Scott Morrison is the Sean Parker of denim. Though not as ubiquitous as facebook, Morrison has had a string of successes with the launch of Paper Denim & Cloth and…
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What’s In Store? - Saturdays Surf
By Tom Ran
Photo: Tuukka Koski
For years surfing in NYC was reserved for the die hards. Even though the Atlantic Ocean is minutes away, the urban density didn’t make transporting a surfboard an easy task….
Read MoreBehind the Bar - Karlsson’s Batch 2008
By Craig Cavallo
Photo: Stefan Andersson
Potatoes are a significant part of Swedish culture. On Cape Bjare, in the south of Sweden, the soil they grow in is referred to as farmer’s gold. The country grows…
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RESULTS FOR "Rare Books"
Retail
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Strand
The Strand Bookstore has been a classic New York City fixture since 1927, boasting an enormous selection of discounted new and used books. Today, it’s the only surviving bookseller of… read more »
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Spoonbill & Sugartown
Spoonbill & Sugartown is an authentic independent bookstore and a destination for new ideas. You’ll appreciate that every title here feels hand-selected. read more »
Features
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El Encanto de un Pueblo (The Magic of People)
Brooklyn welcomed Dana and me on November 7th, 2004 to a sublet apartment with a sheet-less bed and the haunting noise of radiator piping. We arrived with 2 suitcases and… read more »
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Whisky Run
If you want a pint of beer, a shot of vodka or a glass of wine, there are hundreds of bars you could go to. But if you’re looking for… read more »
Blog
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David Zwirner Pop-Up Bookstore
It’s a rare opportunity to dig into an art gallery’s collection of rare and out-of-print books. But for two weeks starting next Monday, you will have the chance to comb… read more »
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Carl Auböck: The Workshop, 1930–1970
Though Carl Auböck is widely known and admired in the design world, we’ve been wondering when he would receive the attention that has been bestowed on Dieter Rams or the… read more »
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Saugerties Lighthouse
Among our list of things to do in life, staying overnight at a lighthouse is right up there. Whether it be the allure of a seafaring life or bragging rights… read more »
TOURS
The Bacon Tour
By David Tez
Photo: Staff
From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…
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By Siobhan Vivian
Photo: Staff
The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…
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