| | Thrillist New York Wednesday August 26, 2009 The List
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Play: SpiNYC Gets Loaded...With Talent!
Friday, 9pm; 304 Park Ave South, on 23rd st; Flatiron; 212.982.8802
This Friday night, an exhibition by the top 10 table tennis players in the country marks the inaugural evening of full bar service at the 9,000sqft subterranean pong-ri-la, where the track-lit main room rocks Olympic-grade cushioned playing surfaces for 15 stylish tables, fold-out bleacher seating, and a panoramic window looking out onto beautiful...subway tracks; food'll follow on Sept 8th, from gourmet flavored popcorn, to makizushi (e.g., chopped pork/cucumber/scallions w/ spicy chili aioli), to sandwiches like The Napa (duck confit/rosemary fig jam/baby spinach on ciabatta) and the chorizo/hard cider/apples El Torro, whose name suckers you into thinking it's made of beef, but that's just bull.
Spin's open to the public, but privileged membership rates are going up on Sept 8th, so get yours before then at SpiNYC.com
Wear: PRO-Keds Royal Lo Premium
Exclusively at Scoop NYC stores; 475 Broadway, btw Broome and Grand; SoHo; 212.925.3539
To celebrate their 60th anniversary, PK's dropped six solid-colored versions of the landmark Royal Lo Premium, with all-leather uppers offset by a white rubber toe with thin red/blue stripes at the edge; the design's a re-imagining of the same model worn by Kareem, Pistol Pete, and even Bob Love, who was immaculately conceived by a Darryl Dawkins dunk.
Art: She Hit Pause's "Girls and Dream"
From a Brooklyn photographer who creates faded, sepia-hued prints from original Polaroid transfers, "Girls" features almost 50 retro-femme images, including a pantless girl with her feet in the air playing with a toy airplane, a set of legs wearing rainbow tube socks next to an oversized ice-cream cone, and a naked woman lying on the grass covered only by two records, presumably containing the music of 80s-90s Aussie pop duo The Vaginyls.
Art up your crib with some tasteful almost-nudity from SheHitPauseStudios.com
Travel: Traxo
This completely free, just-out-of-private-beta outfit allows business traveling buddies to easily connect/share tips by automatically aggregating and itiner-izing info from their various booking sites (airlines/hotels/car rental); more features include messaging, and alerts when plans will overlap, potentially bringing your pathetically-nibbling-room-service-while-staring-out-the-window out of private beta as well.
Travel less lonely with Traxo
Read: The Best Steak And Boobs Haiku Ever
Last week, in conjunction with the opening of the new steakhouse inside HeadQuarters men's club, we asked readers to submit Nobel Prize-worthy steak-boobs haikus. Click below to see the very best, and the very not-best.
Your moment of zen awaits
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