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art department weekly issue 36 vol. 2

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slaying couch champ big burgers caruso comics PLus: daily drawing football picks Overheard in art

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Jessica’s home plumbing drama led to a discussion of pvc pipes to which luis asked, “what’s a pvc pipe?” Jessica’s reply was “you mean you don’t know what a pvc pipe is?” much to my chagrin the answer was no. i’m not up on pipe lingo nor did i create a potato gun with one. growing up in an old apartment building in Brooklyn, my knowledge of pipes involves the pipe radiator which one day burned my ass as i got out of the shower.

pro footBAll prognoStiCAting with the playoffs begining this weekend, i though it would be cool to have a bunch of us pick the games on a weekly basis. for added measure i had everyone give me an early superbowl matchup prediction. i enjoy the fact that none of the picks were unanimous. in fact every game is split 3-2. as is usually the case, it should be a great January in the nfl.

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Jets at Bengals eagles at cowboys eagles eagles cowboys cowboys ravens at ravens ravens patriots ravens patriots packers at cardinals packers cardinals packers cardinals super Jets vs. colts vs. vikings saints vs. Bowl cowboys packers vs. colts ravens picks

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“I’d rather wear pants than look like a tool”

for coffee rub. melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. add garlic; stir 30 seconds. stir in ketchup and all remaining ingredients. Bring to boil. reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until reduced to 1 1/3 cups, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. season with salt and pepper.

-rich

“You know, you could just buy a V8” -meghan

“I need to go outside to warm up” -luis

“I was personally affronted that she was being bitchy, frankly” -amy

“It’s Y-O-U tube, not the letter U tube” -rich

“I think it took a month of not seeing my face, then being like this is too pretty to hide” -anthony

“I had another adult moment yesterday” -Jessica

“She makes a good mini” -meghan

Coffee-rubbed Cheeseburgers with texas Barbecue Sauce freshly ground coffee adds a depth to the spice rub and brings out the ﬂavor of the meat. the spice rub would also be great on steaks and chicken. makes 4 ½-pound behemoths

grass-fed) 4 slices smoked gouda, cheddar, or monterey jack 4 potato-bread hamburger buns red onion tomato

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texas barbecue sauce 1 tbsp butter 1 garlic clove, minced 1 cup ketchup 1 /3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar 1 /3 cup worcestershire sauce (i’d use less, ours was mad worcestershire-y) ¼ cup fresh lemon juice 1 chipotle chile from canned chipotle chiles in adobo, minced with seeds ¼ tsp ground cayenne

coffee rub 1 tbsp ground coffee 2 tsp (packed) golden brown sugar 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ tsp ground coriander ½ tsp dried oregano ½ tsp fine sea salt burgers 4 slices applewood-smoked bacon 1 pound ground chuck (preferably grass-fed) 1 pound ground sirloin (preferably

preparation in a bowl, mix together ingredients

cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. transfer to paper towels to drain. Break in half. gently mix chuck and sirloin in large bowl. form meat into 4 patties. using thumb, make slight indentation in center of each burger. prepare a grill pan (medium-high heat). sprinkle 1 teaspoon coffee rub on top side of each burger. place burgers, rub side down, on pan. grill until slightly charred, about 6 minutes; turn. place 2 bacon slice halves atop each burger. cook 5 minutes. top each with 1 cheese slice. cover and cook until cheese melts, about 1 minute longer. top with onion, tomato and a dollop of texas Barbecue sauce. t&a tip making a small indentation in the center of the patty before cooking ensures a nice ﬂat burger. WHat to Drink Beer is a natural pairing. we went with sam adams winter ale

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so three years ago, my best friend growing up sent me an email saying she wanted help enter her boyfriend in the ³ultimate couch potato² competition thrown by espn Zone in chicago. the event takes place at various ³Zones² throughout the country, but the chicago one is by far the most competitive. the gist is this: four competitors take their seats in cushy recliners on new year¹s day to watch non-stop sports on large tv screens in front of them. they can order unlimited food and beverage from the Zone¹s menu and are allowed five minute stretch breaks every hour. the downside? one consecutive sports-watching at 72 hours (that¹s three days of not sleeping!) and here¹s the poem that started it all!

and his body odor is a killer But who cares? he's got a butt groove in the sofas (interlude)

the butt groove of chicago (to the tune of led Zepplin's "stairway to heaven") bathroom break every eight hours and no falling asleep (or wearing diapers). the last one standing (er, sitting) wins. Barbra thought her boyfriend, Jeff, would be perfect, so she asked me to write a poem (as i¹m known to do for various invitations, birthdays, etc). long story short, Jeff was accepted and won that year. since then, he¹s been invited back each year and not only did he just win his third trophy (and recliner, 2 airplane tickets, big screen tv, cable bill paid for a year and unlimited espn Zone game tokens), but he also just beat the guinness world record for the longest

there's a girlfriend that wonders if her boyfriend's in a coma But he's just making a butt groove on the sofas oh, he's been there for days screaming at grossman's amateur plays and he's shimmying in that butt groove on the sofas woe oh oh oh oh oh what a mighty fine butt groove in the sofas you would think he'd need to pee But his main priority is developing that butt groove in the sofas oh, his name is Jeff miller

if there's object in your cushion don't be alarmed now it's just the chicken wing you ate at last week's game yes there two ways you can spend your weekend But in the long run the groove is the hottest spot in tooooown! as his gf blinks away a tear he screams, "woman! get me a beer!" girl, he's just making a butt groove in the sofas for this competition, Jeff's prepared Jason pisarik, you better be scared what kind of butt groove do you have in your sofa? —Julie

2010... where to begin. every new year is filled with so much hope and promise. we all pray that each new year will be better than the last. By all accounts, 2009 was very good to me. my son was born. my now 9-year-old daughter happily made it through her eighth year of life. she sang, she danced, she sculpted. my wife continued to astonish me. the yankees won the world series. the lakers won the nBa championship. i was hired at niche full time. i continued to grow my base of freelance clients. all in all, a pretty full year. on top of all that, i launched ADW. while i launched it during the craze of Hamptons, ADW was my weekly labor of love. one of my favorite moments of any given week is walking the hall after the latest issue drops and seeing everyone reading it. i won’t get

that experience from any other magazine i produce. with this being the first issue of the new year, i thought it would be appropriate to write about resolutions and looking ahead. my resolution was simply to be more active. rewind to 2005, i was on my company softball team. i played a weekly organized basketball game. i played football regularly during the winter. in 2009, i did little to none of that. i played no softball, played only a handful of basketball, and played football exactly once. here’s hoping i get off the couch more in 2010. (yes, anthony, twenty-ten. not o-ten.) when i asked stefanie what her resolution was, i received a very simple but apropos answer. “to get a job.” here’s hoping that the industry perks up enough that our talented young intern can find a paying gig. as much as we’d miss her, she’d make a great employee. as for the rest of 2010, i look forward to the ADW anniversary (and subsequent party). repeats by both the yanks and lakers. a playoff win from the cowboys. and all the milestone birthdays— my son’s 1st, my daughter’s 10th, and my wife’s 30th here’s hoping everyone gets what they want, love and deserve in the new year. Jessica provided the image below of 2010 written in the snow. she styled this shot specifically for ADW on the slopes of vermont, where she rang in the new year.

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anthony has taken on the monumental task of trying to do one drawing a day for the entire year. crazy, yes. inspiring, definitely. as a fellow artist, i can only marvel at this endeavor. i once tried to do a drawing a week for a full year and fell far short. anthony has decided he will try first for a month, and if he can get through a month he will continue to go. i enviously cheer him on. anthony’s progress and pieces can be found on his ﬂickr site. i don’t actually have the link to said site, but give him a shout. i’m sure he’ll share it with you. anthony gamely got to cross off another day from his list as he provided the art on the cover to this inaugural issue of 2010. thanks, and good luck. Anthony got this image in early... only 11:45 p.m. last night.

