Save the Pastrami!

Another Lower East Side institution has been forced to close its doors. The owner of the 2nd Avenue Deli said he closed the restaurant Sunday after a lease dispute with the building's new owners. "My current rent is $24,000 a month for 2,800 square feet,'' Jack Lebewohl told The New York Times. "They want $33,000. I can't afford that.'' Jossip's tongue-in-cheek-on-rye obit here. And sign the petition to save the 2nd Avenue Deli!...

Music of the day is definitely Tex-Mex

I was blown away by this incredible video for the song "Frijoleros" by the band Molotov. Catchy tune, with creative graphics and great color sense. Check it out -- but be prepared to wait for a slow download. Also read this interview with the director of "Be Here to Love Me," a new documentary about singer-songwriter-senstive-and-cruel-70's-man Townes Van Zandt. Unrelated to Van Zandt, I love this part of the interview: Margaret Brown (the young director and NYU grad): You thought I was some dumb New York girl. Lee Daniel (veteran cinematographer): [laughs] Well, you know, NYU. Read a brief into...