. We need to keep those aisles clear. What if there was a fire and people needed a clear passage to the exits? We need to refocus our energies on tax cuts, not liberal spending and aisle-reaching.”

You can check it out here.

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