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Slaying the Competition Over the long New Year’s weekend, I reconnected with an old friend—Buffy Summers. With a Buffy The Vampire Slayer marathon playing on New Year’s, my wife and I settled in for a long day of viewing. It led me to remember what I loved most about this show: sharp writing, great acting, wonderfully played out teen angst and Charisma Carpenter’s Cordelia. In the past few years, the vampire market has been oversaturated. From the Twilight saga to HBO’s True Blood to the CW’s Vampire Diaries, it seems like everywhere you turn there the fanged undead are. I’d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone where this craze originated and where it was handled best. Right there in Sunnydale.

Angel. The more I think about it, the more I believe Robert Pattinson’s Edward is a pale imitation of David Boreanaz’s Angel. (see photographic evidence below) As for a teen werewolf running mate… Oz was around long before Jacob. Plus Seth Green, who played Oz, has a ton geek cred for creating Robot Chicken while Taylor Lautner will always be Sharkboy. Evil vampires hunting our heroine? James, Laurent and Victoria had nothing on Spike and Dru. Even the vampire love triangle playing out on True Blood (Bill/Sookie/ Eric) played itself out originally on Buffy, twice (Angel/Buffy/Spike and Angel/Druscilla/Spike).

While it’s easy to call Buffy a teen vampire show, you’d be doing it a disservice. It was quite possibly the most honest television portrayal of teens ever. It gave you just about everything you ever went through in high school. Starting in a new place, trying to fit in, being an outcast, the cliques, the camaraderie, and the relationships (see sidebar review on “Innocence”) all were deftly handled by series creator Joss Whedon. Simply put, Buffy is my favorite (and I think the best) teen show ever. While throngs of fans may be on Team Jacob, Edward, Bill or Eric, I say make mine now and forever Team Buffy.

brooding vampire showdown Non-Human Biting Teenage Lover Hunched Posture Dark Wadrobe Pale Skin Ridiculous Hair VERDICT

In fact let’s compare all of the above franchises. Long before Bella pined for Edward (and vice-versa) you had Buffy and

Stephanie Meyer’s Edward was ridiculously inspired by Joss’ Angel, they are practically the same character.

Hush: My favorite episode of all time. The Gentlemen (above) are some of the creepiest characters to ever appear on network TV. This college episode introduces Tara who becomes part of the Scooby gang and starts dating Willow. Together they formed one of the most high-profile same sex couples on TV. Once More With Feeling: The brilliant musical episode. Xander summons a demon who forces everyone in Sunnydale to burst into song and choreographed routines. Amazing! The Body: Buffy returns from school to find her mother dead on the couch of natural causes. Buffy shows both her strength and frailty in this episode where there is no bad guy to blame. My favorite moments of this episode are of Anya (who is a former demon, now human) trying to make sense of the whole idea of death. Innocence: Buffy (finally) sleeps with Angel and it does not bring them closer together. In fact, he turns out to be the complete opposite of who she thought he was. The Wish: Cordelia, in a fit of jealous rage, wishes Buffy had never come to Sunnydale. An alternate reality plays itself out in a town overrun by vampires.

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brooding vampire showdown Non-Human Biting Teenage Lover Hunched Posture Dark Wadrobe Pale Skin Ridiculous Hair VERDICT

In fact let’s compare all of the above franchises. Long before Bella pined for Edward (and vice-versa) you had Buffy and

Stephanie Meyer’s Edward was ridiculously inspired by Joss’ Angel, they are practically the same character.

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-rich

“You know, you could just buy a V8” -meghan

“I need to go outside to warm up” -luis

“I was personally affronted that she was being bitchy, frankly” -amy

“It’s Y-O-U tube, not the letter U tube” -rich

“I think it took a month of not seeing my face, then being like this is too pretty to hide” -anthony

“I had another adult moment yesterday” -Jessica

“She makes a good mini” -meghan

grass-fed) 4 slices smoked gouda, cheddar, or monterey jack 4 potato-bread hamburger buns red onion tomato

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preparation in a bowl, mix together ingredients

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inside the 180sqft shoebox The first apartment I saw, not the only apartment, but the first, I took it off the market and moved in with my suitcase four days later. The blank canvas has come a long way since the summer. To see where it all started, tilt your head to the left and watch the video:

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http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4GUDp_P1S64 (You will understand the need to tilt when you watch. I’m neither a trained videographer or photographer). What i have learned since living in my small space: Do not get a bedspread that costs more than $50. It will be ruined in a short time, as my bed has become my kitchen table, couch, and “catch-all.” Three people can easily fit comfortably for dinner or several days at a time Kitchen cabinets conform easily to dresser drawers. Shelves solve all problems. There is plenty of room to have a Wii. I can almost do a full circle with my arms stretched out and not hit anything. Almost.

Having a TV and a computer as two of the largest objects in my apartment looks ridiculous when you walk through the door. Plus it defines my dorkiness. My apartment can fit inside my bedroom at my parent’s home. ADWers: How many pieces of typography can you find? —Maggie Searcy

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The ladies in Art got a kick out of the Vegas Horoscope page due to how closely I fit the stereotypical Aries profile. What can I say, I’m a creative lefty who values his freedom and being AWESOME!!! In addition to the cool horoscope, it gave me the opportunity to work with one of my favorite illustrators, Kali Ciesmier. I had this weird upside down L space around the copy and she filled it with a relevant and fantastic illustration. In a time when illos are being phased out, it was great to have an illo this powerful get approved.

“The UnDressler” -Meghan

“I took my headphones off for that” -Luis

“I haven’t had one since a certain incident” -Meghan

“I AM a highroller” -Vicky

pro Football proGnostIcatInG Last weeks slate of games provided three blow-outs and one NFL Wild Card game for the ages. The Packers and Cardinals hooked up for the highest scoring playoff game of all time. Rodgers and Warner put on an air show for the record books. The Cards snuck by the Packers on a defensive TD in overtime. On to the picks... Tom bested us all with a 4-0 mark followed closely behind by Luis’ 3-1 mark.

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Jets at Chargers Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Saints Cardinals at Saints Ravens at Ravens Colts Colts Ravens Colts Colts Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Vikings Cowboys Cowboys at Vikings Last 4-0 1-3 2-2 2-2 3-1 Week

“Nope, Anthony and I just have the same sweater” -Amy

“Not feeling too regular?” -Anthony

“Once the sweats are on, take out all the take out menus” -Anthony

“The minorities are taking off” -Camille

“Not a stomach virus, a puking virus” -Olga

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My dad has often said he makes the perfect scrambled eggs. I can’t deny that they’re quite tasty. He even taught me his trick several years ago, and it’s pretty simple. He waits until the edge of the eggs has cooked before using a fork to gently scrape off the bottom layer to allow the top to cook. It results in big curds and cooks it all thoroughly without any burning. Anyway, I attended a cooking class right after Christmas, courtesy of Petri Dish, one that promised teaching me, among other things, how to make the perfect scrambled eggs. Badass, I thought; now I can outdo my old man. What guy doesn’t enjoy that? I’ve since tried my hand at this method several times, with great success. One such example was Sunday, when Petri Dish and I tag-teamed a relaxing, appetizing breakfast. On the menu: scrambled eggs, mushrooms in a balsamic-vinegar reduction on toast (by Petri Dish) and a hearty helping of spinach leaves (Robusto Italiano dressing optional, but recommended). To round out Sunday mornings, we’ve transformed them into a study hall of sorts: Reading during Sunday breakfast is becoming a household tradition. For her, The New York Times (damn near the whole thing; she’s a machine), and for him, The Economist.

