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The Metrotwin 15 – Sharon Florin

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:53:07 -0500

We’re back once again with the Metrotwin 15, and this time it’s the turn of Sharon Florin, artist, blogger and theatre buff to be put in the hotseat to answer fifteen fundamental questions of…

The Spirit of the Staircase

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:19:14 -0500

The Spirit of the Staircase:

Escalator etiquette is one of those things that bugs you intensely for about two minutes a day as you battle your way up a moving staircase full of gum chewing dead eyed tourists, but then flits…

William Kentridge: Performa

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:23 -0500

William Kentridge: Performa:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZIvwKtMzZ0

This post has some urgency to it because it is about a unique performance happening TONIGHT. Currently the non-profit organization, Performa,…

The Metrotwin 15 – EmilyJ

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:47 -0500

The Metrotwin 15 – EmilyJ:

We continue our Metrotwin 15 feature with EmilyJ – frequent flyer across the Atlantic and soon-to-be guest blogger (watch this space!)

Name: EmilyJ

Profession: A closely guarded secret (but…

Bbars to the Break of Dawn Bbars be Rocking On and On

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:39:28 -0500

Bbars to the Break of Dawn Bbars be Rocking On and On:

What’s in a name? If you’re in London, Bbar is ostritch steak, proximity to royalty and divine cocktails. New Yorkers associate Bbar with Californian fare, an amazing heated outdoor…

I’ve been Bosewatched

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:28:51 -0500

I’ve been Bosewatched

The Metrotwin 15 – Harper

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:43:18 -0500

The Metrotwin 15 – Harper:

After a rather vanity riddled start to the Metrotwin 15 – a new feature where we ask fifteen deep, probing questions of extreme significance to some of our contributors – it seemed only right…

Remember Remember

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:08:44 -0500

Remember Remember:

“Remember remember the fifth of November,

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason,

Should ever be forgot”

And for those looking for festivities here in New York…

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot…

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:26:27 -0500

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot…:

We Brits do choose to celebrate in unusual ways. I suppose it’s quite nice that 400-odd years after the event we still celebrate a failed plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament by, erm, letting…

See you at the Crossroads

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:09:02 -0500

See you at the Crossroads:

After a couple of months of disruption, the £5 million ‘Japanese style crossing’ has finally opened in Oxford Circus. Most boring blogpost ever? Bear with me…

It’s called ‘Japanese style’ because…

We’ve been nominated for a BIMA, and now we need your votes

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:57:02 -0500

We’ve been nominated for a BIMA, and now we need your votes

Day of the Dead

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:48:05 -0500

Day of the Dead:

Although this is informally what I call January 1st, the day of inevitable hangover after New Years celebrations, the actual Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican festival of the dead occurs on the 1st…

Look Into My Eyes, with Twitter Lists

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:06:21 -0500

Look Into My Eyes, with Twitter Lists

Hallowseve

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:59:08 -0400

Hallowseve:

Trick or treat Metrotwinners. Aye! The most betwixting of days is this Saturday (and we all know how long we have been waiting for Halloween to land on a Saturday). So where will you be for this…

Wish You Were Halloweeny

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:21:19 -0400

Wish You Were Halloweeny:

We’ve mentioned the Newburgh Quarter’’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ swap of London and Lower East Side boutiques before, but this is the last weekend it’s in town and they’re planning something pretty…

Looking towards more flexible web-based editorial design

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:04:21 -0400

Looking towards more flexible web-based editorial design

Neighbourhood Tales: Archway

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:16:29 -0400

Neighbourhood Tales: Archway:

I recently downloaded NotForTourists’s new London Iphone app, which was ace, except for the part where it defined an area near to me – ‘my manors’ if you will – as ‘next on the bulldozer…

New York’s Lifeline

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:47:56 -0400

New York’s Lifeline:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v700R2jkvjw

Behold! Oh, the rivers of New York! From the Hudson to the East, along downtown Manhattan to the edges of Brooklyn, from Governor’s Island to…

Happy 10th Birthday Jake!

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:16:35 -0400

Happy 10th Birthday Jake!:

You might have heard of Jake. The social network for gay professionals has over 30,000 members worldwide and has written some great recommendations and lists for our site in their time too.

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toot toot New Feature Alert: The Metrotwin 15!

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:26:00 -0400

*toot toot* New Feature Alert: The Metrotwin 15!:

As you will notice from the right-hand column of this blog and the many great recommendations on the site, we have a lot of cool people who contribute to Metrotwin, experts who know and love their…