Online - August 10, 2006

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Wrestle your sorry self off the couch and beat the heat this weekend.

SEE
Half Nelson
What: Ryan Gosling (looking hot) plays a drug addict/history teacher who befriends one of his troubled students in this dark, riveting drama.
Why: Some glasses really are half empty.
When: Opens Fri.
Where: Tickets online at fandango.com.

DRINK
Teas’ Tea
What: Quench your thirst with Ito En’s calorie-free cold bevvies in yummy flavors like Green Jasmine and Golden Oolong.
Why: Steeping beauty.
Where: Online at itoen.com.

READ
The Daughters of Freya
What: Delivered to you via e-mail over three weeks’ time, this mystery e-novella tells a journalist’s adventure to rescue a friend from a cult that believes sex is the solution to the world’s problems.
Why: The suspense won’t kill you.
Where: Online at emailmystery.com.

BUY
Oak
What: Brooklyn lifestyle boutique puts its stellar inventory (Tree, Opening Ceremony, and Hussein Chalayan) online, and there are good deals to be had.
Why: A tree grows in Brooklyn.
Where: Online at oaknyc.com.

DO
Spout
What: A genius hybrid of MySpace and Netflix, the website connects films and people in all kinds of relevant ways — and sells flicks that interest you.
Why: It’s a font of information.
Where: Online at spout.com.