I have yet to test out my eggs on my family, but I look forward to the inevitable cook-off. Papa Tuna is going down. scrambled eggs (serves 2) 4 eggs milk butter salt (Ed: only the healthiest meals in this household) Crack open the eggs, drown ’em in some milk (about a third of a cup), sprinkle in about two big pinches of salt, and then beat

the mixture good, until it’s an even color and consistency. Put some butter in a frying pan— enough to coat the bottom and about halfway up the sides. Melt it over medium-high heat. Give the mixture one last stir, and then drop it in. Wait until you see some of the edge turn white before gently scraping off the bottom layer. Turn the pan to make sure all the uncooked egg gets to the bottom. Take it off the burner just before it’s done to avoid burning. The residual heat will finish the cooking. Sprinkle on some pepper, and dig in.

adventures down under My Aussie friend Jason has been trying to get me to come visit him for months, so I decided, why not! I spent a week with him in Melbourne and then went up to the Gold Coast and Cairns. It turned out to be one of the best trips of my life. Too wonderful to fully describe in 300 words, so I’ll try and highlight the best parts. Day 1 Highs: Finally getting to Melbun after 36 hours of travel; Jason deciding not to trade me in for a lifetime supply of free pizza from the pizza guy who made him that very offer. Day 2 High: Driving up the coast to Portse. Low: TryingVegemite. Yes, Jason made me. Not good!

Day 3 Highs: Exploring Melbun. Eureka tower at sunset. Day 4 Highs: St. Kilda Beach; driving to Jason’s friend’s grauss beach house in Lorne; fireworks; party on the beach. Day 5 High: Sleep Low: Hangover central Day 6 Highs: Sailing; afternoon wine; winning $75 at the casino Low: Last day in Melbun  Day 7 Highs: Gold coast; meeting Awesome Kiwi girls; Champers at the Aussie boys Q1 penthouse and learning Aussie drinking games; Goggles! Day 8 Highs: William teaching me to surf in Surfer’s Paradise; club crawl with the Kiwi girls;

Mackers McFlurry at 2 a.m. on the beach. Day 9 Highs: Cairns; lying by the pool; dinner with Inna (new Belgian friend).;Cairns nightlife with new Canadian friend Josh. Day 10 Highs: Snorkel adventure in the Great Barrier Reef; holding blue star fish from the reef; dinner with new friends from hostel; partying in Cairns with new Irish friend. Day 11 Highs: Skydiving over the rainforest; holding Bailey; living up my last night in Melbourne. Low: Saying bye to Oz and Jason Day 12 High: none Low: Going home

Catherine’s Aussie to English Translation

The New polar bear club

Melbun Melborne (Pronounce the “r” and Aussies will tear you apart) Portse Beach town that’s a 2-hour drive up the coast Vegemite Spread that Aussies put on everything. They can’t get enough of it. Eureka Tower Second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere with a 360 degree view of Melbourne from the top. Grauss Cool (Only used in Melbourne though.) Cairns Lagoon

Lorne Their version of the Hamptons Kiwi Someone from New Zealand Champers Champagne Goggles My favorite Aussie drinking game Mackers McDonalds Bailey The cutest koala that ever existed

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Photographs: Eric Harvey Brown

I first heard about Improv Everywhere in 2003 from an enthusiastic fan. What was so brilliant about the stunts—a hundred people bowing to the T-rex in Toys ‘R’ Us, five minutes of spontaneously applause in Grand Central Station, or the Dollar v. Peso Train—was that none of the spectators knew what was happening. “Agents” assembled quickly and vanished just after denying everything. Have you seen the video where dozens of people show up at a Best Buy wearing blue polo shirts and khaki pants? “This is just what I put on today. I don’t know why that guy is dressed like me. He must work here.” That’s how the “I forgot my pants” trick was supposed to work. And then someone walks through the subway car selling pants. Dollar dollar dollar. Pants? One dollar. Now it seems less like a prank and more like an excuse for hipsters to not wear pants.

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I’ve been a vegetarian now for about a year and a half. Once I learned the story behind the meat in my burger, I found myself unable to eat it without guilt. Not eating meat was the first stop on this unexpected journey to find the “right” foods both morally and biologically. I began looking into all the foods I eat and found out exactly how all of them ended up on my plate along with their effects on my body (which I like to share with Art regardless if they want to hear it.) I know I can be a big stick in the mud when it comes to food, and I do apologize… But I’m not changing. One of my closest friends who was once both a Vegetarian then Vegan, began eating the diet of a cave man. It was pretty simple really: no grains, no sugars, only grass fed/organic animal products, no processed foods. Over the year he began doing it, I watched his health increase, his weight decrease, his muscle mass grew, and he always had the most energy out of all my friends. His wife began eating the same way, and the effects were mirrored in her. I was jealous. When I would visit him, he would take me to his butcher which was part of a farm where they grew all the animals. While he would shop, I would watch the cows grazing and think, I’m ok with this. On grass-fed farms, the cows live from 2-3 years, eat grass, walk around, socialize, and when they are finally slaughtered it usually on site or near by, using the most humane methods— especially compared to factory farms. Not only was I a “fan” of organic farms, I began pushing free range meat onto my family and friends. I would talk to the butcher at my farmers market

breaKout stars and ask questions about their meat. (Not THAT meat, you sicko.) It wasn’t until about two months ago that I began to think, If I’m ok with other people eating free range meat, why can’t I? Then the beard started. And like many great men with beards, I began to step back from my life to understand it. It was decided by the internal Rich Command

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I love comic books. More than that, I love art and design. The above page from Detective Comics drawn by the brilliant J.H. Williams III combines my love of art and design in comic form. J.H. has taken a relatively obscure character (Batwoman) and turned her into the breakout star of 2009.

that a reboot of my diet was needed. Within the past year, I’ve actually not felt that healthy at all, and I knew it needed to change. In my spare time I poured over articles and books to find scientifically what the best

diet really is. And in my own findings I was directed back to my friend’s Primal Diet. The settings were inputted, adjustments were made, and the upgrade was installed. I rebooted in 2010. A roasted onion, spinach, and a 100 percent Free Range Steak. So like my buddy, no grains, no sugars, only Free Range/organic animal products, no processed foods (80 percent of the time). In the end, I’ve finally started supporting that farm Upstate myself, and I’m still ok with it. —Rich

app oF the weeK Your iPhone does a lot of really impressive things, but the one thing it’s still terrible at is dropping an F-bomb. Luckily, there’s an app for that. Check out isamJackson, a just-released soundboard app that features the voice of Mr. Samuel L Jackson. Although the board doesn’t include any actual movie quotes from Sammy L, it does allow you to

While I realize it’s 2010, I just got around to reading the last six issues of Detective and was incredibly impressed. The image boxes form the shape of a bat, just like the pattern on the bottom of her shoe. Amazing! These subtle touches make J.H. Williams III and Batwoman my artist and character to watch in 2010. replay such original Jackson nuggets as “Sit down motherf--er before I sit you down!” and “What this situation requires is a whole lot more of you shutting your motherf---in’ *ss up!” and, how webappropriate, “You’ve got mail, motherf---er!” Jackson recorded some 150 lines for the app, many of which, shockingly enough, don’t even include him cursing. In fact, there’s even a totally clean version of the app available if you happen to be downloading it for, say, your grandmother. —Geek Chic Daily

A little more than a month ago, I devised a way to both test my memory and constructively fill some of the downtime between issues. Going continent by continent, I first memorized the world’s countries, followed by the world’s capitals—all via Sporcle quizzes. the ultimate test: Naming all the capitals with their countries. (Full disclosure: I got only 194 of 195 the first time out. Damn you, Burkina Faso!) Useful? Probably not. I’m justhappy to prove that my brain isn’t mush yet. Favorite country name: Papua New Guinea Favorite capital name: Funafuti next up: Elements of the periodic table. —Tom

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Catherine’s Aussie to English Translation

The New polar bear club

Lorne Their version of the Hamptons Kiwi Someone from New Zealand Champers Champagne Goggles My favorite Aussie drinking game Mackers McDonalds Bailey The cutest koala that ever existed

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Photographs: Eric Harvey Brown

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“The UnDressler” -Meghan

“I took my headphones off for that” -Luis

“I haven’t had one since a certain incident” -Meghan

“I AM a highroller” -Vicky

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“Nope, Anthony and I just have the same sweater” -Amy

“Not feeling too regular?” -Anthony

“Once the sweats are on, take out all the take out menus” -Anthony

“The minorities are taking off” -Camille

“Not a stomach virus, a puking virus” -Olga

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I like rearranging furniture. Take what you have and make the most of it, right? Here are the stages of metamorphosis at the Dinosaur Girly Studios.

