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1.07.2011

Jerry Berndt. Photographer. American. France.

Jerry Berndthe has been a documentary photographer for over 30 years covering the Ruandan genocide, civil war in Haiti, and homeless America. His pictures have been featured in major publications including the NY Times, Newsweek, and Paris Match. Jerry's photos are represented in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art NY, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Bibliotheque National in Paris. He also taught photography at the Art Institute in Boston and at Univeristy of Massachusetts.

I Like Killing Flies. A documentary on Shopsin's Restaurant NYC.

One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It's impossible not to love Kenny Shopsin, his family (who all work at the resto), and the regulars who keep the restaurant going. Kenny is fucking hilarious (as you can tell from the vids) and has a truly brilliant outlook on life. He's your classic eccentric, big mouthed, native New Yorker. The famous 'Soup Nazi' character in Seinfeld was based on Kenny Shopsin. As a self-trained cook, it's inspiring how Kenny managed to make such a major culinary, and cultural mark on NY, one of the food meccas of the world. If you have NETFLIX-watch this flick, if not, hunt it down. Also, check out the Shopsin's menu (redonkulous) and awesome website: shopsins.com

Shirt off my back.

1.06.2011

Caribou. Swim. 2010.

Odessa.

Sun.

Kaili.

Found Out.

Bowls.

Leave House.

Hannibal.

Lalibela.

Jamelia.

I've been listening (lots) to Caribou's recent album SWIM from start to end-and enjoying/appreciating it more and more-always a sign of a GREAT record (worth blogging about) That said, I had to post the whole thing. Daniel Snaith's voice sounds like Arthur Russell meets Erlend Øye... amazing.