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About Me

I'm a communications consultant and freelance writer living in Dallas, Texas at present (after living in Raleigh, NC; Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Las Vegas, NV and sunny Santa Monica, CA).

I once believed that art was everything -- I swooned over poetry, cooled my heels in countless museums staring at the latest trends in abstract expression, and obsessively rented the videos that had collected the most dust on the shelves -- but now that I'm older and wiser, I realize that I just want to be entertained, dammit!

I've dabbled in electronic music (a remix of one of my songs can be found on the "Global Underground 25: Deep Dish: Toronto" CD) and write screenplays and fashion reviews in my spare time (but EVERYONE is writing screenplays in their spare time, so how special am I?)

I love gin, Napa Valley red wine, brown t-shirts, Le Creuset cookware, stupidly expensive jeans, my Amazon Kindle, Henry Beguelin bookbag and Macbook Air. I have no pets, no children, one boyfriend, one SUV, a collection of aging laptops and a room with a view.

My Interests

gin, electronic and alternative pop music, gorgeous hardwood floors, extravagant shoes, minimalist cuisine, heritage brands (and how they got there), political blogs

I'd like to meet:

People who like to talk about geopolitical events, pop culture, the global luxury market and libertarian ideology over martinis. Oh, and maybe Margaret Thatcher, Chandler Burr and Christopher Walken, just cuz.

Music:

The Click Five, Aqualung, Keane, Muse

Movies:

Amateur, The Game, Dr. Strangelove, Battle Royale, Stranger Than Fiction

Television:

Bones, Frisky Dingo, The Venture Brothers

Books:

Independent People, The Moor's Last Sigh, Catch 22, The Phantom Tollbooth

My Blog

Bouley vs. Sushi Yasuda

This is a review I wrote about a year ago when I visited New York and went to two of my now favorite restaurants in the world. I felt like it could stand being posted here for anyone to read."I feel ...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Sun, 13 May 2007 01:05:00 PST

When "Happy" Isn't Considered "Normal"

I just finished watching a special on PrimeTime about something called Psycho-Surgery, where two women who were suffering from debilitating psychological syndromes (suicidal depression and severe obse...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:37:00 PST

My Morbid Curiosity

My morbid curiosity got the better of me and I found myself sacked out on the sofa for the last several days reading John Douglas' Mindhunter, a memoir of sorts that follows Douglas' evolution as an F...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:22:00 PST

Social Hollywood

The BF lost a bet, and so we were required to shell out for a dinner for four at the recently opened restaurant Social in Hollywood. I'd heard some good things about the place, and was actually antici...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:28:00 PST

Drink It With Style

Contrary to what you may have been told, there really are no right or wrong glasses for drinking wine -- for the purpose of enjoying wine, it's more about what you're comfortable with than what the wi...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:26:00 PST

Battle Royale

Battle Royale is a controversial Japanese film which caused a national sensation for its cool and studied depiction of Japanese schoolchildren forcibly relocated to a deserted island and then required...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:25:00 PST

Fleur de Lys at Mandalay Bay

The Las Vegas iteration of Fleur de Lys, located in Mandalay Bay, is helmed by San Franciscan chef Hubert Keller, whose San Fran location of the same name was considered one of the hottest culinary de...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:29:00 PST

Grace Restaurant, Los Angeles

With a welcoming vibe, warm atmosphere, casual bar area and unpretentious staff, Grace Restaurant on Beverly Blvd and Fuller Ave is a hot-spot for Angelino foodies and self-proclaimed trendsetters ali...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:19:00 PST

Bouley vs. Sushi Yasuda

The following is a review I wrote for a website that is now (though not so sadly) defunct -- I had been offered the opportunity to write a series of reviews of Las Vegas restaurants and happenings whi...
Posted by Nathan Branch on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:12:00 PST