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March 2007 Third bedroom houses my old PC and LV’s old Smurf on one skinny desk. Jan 2008 A new large desk is added to hold three—yes, three—printers (and a cat). A G4 is added to the mix. April 2008 Now that two of us will be using the ofﬁce, both the G4 and G3 are operational. Plus a laptop. And two cats. June 2008 I decide two chairs in one corner is too ridiculous. I force LV to rearrange the room with me. June 2008 Still not happy, I Hulk out and move the vanity and dresser. Then I set up a card table to expand LV’s space.

2009 Baby trumps big desk, which moves to dining room (formerly photo studio).

Last weekend LV and I hang shelves purchased for Art Room in 2007. The clutter suits us.

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got yoU coVered Darrelle Revis doesn’t care if you have AT&T, Verizon Wireless or any other carrier. He’s simply got you covered. Revis has put together one of the greatest seasons ever by an NFL cornerback. His coverage skills harken back to the era of Deion Sanders. While Deion was faster, Revis is clearly more physical.

It was a rough week for the prognosticators. No one was over .500 with only Meghan and Amy breaking even. The boys were all a game behind. The Cowboys, Cardinals and Ravens all got smoked, while the Jets beat the favored Chargers. This week’s matchups provide an NFC battle of the teams with the best records in the conference, while the Colts and Jets have a rematch of their Week 15 meeting. Here are the picks...

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I’m not a sentimental, romantic person. But I loved Fa la la la Lifetime’s slate of Christmas-themed rom-com movies, and I will watch anything with Sandra Bullock in it. There’s an art to good rom-coms, a formula with variables such as good writing, a heart-wrenching twist, and chemistry. With Valentine’s Day approaching, here’s my guide to good rom-coms, based on your amount of estrogen and level of self-pity. —Amy Bite the Bullock Sandra Bullock can tell a joke, do physical comedy, and is pretty, but in a girl next door kind of way. Her two best rom-coms are: The Proposal and 2 Weeks’ Notice.

“I like the goggles, I look dashing” -DRM

“My neice... don’t touch” -Karen

dance to die for in 500 Days of Summer and Jason Segel sings a vampire love song in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

“It was the same, just different” -Megan

“We used to hang out with these weird twins” -Anthony

“I contribute to AARP now you know” -Fryda

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“What’s wrong with them, they don’t eat their chocolate munchkins” -Jessica

“What... meatballs” -Olga

“I’ve actually never seen The Breakfast Club” -Liz

“I forget whose girlfriend she is” -Karen

Teenage (i.e. This Won’t Last, But Sweet That They Think It Will) Love Matthew Goode, my lust object, plays an adorable, British bodyguard to Mandy Moore’s surprisingly-not-annoying First Daughter in Chasing Liberty, and Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles make a good, sassy couple in Ten Things I Hate About You. The One Last Chance at Love There’s nothing like watching old or ugly people find love to give you hope: Something’s Gotta Give is for the former, My Big Fat Greek Wedding the latter.

I Have a Lot of Estrogen Bridget Jones’s Diary is the chick flick to end all chick flicks: “I like you, just as you are.” I Have a Lot of Testosterone Guys get their hearts broken, too. See how they deal with it in Swingers and High Fidelity. Four Tissue Flicks Get a bottle of wine, a box of Kleenex and weep yourself to sleep with these Meg Ryan classics: When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle Single and Don’t Want to Kill Self? Joseph Gordon Levitt does a

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“I like the goggles, I look dashing” -DRM

“My neice... don’t touch” -Karen

dance to die for in 500 Days of Summer and Jason Segel sings a vampire love song in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

“It was the same, just different” -Megan

“We used to hang out with these weird twins” -Anthony

“I contribute to AARP now you know” -Fryda

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“What’s wrong with them, they don’t eat their chocolate munchkins” -Jessica

“What... meatballs” -Olga

“I’ve actually never seen The Breakfast Club” -Liz

“I forget whose girlfriend she is” -Karen

bridge walkin’ kill myself on this thing!” While crossing, the bridge’s fence stops once you’re over water, and there is only a chest high barrier between you and the cold dark Hudson River. This weekend I had the opportunity to visit my old college town and reconnect with some old friends. We lucked out with the weather for a January day, so we decided to walk across the rail bridge that had just reopened to the public.

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My youngest stepbrother, Michael, and I went up to Hunter Mountain this past Saturday to enjoy the slopes and some good ol’ fashion male bonding. Although we had to battle the holiday weekend crowd, you could not have asked for a more beautiful day. The 40 degree weather gave us soft snow to shred, and the clear blue sky made for an incredible view from the top. —DRM

But once you move past that little gem of a thought, the view rocks! –Rich

The bridge opened in 1888 and was the longest bridge in the world for some time. It was in use for close to a hundred years until a fire in 1974 took out all of the tracks. For the past 10 years they’ve been restoring the bridge into a walkway.

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While at the middle of the bridge, with the sun on your face and the wind whipping your ears, you realize something. And that something is “It is really easy to

awesome argyle

With no pre-planning, we had a fantastic foursome of argyle wearers at Niche on 1/22. Incredibly Niche’s most frequent argyle wearer (Anthony) did not wear argyle.

Rancor’s like lettuce? I thought they only liked the flesh of Twi’lek dancers in Jabba’s palace. Former freelancer Gina sent this pic in as well as a heartfelt hello to everyone.

dia de los reyes The other weekend my lovely friends Roberto and Manuela opened their home to all and threw a MEGA delicious 3 Kings party. I haven’t eaten this well in a long time! For those that don’t know, 3 Kings celebration is like a little Christmas for Puerto Ricans. All I know is that they know how to throw down on some seriously good eats. By the end of the night, everybody was stuffed with big smiles on their faces. The Pernil and crisp were amazing. So were the Pastelas, salchiche de sangre and the Tembleque. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you probably don’t have any Puerto Rican friends. Find some, make friends with them by next Christmas, and get yourself invited to their 3 Kings party—or just show up—there will be enough food for all and you’ll taste what I’m talking about!

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Have you ever dreamed of spending Valentines Day in a castle? If the answer is yes, then Anthony has the perfect plan for you. Candlelight dinner, waiter service, sliders? Yep, I said sliders. White Castle is offering waiter service at a candelit table on Valentine’s Day. Not your idea of a fairytale castle? Obviously you’re not dating Anthony.

—Anthony

chillin’ Antony loudly detailed his Thursday evening plans to a buddy on the phone.

Chilling, watching Jersey Shore, chilling, cooking, watching the second-to-last night of Conan and eating some more broccoli rabe.* *(He’s had it 3 nights this week. He followed that statement with a detailed recipe involving carmelized onions.)

e l p p a ins sk Want to trick out your Mac with some superhero skins (or Snow White and other non-awesome characters)? Visit www.etsy. com for their wide selection of skins. All for the affordable price of $16. Below are a few of my faves from the site.

