ICYMI – June 11, 2014
If you are like me you try to read as many articles, blogs and books as possible but just cannot catch all of them. “In Case You Missed It” is my way of pointing out a few “reads” that I think are too good to miss.
How millennials upended America’s wine scene, one taqueria at a time – Hannah Selinger
At New York City’s Mission Cantina, diners eat tacos off goofy-colored plates. The restaurant is casual, with simple wooden tables and counter service.
It’s not, in other words, the kind of place where you’d expect a great wine list. But in addition to the usual beers and margs, eaters can order a sauvignon blanc from the Loire Valley or a malvasia from the Canary Islands.
The same is true at The Whip Inn in Austin, Tex., a music venue where patrons enjoy Frito pie while watching their favorite local bands. And at Roy Choi’s A-Frame, an L.A. restaurant that riffs on Korean and American classics, diners can pair an inspired $12 double cheeseburger with a bottle of Comte de Bailly Brut Cuvée Rosé.
The Stars of These Young Adult Books Swear, Struggle, And Generally Act Like Real Teens – Evie Nagy
In the new novel Aspen by Rebekah Crane, the teenage title character is an awkward, artsy kid who gets into a car accident that kills the most popular girl at school. The book traces the bizarre fallout in her Boulder, Colorado, community, as well as Aspen’s relationship with her stoner mom. But unlike the typical after school-special YA fare, the drug part of the tale isn’t entirely cautionary.
“The mom is a flawed character–she had Aspen under a tree at a Widespread Panic concert at 16,” says Carey Albertine, cofounder of the book’s Denver-based publisher In This Together Media. “There’s a parade of men through the house, and she smokes pot, which is not great–Aspen will mention that her mom hasn’t gotten off the couch for a while. But their relationship is also funny and warm, and for all her flaws you also see how loving and nurturing she is to Aspen.”
This Is How Teens Discover New Music
BuzzFeed asked 20 teens from across the U.S. how they find new music. Here are the totally anecdotal, but still pretty interesting, results. Some takeaways? Teens go to Livemixtapes and HotNewHipHop for free, album-length mixtape downloads and Spotify is more popular than any other streaming service. Real people, like girlfriends, siblings, and pen pals, are still dependable recommendation sources, but T.V. isn’t.
