Thursday, October 30, 2008
Mick Rock’s shot of David Bowie
Christie’s is having an auction next month for a large amount of rock and roll memorabilia and collectibles.
I can’t wait to have cash in the future for my generations’ Christie’s auction, which will be of 80s metal bands, Wu-Tang and other hardcore East Coast rap from the early to [...]
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
“Laters,” he said as he lingered at the window.
Her eyes looked moist, but he knew it was only the reflection from the TV, which was playing a VHS copy of “Faces of Death,” she had rented for him. It was hard to believe that only an hour ago he had been trying to pull [...]
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
“The Youth”
Directed by Eric Wareheim
Eric Wareheim’s lo-fi, public-access, children’s show-centric sensibilities find a home with MGMT.
After exploring fantasy communes deep in the rainforest with the guys from Showbiz Pizza on “Electric Feel” and being somewhere between Burning Man and an 80s video installation with “Time to Pretend,” (both directed by Court 13), Eric takes [...]
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A shadow war in Pakistan
A forgotten war in Afghanistan
Iran is next
Palestine is always under fire
Northern Ireland too
Africa (if the country is rich in resources)
Iraq… still, after 7 years (in a way it has been 17 years)
Can we see the shadows we cast without the power of the Sun behind our motives? Sure we can, [...]
Sent out in three aimless directions.
Dear Various Factions of “Them,”
When the river flowed past my door I knew it would only be seconds before I would have to leave. I didn’t have to follow the Shaman’s advice nor did I have to follow him, but I knew, if only to be closer to vague [...]
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Advertising I saw recently.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
How can something so basic be so complicated at the same time?
Man and Woman meet. They both think the other is amazing. Commonalities abound. Intense “like” emerges, nothing like love, but attraction, interest, enjoyment and anxiety waiting for the next time they spoke. They live 1,100 miles from one another. [...]
Meet one of my roommates, Ava. She doesn’t like very many people. She likes my Sister, my Dad, and me. That’s about it. She also likes getting into trouble.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Friday Evening at around 2:00AM, I find myself walking down Delancy St in the Lower East Side with a See by Chloe purse slung over my shoulder and a smaller dark blue leather handbag clutched in my palm. I also have three scarves draped around my neck. Not that it is that cold outside; I [...]
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
I was in New York two weeks ago. I was in New York three days ago. I may be back next week and I kind of want to be here for Halloween. What to do, what to do?
I was NOT in jail and I WAS carrying two purses down Delancey on Friday night.
Why was [...]