My favorite day of the week is Sunday. It’s the day where I get to enjoy two of my favorite things: Football and board games. You may not think they have anything to do with one another, but you’d be quite wrong at Casa Vega. Here at Casa Vega we’ve ordered DirecTV’s Sunday ticket for the past four years. As my wife and I are fans of out-of-town teams (Cowboys for me, Bears for her), it makes sense for us to order the ticket to follow our squads. Sunday is definitely “Football Sunday.” My aim is generally to watch football from 11 to 11. I start with NFL Countdown on ESPN and go straight through the NBC Sunday Night Football game of the week. At the same time, I also have a 9-yeard-old I need to entertain. Hence—long before all those Family Game Night commercials—came the invention of “Sunday is Game Day.” How else could I watch as much football as possible, keep her occupied, and yet still do

something fun together? Board games. Bonus: They help instill that competitive Vega spirit. Game day started with Sorry and a box of Disney Princess themed games. Uno, Star Wars Epic Duels, Operation, and Life joined the mix. Then I recevied Yahtzee. Yahtzee was one of my favorite board games as a child. In fact as a child my family would have Family Game Night on Saturday nights as we listened to Frank Sinatra on the radio. Family Fued was by far the favorite game then (and often the best source of ridicule—my sister still hasn’t lived down the answer of “wolf” to the question “Name an animal on Old McDonald’s Farm”), but Yahtzee wasn’t far behind. Hopefully my little family is starting a trend that will last for a long time with our Game Day Sunday.

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But once you move past that little gem of a thought, the view rocks! –Rich

chef rancor

While at the middle of the bridge, with the sun on your face and the wind whipping your ears, you realize something. And that something is “It is really easy to

awesome argyle

With no pre-planning, we had a fantastic foursome of argyle wearers at Niche on 1/22. Incredibly Niche’s most frequent argyle wearer (Anthony) did not wear argyle.

Rancor’s like lettuce? I thought they only liked the flesh of Twi’lek dancers in Jabba’s palace. Former freelancer Gina sent this pic in as well as a heartfelt hello to everyone.

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I like rearranging furniture. Take what you have and make the most of it, right? Here are the stages of metamorphosis at the Dinosaur Girly Studios.

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2009 Baby trumps big desk, which moves to dining room (formerly photo studio).

Last weekend LV and I hang shelves purchased for Art Room in 2007. The clutter suits us.

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Dear ADW, First I would like to say that this is not my last contribution for ADdubs (and not the first lol). What can I say! It has been such an incredible ride of a lifetime here at Niche with all of you! The experience of working here is genuinely something out of this world. I will never forget it. The great support and mentorship I received from every single one of you has shaped me into who I am today. The first day I walked in here seems like a distant past, somewhere long long ago in our old office at 257 Park Place. There I sat quietly in the hallway, wearing my favorite white plastic rose ring and working on my first layout for Hamptons. I still have it somewhere. I was just a young, naïve, knowledge-hungry girl, roaming around NYC thinking life is full of pretty flowers and butterflies. I will never forget how I landed my interview with Nicole and Amy. Before Niche, I was working at SpaFinder on the 10th floor of the same building as Niche’s old office. Every time I took the elevator to the 10th floor, I would see all these “fashionista” girls getting out on the 6thfloor and wondered what that place was all about. One night I spontaneously went online and did a quick search on Media Bistro and found a posting for a Junior Designer position, thinking This is just perfect! Same night I quickly updated my resume and sent it away. Within a few days I received an email from Amy asking me for design samples. I couldn’t believe they replied! This was the only resume I sent out. The next day Amy emails me back, asking if I want to come down for an interview. Luckily, I had my portfolio with me and agreed to come down during lunch. I will never forget that day, how I was wearing a bright neon yellow silk dress and silver sandals (not really appropriate for the occasion). Now I consider it my lucky yellow dress. Who knows maybe instead of wearing black yellow is the right color! Working with every Art Director was challenging—especially remembering everyone’s name at first and who worked on which magazine. I could write an entire book on this subject. I remember how Nicole taught me to create puzzle-like layouts which seemed to be a struggle for me then. She let me work on Gotham’s back page that included blurbs and pull

quotes and so many images. How can you possibly take all that information and make it look cohesive and clean? We went over it again and again until it looked and felt just right. From then on, I couldn’t stop working on puzzles and wanted more and more pages that you can compare to problem solving. I would come to work looking forward to each and every single day. How could this be? In the modern world this is such a rare case. Of course, this is because of you guys, Nicole, Luis, Anthony, Meghan, Amy, Fryda, Jessica, Vicky and many more. It’s the people you work with who make the work place feel like your home away from home. Everyone works together and not against each other here. There is no sense of competition among us; just love for each other. Thank you Nicole for bringing us all together under the same roof. Working on Hamptons weekly last summer was like a rollercoaster ride. I was on adrenaline the entire time. It was a machine that never stopped running full force straight ahead right to the finish line! Many thanks to Camille, to her energy and incredible drive she possesses that was contagious for all of us. Many thanks to Luis who made my experience fearless and stress-free and for believing in me. “Go Hamptons!” Luis would always say, and I thought that was so cool. Dear Amy, I loved working on Michigan Ave with you. I learned what clean design means and great typography even though we didn’t have many discussions about our layouts verbally. We learned to understand each other with just a few words. The Dining Guide was my favorite thing to work on as well as Watch Out. Some of my favorite layouts came out of MA. Yay! Thank you, Amy, for your patience and coolest Halloween costumes you came up with. I remember one year you wore a flasher costume and the following year you were Carmen Sandiego with the red hat that rocked! I am happy you finally found your second half so close. I guess sometimes the best things in life are right under your nose. Just open your eyes and look. I wish you the all the best, lots of love and many small Amy’s and Tom’s running around in red hats. Dear Meghan, I enjoyed working with you. Thank you for teaching me superfine attention to detail, lay out

composition and good work ethic. You know when it’s the right time to work and right time to play. Anthony, you better watch out! You never know what you can expect from the other side of your window flying at you. Remember thatJ Anthony, working with you is awesome! You taught me how to think outside of the box and always try new ideas. Not to be afraid to take risks and just go for it! I always admired how you choose your type treatments for features by creating elaborate graphical illusions like the hot pink one you made by step and repeat. Good luck with becoming “Primal” I am glad you learned to appreciate a great piece of grass fed beef. Rock on brother!

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Sunshine Vicious Vicky!!! What can I say, you are the best cube roommate! Thank you for always being there for me anytime I had a question about anything. Thank you for teaching me how to prioritize and organize. Sharing cutest lunches you made were really yummie. We better have some more of those in the park when summer comes. I promise I’ll make Skype my best friend from now on lol. Jess, Jess, Jessica… How can anyone forget about Jessica? Anything and everything you need to know, Jessica is the one. I wish we could make duplicates of you and have one in each office. Thank you for always staying real and caring. I will miss you! Dear Fryda, I wish I had more opportunity to work with you. I am glad you came over to the New York office even though the weather here is not Miami weather. We should have those summer picknics in Prospect Park, maybe even a little barbeque? Can’t wait to meet the big furry dog and chase him in the park, or be chased by him..? Stay in touch! Stefanie! You were the best intern anyone could dream of. I hope you will find you niche in this world. Good luck in anything you choose to do and keep on shining! I think Luis is going to run out of room in ADdubs. I have so many more things to say, but I guess we can leave that for another time... or another issue? I will miss you guys dearly! Take care of each other and best of luck! Yours truly, Olga

Olga cooking with T&A rob roy more olga PLus: Red Son Olga Facts so long stefanie

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“ Something with Scotch or whiskey, nothing sweet or fruity, and i like bitter,” was my order to the bartender at clover club, a prohibiton-esque cocktail lounge in Brooklyn. “do you like juice?” he asked after a moment’s contemplation. “nay!” i reponded. he then whipped up a rob roy for me.

“I swear to God, someone’s gonna die” -meghan

“I’m really good at sports” -Vicky

“There’s something wrong with a corn flavored corn chip” -anthony

DENIS LANDS IN NORTH POLE

My ﬁrst thought upon seeing this image was “there’s starbucks in the North Pole?” i can only imagine a little igloo with a barista in a big ﬂuffy hat.

