Travel Troubles
After a year at home due to the no -longer-novel Coronavirus, I’ve been traveling a lot after getting my second coronavirus jab. Two weeks and two days after that last Moderna shot, I was...
Category: NYC
My Bushwick Boyfriend
It’s not often that you have a moment of theater linger in your head for days. Yet when when you have a theatrical experience that couldn’t possibly be any better for hitting all of...
Only Days Left for the “China Through The Looking Glass” Exhibit
The China Through The Looking Glass exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of art has been making waves ever since Kim Kardashian wore a see-through suggestion of a dress to the Met Gala at the opening...
Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” Is A Confused Mishmash of References
Listening to the new Lana Del Rey song “Brooklyn Baby” makes me just as angry as listening to any of the rest of her output. It’s all about displaying the signposts of vintage cool...
It’s Your Last Week to Check Out “Portal to Bohemia”
The 1920’s are often seen as a golden age of literature and art. For example, Woody Allen’s Golden Globe winning art house blockbuster “Midnight in Paris” features Owen Wilson’s character Gil repeatedly rhapsodizing about...
CMJ: Someday I am Going to be Inside You.
After going to SXSW for the last 10,000 years, I’ve sometimes thought about going to the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC. Since I’m usually double-booked in October, my going to CMJ is more a...
Stepping through a NYC winter
I just found this photo while I was cleaning up my photo collection. It makes me happy.
I Feel at Home in New York City…and Sometimes I Wonder Why!
A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to flee a big snowstorm in Boston, and go spend some time in NYC. When I was there I stayed with my cousin, her baby...
The burnt orange gates
With South by Southwest upon us, our city is awash in recording industry executives with multiple digital devices, layers of flunkies and hot and cold running bar tabs. We are surrounded by college students...
