Hit the Links (Part I)

No we're not golfing these days at Cafe Drake (rather, (web) Surf's Up, dudes) but referring to the (now) annual list of partner sites and homepages of friends and online acquaintances with whom we share an affinity or bond. All are well worth a visit and saying Hello and tell them Cafe Drake sent you. Trust me they're all on our side! Yes, we are partial. (If you're not on this list and you're offended please don't be: it's only Part 1, far from comprehensive and email us your URL as reminder PLEASE.) And besides, Look, you can't stay at Cafe Drake forever, house guests like fish start to smell after three days, you need some fresh air, it's a big world out there etc etc etc. Go roam the internet with the highly selective guide below.

Thordis Adalsteinsdottir: blog and professional page of the artist's ever inspiring output. Check those archives.

David Herbert: Check the latest creations of this Brooklyn-based sculptor. Video clips as a bonus!

Shoplifter: Icelandic dreamy output from the (now) New York based artist, Mom and longtime pal.

Meridith Pingree: Join the Art Reactive Kinetic Sculpture Drawing Movement.

SurfaceImage: Old skool compadre and scintillating Flog of NY after hours photography.

Macaque: We keep hyping the Chinatown EP and it's about to drop, ya'll! Lovely ladies and melodies to melt over.

Asmunder of Iceland: Multi-discipline artist, well-traveled Viking provocateur, friend and (dark) influence of Cafe Drake.

Unofficial Fan Page of Tom Hardy: Talented and quirky actor on the verge of stardom with Issues - most of which are strangely endearing.

Asdis Gunnarsdottir: Dear friend who we geographically miss and who you'll feel closer to via a site chocked with moody video pieces, photographs and much more.

CreatureCo: The remarkable illustrations of graphic novelist Lisa Weber, a gal with unique baroque styling and someone you want to sit next to at dinner.

Christina Dallas: Nearly creepy but always beautiful photographs and more from a neighboring artist and friend.

Kai Vierstra: Double-fisted Bushwick artist with BOTH online portfolio AND blog (scan here for link).

Gunnhildur Hauksdottir: Berlin-based Icelandic artist, enchanting raconteur and Mom to a kitten named Monkey.

Audrey Sellers: A guest at Cafe Drake since knee-high to a cricket; now pens blog entries wise beyond her (slight) years.

Natalie S: Blogs with a nostalgic bent full of wistful poetry and verklempt prose.

The Observer: The tattletale of NYC and only local newspaper we read religiously (sorry, Times, every other day at Cafe Drake)

Gawker: Because you read it anyway. The antidote to Perez Hilton's vapid e-rag covering Left Coast denizens no one cares about anymore anyway.

Camp Blood: Crooklyn neighbor Buzz maintains the funniest and most comprehensive horror film website and the only one you'll ever really need. Addictive gallows humor with (un) healthy doses of self-deprecation.

Satan's School for Girls: Our sister site and the stepchild of Cafe Drake (we need to update WE KNOW - more to come fer shure).

Sailor Page's Homepage: Another neglected website we promise to pimp shortly. Say Hi to all of Sailor's global friends after cooing over his adorable pics.

Groovy Age of Horror: They hate us and took us off their links list, but we're still addicted to this highly visual and mammoth ode to cheap paperback chillers of yesteryear.

Buddhafly: Cafe Drake co-conspirator from WAY back in the day, Jorge may need to refresh this personal site but pretty purples and pinks and details on this graphic designer/jazz musician.

Nurse Ratched's Place: Sanity is Madness put to good use. Very odd obsessive blog.

312 Square Feet: Our fave food blog and a place we're always honored to dine.

BruceLaBruce: Very adult, highly transgressive, for those with open minds. Which means all of you basically.

Apartment Therapy: Addictive and a great killer of hours, this website boasts at least 4 homes we know. You may never leave.