WARMING UP TO ART too cold to play outside? this upscale city mall has plenty to keep the kids—and you—entertained. don’t let the coach and hugo Boss storefronts fool you. the time warner center’s Shops at columbus circle is more kidfriendly than you think. on the third floor, stop by the cartoon network gallery to see artwork and action figures depicting familiar faces from shows like Chowder and Ben 10. anthony visited recently and came away impressed. photo by Cinzia Reale-Castello

“You should know better, young padawan... First comes grains then comes suffering” -master rich

“She said, ‘Luis and Tom on the same day, that’s too much man for me, I gotta reschedule’” -luis

“I got it done in Russia for like $100” -olga

“Your mom’s not gonna know” -amg

“We’re walking corn” -anthony

T&A BONE consider it an ode to the “caveman diet,” a culinary regimen slowly gathering steam thanks to rich, er, The New York Times. (Sorry buddy... their influence is much more farreaching.)* last thursday, petri dish and i settled on a decidedly paleolithic feast for dinner: t-bone steak with garlic chive butter, zucchini pine nut salad and arugula salad with beets and candied walnuts. (oddly enough, two of the three recipes came courtesy of the land down under; we knew we liked oceania for a reason.) the two steaks, from freshdirect, were mammoth (seriously, they took up more than half the plate!), while the arugula salad was a last-minute—but no

less delightful—decision by petri dish, assembling several random ingredients we had lying around. Garlic chive butter (for 2 steaks) combine ½ stick butter, 1 crushed garlic clove, ²/3 tbsp capers and 1 /3 tsbp chopped chives in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Shape into a log, wrap in plastic wrap, and place in the fridge to chill. top each steak with a slice. (Strict word count limits imposed by the dictator—i mean, the editor-in-chief—means you’ll have to ask one of us for the salad recipes.) *also try Esquire may 2004 “Better Body, Better man...”

Suitable for cavemen and regular folk alike, the rob roy is a manhattan with Scotch whiskey instead of rye. named after the Scottish folk hero rob roy (sort of a robin hood for the Scots), the rob roy was first introduced to ny around 1890 when dewars Scotch whiskey first appeared. it can be made sweet (with sweet vermouth), dry (dry vermouth) or perfect (equal parts dry and sweet). my bartender used peat monster Scotch (a deliciously earthy, mossysmelling, smoky-tasting Scotch), dry vermouth, and added a lemon peel for zest. it’s a bracing drink for a cold winter’s night. 2.5 oz Scotch 1.5 tsp dry vermouth 1 lemon twist in a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the Scotch and vermouth. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. garnish with a lemon twist. put on your best Scottish accent.

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• olga doesn’t wear a watch. She decides what time it is. • olga can divide by zero • there are two types of people in she world... people who suck and olga. • olga always knows the eXact location of carmen Sandiego.

here is a russian saying that i think fits you well.

• olga doesn’t read books. She stares them down until she gets the information she wants.

“Work fears the skilled worker!” Your work ethic and passion for quality will help you master any challenges you encounter in your career as a designer.

• olga is the only woman to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis. • the chief export of olga is awesome. • in a fight between Batman and darth Vader, the winner would be olga. —Rich

Best of luck on your new adventures in web design! i also included a photo of mother russia for you just because its aweSome!!! diVie!!! —anthony

A SPECIAL THANKS stephanie, you have worked very long and hard not only with the art department but also with the imaging department. and for that we are all grateful. i wish you lots of luck on your future career, and thank you soooo

much for being so helpful with every magazine. hopefully you have learned a lot and will take all of it with you. i don’t know if you will find a cooler bunch of people to work with and guide you and feed you? Best of luck!

—Jessica

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE while i work most closesly with anthony due to physical proximity, the person that i worked closest with—and most often with—was olga.

from Gotham and Philly while i was covering for meghan to Aspen as our own, we honed our craft together. all of those experiences helped us grow as a team for what would be our greatest challenge... weekly Hamptons. while not originally assigned to me for Hamptons, olga accepted her new assignment with aplomb. She never once complained. in fact it was just the opposite. She seemed to relish the challenge. olga was an absolute godsend, and the unquestioned mVp of the hamptons season. it didn’t matter if it was 10 a.m. or 10 p.m., olga was always willing to do whatever she could to get the job done. from developing new systems to keep our printouts in order to simply adding a pdf check box on our routing sheets, she displayed a tireless work ethic, a great capacity to learn and an amazing amount of growth. i’m incredibly proud of the work the two of us did together. Stellar management has made an amazing new acquisition. olga will instantly make their team better. they are lucky to have her. you will be missed. Best of luck in your new virtual endeavor. in our week of saying good-byes, let’s not forget the two great interns we also say good-bye to this week: Stefanie and maggie. Stefanie started out during the

tail end of Hamptons and actually pitched in and did a great job. the pace of Hamptons afforded her the opportunity to work on real pages right away. luckily she was up for the task. her work was clean and strong. She also took feedback and critiques well. a rare trait, especially for someone so young. Stefanie, thanks for all your help. maggie came to us from missouri, where she worked on an amazing little weekly, Vox. She was a great kid who really thought about the layout when she was shooting in the studio. maggie juggled working at niche with working at Starbucks as well as the gap. tireless work ethic takes on a new meaning with her. although she did a great job in photo, i hope maggie gets to realize her dream and get a job in an art department somewhere designing. i’m sure the same attention to detail and hardwork she showed during her internship would make for an even better fulltime employee. good luck to all three of these kids who’ve made my time here at niche much more enjoyable. I didn’t have a piece of art that contained Olga, Stefanie and Maggie so here is a shot of the Art Department looking dapper.

D E R N SO Because i’m always looking for a chance to push my favorite comics on everyone, i’m using the departure of my favorite russian to recommend a brilliant reimaging of the Superman mythos. Superman Red Son is the story of baby kal-el landing not in Smallville, U.S.a., but in communist russia. Superman grows up to become Stalin’s pawn in world domination while drawing the ire of american super scientist lex luthor. dc published a number of Elseworld (alternate reality) stories, but Red Son was by far my favorite. writer: mark millar art; dave Johnson and killian plunkett.

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here is a russian saying that i think fits you well.

• olga doesn’t read books. She stares them down until she gets the information she wants.

“Work fears the skilled worker!” Your work ethic and passion for quality will help you master any challenges you encounter in your career as a designer.

• olga is the only woman to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis. • the chief export of olga is awesome. • in a fight between Batman and darth Vader, the winner would be olga. —Rich

Best of luck on your new adventures in web design! i also included a photo of mother russia for you just because its aweSome!!! diVie!!! —anthony

—Jessica

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE while i work most closesly with anthony due to physical proximity, the person that i worked closest with—and most often with—was olga.

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Lucy Sykes Rellie with her husband, Euan, and their sons, Heathcliff and Titus.

Lucy Sykes Rellie brings European chic to the youngest Hamptonites. by Samantha Marcus Yanks

Sykes Rellie’s summer collection is inspired by “Boho traveler, Riviera, and English garden… casual, dislocated, and timeless.”

BORN INTO A FASHION-FORWARD family in London, Lucy Sykes Rellie was exposed to the world of clothing design as a little girl. In 1996 she moved to New York and, inspired by the birth of her son Heathcliff, launched a collection of boys’ and girls’ clothing in 2005 called Lucy Sykes New York. Bright and fun, her trendy pieces are perfect for those languid summer days.

H: What are some of your favorite things to do out East? LSR: We stock up on fresh fruit, croissants, and Scottish smoked salmon from Citarella and invite people to brunch on Sunday mornings. Nothing fancy, but we get to enjoy more quality time with our friends at those brunches than under almost any other circumstances.

