These two peeps have only released this EP, but this sixer is promising. Straight outta Auckland, yo. I’m going to avoid saying Mazzy Star. Some of it’s mellow lounge, some of it’s passive-aggressive alternafuzz, some of it’s of the bedroom headphone variety. The gal has a slacking, soothing voice that’s echoed around a seemingly large space, as if her homey is playing along in a daydream. Light strumming, bird chirping, and xylophones highlight the EP, which I can’t wait to fall asleep to soon.

All kinds of streaks involved on Sunday. When Nadal beat Federer in four sets in the French final, it ended and extended a bunch of runs. Since it’s just clay, it didn’t really feel like a changing of the guard in anyway, especially given how much Federer sucked. It’s a good story, and certainly makes for future excitement, assuming Nadal can accomplish anything on grass or hard surfaces.

Here are the streaks:
-Extended Nadal’s clay win streak to 60
-Ended Federer’s bid for 4 straight slams
-Federer’s 1st loss in 8 slam finals
-Federer’s 4th loss to Nadal in 2006 finals
-Nadal’s 2nd consecutive French Open title

Since the Publick House was packed, we crossed the street to the Washington Square Tavern, where at least we were seated immediately. The place is basically a bar attached to some semi-dieval room slapped by modern art.

Despite the awkward vibe, the menu looked impressive, wine list is huge, and the head guy seemed to genuinely care. Since their beer is pretty limited, I got a martini, which unfortunately came in some goofy glass. Our waitress was cool but rarely around; the service was pretty much average. The burger was actually really good, and the pasta I got was actually al dente. The Tavern isn’t the sexiest place in the world, but it’s still satisfying and cozy. It reminds me of when Jimmy Soul said:
“If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you”

So this weekend, we went to the Bazaar International Gourmet to snag some grub, and while in there, I scored a bottle of Essentuky, the mineral water that I assumed was the Essence of Kentucky. Turns out it has nothing to do with Kentucky, but goes well with Tanqueray, despite having enough sodium to choke a donkey. Try it, I dare you.

Essentuky.com - Whaaaa?

Angola Has White People

Cologne - In a stunning announcement today, the nation of Angola revealed that some of it’s citizens are white, taking the international community by surprise. While their backgrounds are at this moment still unknown, it is suspected that they are descendants of European imperialists, and have been living in a cave in the Kalahari desert for decades, perhaps longer. “They probably got lost from a caravan centuries ago, and have been foraging and breeding among themselves ever since,” said anthropologist Richard Davies.

Totti to face Ghana

Italy has altered it’s lineup for their opening match against Ghana, and will play only Francesco Totti, leaving ten other starters on the bench to stay fresh for upcoming matches.

	David Hasselhoff German World Cup Leisure Correspondent
	At a bar this weekend, I was talking to a streaker from the Czech Republic. He said he’s going to storm the pitch in the 2nd half of their match vs. USA. He shaved “Buck Fush” into his chest hair. Should be fun.