OH NO THEY DONT

Huge, wind-powered "strandbeests" arrive in San Francisco https://t.co/jo7I18QjAw pic.twitter.com/NKBFOq213Q

— CityLab (@CityLab) May 27, 2016

did you know its going to be 75 degrees in atlanta on christmas?

packin' my flopz.

thats a good looking embassy

Happening now: Watch as @JohnKerry raises our flag over @USEmbCuba in Havana once more → http://t.co/tzU6VfruH9 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/RbVRpJ0qWF

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2015

song of the summer?

lasagna del rey is back to haunt your daydreams.

i hope you're all following gawker's "new york's best restaurant is:" series.

the two best gawker writers, caity weaver and rich juzwiak have been doing this series where they go to touristy restaurants in the city and tell us what they're like. the latest one was an all-drinking feature at the restaurant in the 5th avenue tommy bahama's store. here's an excerpt:

Rich: This idea of yours made me wonder if you've been regarding me with jealousy during our "Best Restaurant in New York" excursions, since I generally get a drink (fine, two drinks) and you never do. Are you envious of my champagne-sipping lifestyle?

Caity: Absolutely not. I love Diet Coke. Diet Coke is my favorite thing to drink. My second favorite thing to drink, I have recently learned, is "Coconut Cloud Martini" from the Tommy Bahama store on 5th Avenue. That was the first cocktail I ordered this afternoon, and I remember it like it was yesterday.

joel and thomas wilhelm and i are going to go if anyone feels like joining?

hey queens, the beach is back

Ft. Tilden is officially back open after hurricane sandy came in and messed it all up. go find your tank top, reserve a seat on the hipster school bus, and grab a few mar-GO-ritas and pina-GO-ladas from duane reade because it is time to get unsupervised. via

thomas wilhelm didn't want me to tell you how he got his beach body, but i couldnt not share

SOMEBODY POINT ME IN THE DIRECTION OF A BEACH

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bad news beach bums

ft. tilden beach is going to be closed all season and maybe even beyond. it just isnt a priority. now where am i supposed to go drink in the sand? is instagram going to make it through the summer without all those ft. tilden pics? where is g.animalz going to wear her caftans? someone answer me!

what are you doing tomorrow?

joel, starla, and thomas wilhelm and i are having a 2Pz correspondent retreat at the BEACH!
(spoiler alert: we're meeting to discuss DJV's future with 2Pz...)

what is thomas wilhelm doing down in gulf shores right now?

the super moonwalk

the weirdest 3:45 on the internet

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where are you spending the first day of summer?

spotted. from the fairway parking lot in red hook, the beginnings of the brooklyn crab shack! i was pleased to learn that the restaurant is being opened by the owners of alma, another red hook spot that is fucking delicious.

The space will encompass two decks overlooking the New York Harbor, so like Alma, it should boast unrivaled views. They'll serve seafood from up and down the Atlantic coast and will offer salads, soups, sandwiches, and a raw bar. There are also rumors of miniature golf. It's unclear how long construction should take—it's a major undertaking and all of the owners all have small children—but they hope to open by this summer. (via)

bonus link : 10 exciting brooklyn restaurants opening in 2012

what is hank doing?

you tell me.

what is hank doing?

"he ran straight through some kid's sandcastle, so in that picture we are making him lay down and take a chill pill." -erin

nothing apocalyptic about that.

what happens at the beach in australia.

ke$ha on va¢ay

i dont understand it.

and i won't respond to it.

"it" being her body.

what a beaut

pretty picture of orange beach, AL. via gawker

what did joel do this weekend?

gawker has a collection of the drunkest people on the internet.

the happiest place on earth : governor's island

the nytimes has a heart-lifting article and slideshow depicting the wonders of governor's island. if you haven't gone, you should. and soon.

Its 172 acres include empty Victorian houses, imposing forts, a parade ground and ball fields, an artificial beach and an encircling promenade with arresting panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey. And increasingly over the last four years, from May to October — with visitors now riding hourly on weekend ferries from Brooklyn and Manhattan — the island has been shaping a new culture of its own. Its participants include trapeze artists, bicyclists, conceptual artists, D.J.’s, musicians, dancers and dramatists, and its attractions range from views of the New York Harbor to a free miniature-golf course designed by an arts group, where fanciful stations allow players to take metaphorical potshots at a national missile defense shield or putt a ball in support of carbon-neutral footprints. (via)

thx lilly!