HAMPTONS: How would you define your signature look? LUCY SYKES RELLIE: I love playing with the American-Euro concept, trying to create a pareddown, fresh, informal elegance—baby clothes with a grown-up sensibility. My husband calls it “playground chic.”

H: Describe your ideal summer day in the Hamptons. LSR: My ideal day begins with breakfast at Estia’s Little Kitchen. Then I hang out with my sister Plum and her family at their summer rental. I watch my son Heathcliff dive into the pool while Titus, the baby, crawls around the garden.

H: What was your vision when designing the summer 2008 collection? LSR: Boho traveler, Riviera, and English garden… casual, dislocated, and timeless. H: Do you plan to open a store in the Hamptons? LSR: It would be fun to do a pop-up store, maybe even something permanent. I’d like to open an airy boutique with a mixture of understated-chic English and sophisticated American kids’ clothes. H: What first drew you to the Hamptons? LSR: The Hamptons felt like an antidote to New York City: just as exciting, but I could breathe, relax, lie down, stretch out, and laugh here.

H: What’s your summertime guilty pleasure? LSR: Lying in the sun too much. H: What would be the must-have piece from your current collection? LSR: The bubble skirt is probably the defining piece. H: What about the Hamptons inspires you? LSR: Nature, the colors, the sea, the smells.... The East End just before dusk offers the best skies and most inspiring clouds in the world. Lucy Sykes New York is available at Hatchlings, 30 Main Street, Southampton, 283-4855; and Scoop Beach, 47–51 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, 329-8080.

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OLGA THROUGH THE YEARS i remember olga’s first day at niche. She sat in the hallway at the 257 office just as i did when i worked in that building. i remember teaching her about the servers, fonts, leading, email and (who can forget) flash. her first layout that she had worked on was for Hamptons. i don’t remember the name of the layout but i do remember that getting photos for it was not easy, and that i felt bad for giving her a layout that had many complications—not only with the photos but also with redesigning the page. But i guess that was one of the best ways to learn. eager to teach her how to do the flash was another tricky thing. But she took her time and mastered it very well. i always trusted her with it and was comfortable knowing that there was someone other than myself who did not mind doing it. as we moved into 100 church Street, we became window buddies. i am going to miss the delightful aromas from the food that she always had. whether it

and as for taking over the responsibility of hiring and training the interns, that was a huge thing taken off my shoulders. and to never have to deal with Binn shots was another thing i was grateful for. you have a great deal of patience, and see the good in everything and everyone. you redesigned the calendar many times and perfected it. that alone needed patience and dedication. and to look back to the day you started until now... your design skills and the things you learned in imaging have changed drastically. and you are a success! olga, thank you so much for all the help that you have given to each any every one of us. you are leaving us with the best love story in history. at least i think. and some good advice on a personal level. funny stories and a poem to Vicky on her birthday. eating oysters with denis at the water taxi and the wonderful dinner you cooked for me when i came to visit. you will be missed, but i know that you are moving on to bigger and better things and i hope that you progress and become more of a success. Best of luck!

—Jessica

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ADDIOS first, i want to say goodbye to olga and wish her tons of luck! She has been an amazing mentor, constantly offering advice and never losing her patience with me. thanks for everything, olga!! Second, i want to thank everyone for all the support and guidance that they have given me over the past six months. i have grown so much as a designer and i will always be grateful to everyone here for sharing their knowledge with me. i will miss all of you!! and finally, in anticipation for the season premier of loSt next week, i want to leave everyone with this image of me and my friends two halloweens ago dressed as the Black Smoke monSter!!! we thought it was genius, however, no one really understood what we were because none of our other friends watched the show. anyway, hope someone who reads ADW gets it and is as excited as i am for loSt! —Stefanie p.S. - i better get an invite to ludachristmas 2010

Snacks on our coffee table your weird breakfast foods (and lunch, too) your calendar re-design your spontaneity getting lost in Queens and telling you to pull over so i can get out ;) your flower ring your honesty Seafood pasta at the seaport watching you get married drinking champagne in the back of a cab (let’s do that again!) when the weather warms up, let’s take our walks over the Brooklyn bridge and have lunch in the park :) i will misss you!!! i lovvee you!!!! Vicky

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Lucy Sykes Rellie with her husband, Euan, and their sons, Heathcliff and Titus.

Lucy Sykes Rellie brings European chic to the youngest Hamptonites. by Samantha Marcus Yanks

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“I swear to God, someone’s gonna die” -meghan

“I’m really good at sports” -Vicky

“There’s something wrong with a corn flavored corn chip” -anthony

DENIS LANDS IN NORTH POLE

My ﬁrst thought upon seeing this image was “there’s starbucks in the North Pole?” i can only imagine a little igloo with a barista in a big ﬂuffy hat.

“You should know better, young padawan... First comes grains then comes suffering” -master rich

“She said, ‘Luis and Tom on the same day, that’s too much man for me, I gotta reschedule’” -luis

“I got it done in Russia for like $100” -olga

“Your mom’s not gonna know” -amg

“We’re walking corn” -anthony

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super snacks Once again, we find ourselves on the cusp of Super Bowl Sunday. If you find yourself invited to a Super Bowl party, here is a list of snacks to bring that will make you the MVP of group.

Buffalo Wings Wings are always a quality choice for any Super Bowl party—just be sure you play to the crowd. This is a party, not the time to show off the hot sauce you got at the Pepper Pagoda at the mall. Go with a mild to medium heat wing and save the “Captain Insane-o Sauce” for the chili cook-off.

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Chips & Dip I like your style, but don’t be lame and get some premade garbage. Take this opportunity to bust out your mom’s famous 7-layer bean dip or something. You know how I know you’re gay? If you put your dip in a breadbowl. Potato/Macaroni Salad/Cole Slaw This time I suggest you do go for something that was premade. Go to your favorite deli and pick up some something made by a pro. There is nothing more disappointing then a shitty spoonful of slaw. 3-foot Hero/Sub There are starving people in Africa, but who gives a fuck? I need a sandwich as long as the yards on the field. Once again, get something everyone is going to like. Classic American or Italian Heroes are the standard. Not everyone likes headcheese as much as you do, weirdo. Veggie Platter Seriously, don’t be that guy. This is Super Bowl Sunday. If you want me to eat a vegetable, deep fry that son-of-abitch and get back to me. —DRM

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una sent in the above screen grab from one of her book’s Binn shots. that’s quite the aptly titled caption.

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noun | 'mo sh-el | an informal social gathering for men Ben coined the above term because of the lack of one to describe a male social.

“You can’t take the wild out of the tiger, just ask Seigfried and Roy” -drm

“My comments are corny” -anthony

“You didn’t invent the nudged-out pullquote. People been doing that shit since before you were in diapers” -meghan

“I got a steak at home marinating” -anthony

“Why is my head itchy, do I have lice’” -Jessica

“Heavy metal bubbles in my pee” -rich

“That sounds a little gay” -meghan

TOnYsInGLes.cOM I received the above from time out ny, and the website name tonysingles.com made me think of anthony. a site of single young ladies waiting for our own tony west coast. maybe it’s not to late for him to visit the site and find himself a date for his very romantic valentine’s dinner at white castle,

