Old Cape Cod "Old Cape Cod" is a song, written by Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus, and Allan Jeffrey, and published in 1957. The single, as recorded by Patti Page, became a gold record, having sold over a million copies. Having been hailed by "Cape Codders" as the "unofficial Cape Cod Anthem, if ever there was one",[1] the song has been credited with "putting the Cape on the map", by helping to establish Cape Cod as a major tourist destination.[2] Background[edit] Patti Page version[edit] Recording and impact[edit] The "Wondering"/"Old Cape Cod" record was released by Mercury Records on April 23, 1957, as catalog number 71101. Legacy[edit] Page had never visited Cape Cod until after the song was released and had become a hit. "I could not believe it when I finally did go, because I realized that [the song] had captured something about a place that I had had within me for so many years, but never knew. — excerpted lyrics to "Old Cape Cod", adapted by M. "We think she put the Cape on the map.
Airbnb, coolest lingo for startup descriptions on AngelList by Skift That Airbnb is the poster-child of the sharing economy — or collaborative consumption if you want to be hipper — is now a given, so much so that a fuddy-duddy business magazine like Forbes put the company and its CEO Brian Chesky on its latest cover. But before a company becomes the zeitgeist in the larger pop culture, it has to pass through a rather delicate phase, where other early stage startups start using its name in their own shorthand descriptions. These days, besides tech blogs using shorthands in their headlines, which has been going on for as long as Techcrunch has existed, AngelList is the preferred place for these descriptions. And Airbnb rules the roost on AngelList these days, the cool company to use in your shorthand to catch potential investor’s eye. It used to be Instagram or Yelp, but the former got bought, and the latter isn’t that cool anymore. Without further ado, the 75 odd companies that think they’re the Airbnb of…well. Beta is live at www.MovingWorlds.org.
PiP | The Pet Recognition App | Re-uniting lost pets with their owners. A Critic’s Tour of Literary Manhattan In it, Mr. Shteyngart lamented what’s happened to bookish night life in New York City over the past decade. “There are so few people to drink with,” he said. “The literary community is not backing me up here. I’m all alone.” Mr. Is Manhattan’s literary night life, along with its literary infrastructure (certain bars, hotels, restaurants and bookstores) fading away? Before I started, I reached out to a handful of convivial writers and editors. Daniel Halpern, the publisher of Ecco Press, suggested that the Internet has obviated young writers’ need for companionship, gossip and consolation. Each of these people noted that the bookish crowd has largely dispersed into Brooklyn, where rents are cheaper. On my first night, I fortified myself with a cocktail at my favorite Manhattan bar, Jimmy’s Corner, a scruffy, boxing-themed joint tucked into a wrinkle in Times Square’s space-time continuum. (Mr. I polished off the last of my burger, and fled into the night. The next day I hit bookstores.
OUISHARE Swifto | NYC Dog Walking with GPS Tracking Cool Bookish Places: Gladstone's Library In 1889, British Prime Minister William Gladstone got out a wheelbarrow and began moving his personal collection of 32,000 books from Hawarden Castle in Wales to their new home about a quarter of a mile away. The new building, now known as Gladstone’s Library, was intended to make his collection available to the public, to scholar’s, readers, and writers of all kinds. Gladstone envisioned it as a “residential” library, where patrons could stay overnight, take their meals, and get immersed in the collection and their own projects. Today, Gladstone’s library still carries out that mission, with affordable rooms available to the public, a generous endowment seeded by Gladstone himself, and a vibrant line-up of literary events. Guest rooms are clean, simple, and recently renovated. But what you come for is to spend time reading and researching in one of the world’s great bookish destinations.
10 Secret Sites Of New York City Where is the most amazing place that you've visited, of which most people have probably never heard Anthony Bourdain How to Travel - Anthony Bourdain on How to Fly The Getaway, a new travel show executive-produced by Anthony Bourdain, premieres tonight on The Esquire Network. Although Bourdain remains strictly behind the scenes this time around — on-camera talent includes Joel McHale, Aziz Ansari, and Rashida Jones — the man continues to live the life of a global nomad. The globetrotting chef, author, and TV host estimates that he's been away from home "about 250 days a year, for nearly the past decade," which makes him, among other things, one of the world's foremost experts in surviving the constant indignities of travel. Here, Bourdain proffers some wisdom on withstanding the tribulations of life on the road. —As told to Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn The first thing I do is I dress for airports. In my carry-on, I'll have a notebook, yellow legal pads, good headphones. I check my luggage. On the plane, I like to read fiction set in the location I'm going to. Before getting on a flight, I buy a big pile of magazines. I've stopped buying souvenirs.
50 Ways to Get Other People to Pay for Your Vacation 50 Ways to Get Other People to Pay for Your Vacation Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 6:33pm by admin For those who love to travel, finding a way to do so on someone else’s dime can make all the difference between staying at home and embracing the joy of exploration. Volunteer Volunteering to help others either in a foreign country or right here at home is an excellent way to travel while making a difference in the world. WWOOF. Work If you need a job and love to travel, there are ways to do both. Teach English. Learn Whether you are taking the time to learn a little something or using the knowledge you’ve built up over years of education, studying can get you free travel. Learn Esperanto. Win While there is no guarantee you will be able to actually take a vacation this way, it’s worth a try to see if you can win something. Holidays & Travel. Free Accomodations Sometimes finding a place to stay is the most expensive part of travel. Couch surf. Free Transportation Become a courier. Ask for freebies
The Gateway City Oh, the writers! They came to Tangier in boatloads, getting—many of them—their first taste of Africa and Islam. Though over time, the great allure of Tangier for writers became other writers. morandi bruno / zumapress / newscom Most people are familiar with 20th-century duo Paul Bowles and William S. When Joe Orton arrived in 1965, he was following in the footsteps, though not the behaviors, of Samuel Pepys. Its longtime appeal is obvious: It is a port city a short boat ride from Europe with international influences and tolerant attitudes that serve as an entry point into Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Arab world. If they didn’t write about Tangier (though, as this book shows, most of them did), they still sometimes managed to use it in works set elsewhere. The book takes the form of a Barnes & Noble café mural, in which the great writers across the decades all sit together sipping coffee.
Biennial 2014 Academy Records and Matt Hanner Founded 2000; based in Chicago, IL Matt Hanner: born 1971 in Columbus, OH; died 2011 in Porter, IN Terry AdkinsBorn 1953 in Washington, DCDied 2014 in Brooklyn, NY Etel Adnan Born 1925 in Beirut, Lebanon Lives and works in Sausalito, CA, and Paris, France Alma Allen Born 1970 in Heber City, UT Lives and works in Joshua Tree, CA Ei Arakawa and Carissa Rodriguez Arakawa: Born 1977 in Fukushima, Japan Rodriguez: Born 1970 in New York, NY Live and work in New York, NY Uri Aran Born 1977 in Jerusalem, Israel Lives and works in New York, NY Robert Ashley and Alex Waterman Ashley: Born 1930 in Ann Arbor, MIDied 2014 in New York, NY Waterman: Born 1975 in Portsmouth, VA Lives and works in New York, NY Michel Auder Born 1945 in Soissons, France Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY Lisa Anne Auerbach Born 1967 in Ann Arbor, MI Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA Julie Ault Born 1957 in Boston, MA Lives and works in Joshua Tree, CA and New York, NY Critical Practices Inc.