All stories published by The Awl on October 08, 2013

All Stories published by The Awl on October 08, 2013

The Awl

Oct 8, 2013

Does Your Hollywood Box Office Analysis Kowtow to China?

by Abe Sauer

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Oct 8, 2013

The Annotated “Frank Sinatra Has A Cold”

<To whom did Sinatra say this? You don’t specify./eg <No. This was published. It was probably in some magazine./eg <Okay./eg <I just didn’t feel I had to attribute./gt

The Awl

Oct 8, 2013

Our Friends Introduced Us To This Wonderful Band

by Eric Spiegelman

A few months ago, Awl Music switched over to a new kind of curation. (Yes, sorry, “curation.” You know: choosing videos.) Instead of picking videos one at a time, by hand (by mouse?) we started picking…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Oct 8, 2013

“’I fear for New York City if Mr. de Blasio gets elected,’ said Muffie Potter Aston.”

“He just wants to tax everyone to smithereens.” (Also: “I would love to support a fourth term for Mike Bloomberg. So if we can float that, you can say Muffie Potter Aston wants a fourth term for Michael Bloomberg.”)

Tom Scocca in The Awl

Oct 8, 2013

New York City, October 7, 2013

★★★ The dead air — the deadest air — was in the cross streets, in the dim, sweltering morning. The wind…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Oct 8, 2013

Old White Man Sneaky

You would be forgiven for knowing or caring nothing about the race for Brooklyn District Attorney. However, surely you…

October 07, 2013

October 09, 2013