“We actually looked really fucking cool” -anthony

“JERKY” -anthony

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the elusive mac’n’cheese Burger from wall street Burger shoppe so, after last week’s debacle at wall street Burger shoppe, we were heading back a second time. same place, same time, twice the attendees. (fellow nichers amy, tom, and karen were in attendance.) If you don’t know what happened the first time we went to give it a try, they essentially dropped the ball BIG time. we made reservations and pre-ordered the burgers the day before. when we arrived, the bar room was closed, no bartender, no reservations, no burgers. we stormed outta there. on the following tuesday, I gave them a piece of my mind. the owner personally called me up after chewing out the manager and promised to “take care of us” if we returned. we were going to return, but, if we were met with the same disappointment as last time, we were going to blow the place up. literally Blow It up. arriving last saturday at 6, I was greeted with some friendly faces at the bar and more importantly an open bar room and friendly bartender. It was happy hour, so we all had some drinks at the bar, waiting for the entire party of eight to arrive. once we were seated, there were seven mac’n’cheese burgers ordered. only one of the ladies opted for the mini burgers from downstairs. we started off with some amazing sweet potato fries and homemade mayo/ketchup dipping sauce and kept the round of beers coming. a highlight was that they had some delicious captain lawrence Ipa on tap, a personal favorite. when the burgers arrived, we were all anxious to dig in. I took my time

dressing the burger and prepping it for consumption. there was a ramekin of cheese sauce that came on the plate in addition to a mini arrugula salad. Both items were added to the burger. I gotta admit, my expectations were super high at this point. I had built this burger up in my head so much so that I felt it was doomed to under-deliver. I bit. I chewed. I savored. I reﬂected. this burger was amazing. It had met my expectations head on like two rams battling on a steep rocky precipice. I was left a bit stunned when a wave of pleasure washed over my senses. this thing was awesome. very awesome!!! I tried to pace myself so that I could enjoy the burger as long as possible.

we laughed and drank and ate until all of our plates were spotless. at least mine was. all in all, I gotta say I was impressed. when we got the check, all of our drinks had been taken care of! they really came through with their end of the deal. I had faith that they would. I consider the bar room burger to be my favorite burger in the city and this burger was a close second. my only criticism is that it fell short on size. It wasn’t as grandiose as the bar room burger. make it bigger and throw in some crispy pork belly and we’re dealing with a force to be reckoned with in the realm of competitive best burger joints. If you haven’t had it yet. Go. eat. enjoy! —Double Awesome

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you might have heard LOST is back, but have you seen Kell on Earth? omg. I love this show. I saw this woman, kelly cutrone, in the two minutes I ever watched of The City, and I had to see more of her. In that episode, she needed her team of 20 20-somethings to find a staples that was still open after midnight. after realizing the room full of bimbos were quietly searching online, she calls them out on how stupid they are for not simply picking up the phone. she’s so homely and cut throat! now Bravo is bringing us the real fashion industry. not the merylstreep-as-the-devil-in-prada. no, these are the I-don’t-have-timefor-your-bullshit-go-cry-

somewhere-else people who get everything done so that those 11 minutes of runway are truly glamorous. my favorite moment? kelly says she has no reason to not be nice to elliot spitzer’s call girl. according to kelly, we’re all whores. “I have clients who pay me for good phone. do I want to talk to them? no. But they’re paying me to give them good phone. so I do.” and so even though kelly was fired by a client after ashley dupré sat front row last season, kelly says she’ll be nice. she asks ashley to come visit her office. kelly wants to chit-chat? only if you’re not reading between the lines. love it! —Madeline

super sunDAY defensive fronts. It’s incredible to watch him on a friday after practice. after the first team offense is done, he works individually with the skill players and goes through what their read and react scenarios will be on offense. no other quaterback in the nfl does that. at least none that I’ve ever seen.”

with the super Bowl fast approaching, I’d be remiss if I didn’t write a piece on the person who I think is the greatest football player I will ever see. he also happens to be playing in the super Bowl on sunday. his name is peyton manning. what he’s done since entering the nfl is simply astonishing. peyton has shattered records, and by the time his career is done he will own every important statistical record of all-time. all while playing in a well-balanced offense (save for this season) that isn’t generally predicated on the pass. fox nfl comentator daryl Johnston recently said “peyton is the closest thing to a player coach that the nfl has. he has such command of the offense, and an almost total recall of

I’ve been blessed as a football fan to have seen some of the all-time great quarterbacks. Joe montana, John elway, Brett favre used to be ranked no. 1 to 3 in my book. I also always had a soft spot in my heart for warren moon and dan marino. Great statisticals QB’s who never won the big game (and therefore in my eyes eliminates them from greatest of all-time discussions— you gotta win the big one). In my opinion, peyton surpasses them all already. I’ve never seen one player so thoroughly command the game from his position. I use to believe that Jerry rice was the greatest football player ever (no one will ever catch his records—yards, td’s, receptions— even in this passing age), but If his team wins on sunday, and I’m predicting they will (35-31), peyton will be the greatest football player of all time.

c I e cOM H T OF eek W while I’ve always been a huge Iron man fan (Iron man #1 is one of the crown jewels of my collection), I was very late to the game on the new series Invincible Iron Man. I figured it was simply too expensive to add another series to my pull list. when I saw the graphic novel on sale, I jumed at the chance to pick it up. man, was I ever impressed. matt fraction (writer) and salvador larocca (artist) simply blew me away. the story is smartly written and easily accessible to fans of the movie and comic both. It embodies all the trademarks of classic tony stark storytelling. I would highly recommend this book.

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una sent in the above screen grab from one of her book’s Binn shots. that’s quite the aptly titled caption.

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noun | 'mo sh-el | an informal social gathering for men Ben coined the above term because of the lack of one to describe a male social.

“You can’t take the wild out of the tiger, just ask Seigfried and Roy” -drm

“My comments are corny” -anthony

“You didn’t invent the nudged-out pullquote. People been doing that shit since before you were in diapers” -meghan

“I got a steak at home marinating” -anthony

“Why is my head itchy, do I have lice’” -Jessica

“Heavy metal bubbles in my pee” -rich

“That sounds a little gay” -meghan

“We actually looked really fucking cool” -anthony

“JERKY” -anthony

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infused in-house with eastern ﬂavors such as coriander, dill, and garlic, and western ﬂavors like pomegranate, pear, chocolate, and apple-cinnamon. If you need a solid base for the vodka— and our russian friend olgita highly recommends this—you can order a dish of herring cured in milk served with boiled potatoes and onions or the tamer mushroom vol-au-vent (a delicious mushroom cream sauce in puff pastry).

Top (l to r): The delicious russian delicacy of ﬂaky pastry and creamy mushroom sauce. The russian samovar, which, as olga taught me, you ﬁll with water, light on top, and the water boils, providing both tea and light! Center (l to r): Do you have ketel one? The list of infused vodkas. i think we tried a good 50 percent. Pictured: pomegranate vodka. Bottom (l to r): our live entertainment. They didn’t appreciate when we sang sto lat. fruits, infusing into vodka. That means it’s healthy, right? Photos courtesy of Cooklyn

HAuTe sHIT russIAn sAMOVAr our russian co-worker olgita got a new job, so we had to throw her a proper russian good-bye party. we headed to the russian samover in midtown. the phrase “to have a sit by samovar” means to have a leisurely talk while drinking tea from a samovar. these beautiful teapots are part kettle, part lamp. you put wood inside the top of the samovar, light it, fill the canister with water and boil away. this place is the real minske deal: there are a few dozen vodkas

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the lighting is low and red and the live music (traditional russian peasant songs) starts up just when the vodka hits you, cured herring or not. oh, and when you go to a russian place, they don’t look too kindly on you singing polish songs, even “sto lat,” the “happy Birthday” of poland. lesson learned. they also are very strict about coat check. ‘oh sir? I have a scarf too…’ ‘too late!’ —Amy

Good news for foodies... menu pages launched an iphone app last week thats free. so if you’re on your way home from work, want to order some takeout but need to look at the menu first, now you can! and in the where-was-this-when-weneeded-it category, the new shakedown app ($1.99) uses the power of foursquare to send you “notifications whenever your friends are holding you a spot on line” at shakeshack. If you’re the person in line, you can use the app to let your friends know you want company and how many people are in front of you. “fat tony, get me a double cheeseburger. I’ll pay you back bro!”

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super snacks Once again, we find ourselves on the cusp of Super Bowl Sunday. If you find yourself invited to a Super Bowl party, here is a list of snacks to bring that will make you the MVP of group.

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