*Everyday Chatter

Peyote Man! This guy really wants you to enjoy Peyote. He has set up a living room (complete with sleepy sofa pal) on 14th St. and calls out "Peyote! Hey, Peyote!" while he hands out literature about the "Peyote Way Church." Far out!


"What sort of retail now occupies the former home of urban planning pioneer Jane Jacobs? So glad you asked! It's a Glassybaby, a store that sells nothing but $45 cups." [UNY] [Racked]

The bike-lane debate continues to rage. [EVG]

Tonight, see the East River String Band live. [SG]

I just like this quote: "People gave Oprah a hard time for her sometimes schmaltzy and mostly commercial Book Club picks. But she sounds like a modern day Gertrude Stein in the context of Bookmarc." [GOG]

Enjoying pearls and turtles in a Garment District window. [Restless]

An e-nnoyance rant from Bob Morris. [NYO]

Candy at the Strand sells faster than register-side books. [Racked]

Hope and dread for the future of books--and just plain dread for the future of stupidity: "39 percent of children ages 9 to 17 said the information they found online was 'always correct.'" [NYT]

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