even more quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a new rolling new york times thread

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/realestate/priced-out-of-brooklyn-try-manhattan.html?WT.mc_id=D-NYT-MKTG-MOD-39892-05-09-PH&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c=

Priced Out of Brooklyn? Try Manhattan

looooooooooool

Five years ago, Eric Kabakoff and Christina Lewandowski bought a one-bedroom in a new condominium in Gowanus, Brooklyn, with the idea of moving to a two-bedroom in the same building after a while. But two years ago, when they were outbid on two apartments there, the couple realized their $750,000 budget was not going to be enough.

that article made me annoying to be around on Sunday morning.

lol <3

you can't get a 2BR apartment in Gowanus for 750K? holy guacamole

maybe the faucets SHIT GOLD

you'll be lucky if they don't shit rust tbh

actual shit maybe still a possibility. i would def check that on the tour. i mean, $750,000 is a lot of money.

if you're spending 800K for a Gowanus 2BR in a new apartment complex the faucets should dispense delicious strawberry milkshakes at the very least

Reaching higher by several stories than its neighbors, 548 4th has made
a wonderful bedfellow of that glorious, brilliant ball in the sky. A calm
dawn will accentuate breathtaking panoramas of the Brooklyn and
Manhattan skylines reflected of the surface of the East River and
Brooklyn Harbor. One struggles to adequately describe the sunsets with
just words in a gorgeous living environment where polarized shades are
a must. Roomy layouts and over­sized windows allow views of all this
outdoor splendor, from just over the rim of your coffee cup. Closets
abound to hide all your pers

https://ipg.nyc/property/print_details/160135

http://brooklyn.backpage.com/ApartmentsForRent/2br-affordable-carroll-gardensgowanus/57247619

Must prove 90k/yr with tax docs. Roommates must have one guarantor who makes 180k/yr or more.

But what is the rent?

❤️‍AFFORDABLE❤️‍

everything's affordable if you're rich enough

"that glorious, brilliant ball in the sky" = i am sympathetic to people needing to write copy to fill but come on here

$800k for an apartment with a dedicated strawberry milkshake line already installed seems like a good deal. Sure, you'll save money if you buy a house without a milkshake line and install it yourself but not everybody has time for that.

I just watched a Property Brothers where they were renovating an old home to redo the kitchen to get rid of the outdated granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances and install marble counters and a solid gold stove, and they added a milkshake line while they were at it, but discovered that the wiring for the robot butler had to be completely redone. They had to sacrifice upgrading the servants quarters from a hole in the floor to a flush toilet to make room in the budget. It was a nightmare.

that glorious, brilliant ball in the sky

the fuck is this bonefish grill ad nonsense

for 750k, you get your glorious brilliant balls in the sky

delicious strawberry milkshakes reconstituted from GowCanal 'water'

I knew a girl who actually had a milk faucet in her kitchen. She was from Wisconsin obviously.

“There’s kind of a limitless amount of things I want to do, and when the path seems to open, that’s when I try to do a thing,” Mr. Murphy said, sipping a flat white at Sweatshop

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/dining/for-james-murphy-of-lcd-soundsystem-a-brooklyn-wine-bar-is-a-switch-in-tempo.html?_r=1

daft plonk is playing at my bar

"his meaty frame and stubbled mug"

The Stubbled Mug would have been the perfect name for his place.

oh man middle-aged content producers opening restaurants/bars is such a bugbear of mine

The cleft in James Murphy's upper lip seems misplaced. Too far to the right. Or maybe it's the whole lower part of his face.

Also, ... a cafe and design studio..." called Sweatshop. What's next, a B&B called Slave Quarters?

James Murphy's face is a face you could slap forever and still not have slapped enough.

lol

He bounces back and forth between unbearable and People Who've Figured Out How To Live.

hes not that old so the mileage must be atrocious

for a while he said he was so accustomed to eating “like a 14th-century noble” that he acquired gout — “far and away the most painful thing I’ve ever had.”

lcd undergout

goutsystem i mean

he's 45!

YOUNG VERY YOUNG

http://i.imgur.com/IDj8maB.png

New York Times Specifics on Plans To Fight ISWYDT

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/fashion/young-women-say-no-to-thongs.html

quality reporting there

i will never forget where i was the moment i learned that thongs had fallen out of fashion

RIP whale tails

Besides sales, the “feminist underwear” has inspired countless Instagram “belfies” (that’s a selfie for the behind) from Me and You customers eager to show off their feminist convictions as well as their pert posteriors.

I just had a stroke.

“Most lingerie is designed to appeal to a man,” Ms. Baylis said. “For us, that’s not even a consideration. This is underwear you wear totally for you. Maybe no one will see it, or maybe you’ll put it up on Instagram to share with everyone you know.”

. . .

“I think there’s a widespread misconception that men are into pearl thong, lace contraptions,” said Ms. Javitch of Ten Undies. “To be honest, men are into girls in T-shirts and white underwear.”

It's not about what's sexy to men (it is totally about what is sexy to men).

haha

girl i dont care what you wrap your posterior with, just as long as its pert

Also here are the totally not designed to be sexy for men white underpants that are supposed to be some kind of revolutionary cut: https://hello-beautiful-usa.com/product/hello-beautiful-panty/

FYI you wouldn't be able to walk five steps in those without them ending up crammed into your buttcrack, speaking of thongs.

Also, guess what, you can currently and have been able to buy briefs at any department store, big box discount store, or on-line retailer since thongs came on the scene in packs of five for what these people are charging for one pair. Also also if not appealing to men is really what we're talking about here, how about offering your wares in sizes above a large, or using models who fall outside the confines what is generally considered to be attractive to straight men?

God. I didn't want to think this hard about underpants today. THANKS.

http://www.jockey.com/catalog/product/elance-supersoft-brief-3-pack

Highly recommended. You can write "FEMINIST" on the ass with a sharpie.

A young generation of women is discovering a new brand of sexy in the most unlikely of places: their grandmothers’ underwear drawers.