For a few days each spring and fall, while the increasingly volatile meteorological pendulum swings from frozen sewer to sweltering garbage heap, New York City enjoys perfect weather. September 11, 2001 was such a day, and so is today — 60 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, and an unheard-of ratio of smiles to thrown elbows at the corner of Broadway & Steinway.

So why I am I still inside, blogging? To share a few linkworthy items, along with my ever-evolving muxtape and another lousy short film: whiplash and Mozart, together at last. If you’d like to join us for the season’s first open-air Jever, drop by the Astoria Beergarden later. I’ll be the guy pointing a camera at you.

Also of note:

Muck’s Muxtape

March 31st, 2008

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Like everybody else on the Internet, I made a muxtape. At the moment, it has a springtime feel to it, with a movie soundtrack subtheme. But the black arts of the mix tape are governed by arcane rules, and the order and selection of songs might change at any moment. (That’s what the feed is for.) Link your own tape in the comments if you’re so inclined.