The A list crowd turns up to ‘Your History is not our history.’
Last night saw the elite of the Art World saunter through the latest collective efforts of dandies David Salle and Richard Phillips at the auspicious Haunch of Venison, NY- 'Your history is not our history.' In their efforts to...
“Mean to Me”, a short film starring super model Agyness Deyn.
Walking into the most western tip of 25th street, this past Thursday evening at Cheim & Read, I didn’t know what to expect. I mean sure I knew the whole plot line from the descriptive invitation sent out, but would I...
How even the homeless have caught on how to abuse and use celebrities.
Turmoil and panhandling in Los Angeles.
Being broke, homeless and out of a job is a never fun thing to have to deal with. Of course if you happen to be all of the above your chances of living the...
‘Coke-tail’ waitresses are not always that easy…
The sleazy things that go in at nightclubs.
Could it be true? Cocaine, scantily clad cocktail waitresses and the club owners who lust after them? This seems to be the new take in a recent law suit filed by horrified...
Drag Coefficient.
Overheard outside of Gramercy Park's National Arts Club:
"Honey! I almost wore the exact same thing!"
"Impossible. You know everything I wear is from Goodwill and Home Depot."
So said a pair of exquisitely clad Amazonian drag queens in front of the...
Homer Simpson Meets Miss Panda.
IT was a sophisticated jamboree at the Zhang Gong “Miss Panda” and Zhao Bo “Vibrant City” combined exhibition opening at Eli Klein Fine Art Thursday night. With bursts of fantastical colors and a fine selection of tasty flat breads...
Japanther- being spat at a punk rock show is always thrilling.
Sometimes you have to be reminded that at a punk rock show, you should expect to be cursed at, insulted, spat upon, and thrown things at, and then told how awesome you are. And then insulted again. But, like...
The Love Parade hosts the Real Housewives of New York.
I must admit, I am a Bravo reality television show fan. I am especially fond of all of the housewives, my favorite being my neighbors, The Real Housewives of New York. The show is so charming, because these lovely...
The 2010 NY Armory Show Opens. Be prepared to come with High Cheek Bones.
What is it these days with all these artists and art dealers with high cheekbones? These were the this author's sentiments as he wafted through the thronged crowds that flocked the private opening to the 2010 NY Armory Show...
The 2010 Shorty Awards comes with some of its own surprises!
“We’re changing the world, one tweet at a time.” – Host Rick Sanchez
Equipped with a program, wallet-sized “tweet guide”, official Shorty Awards pin and my iphone (aka the ability to tweet), I was fully prepared for my evening at...
Who the hell is Malik So Chic? The geisha girl who could.
When buying into your own myth leads to a whole city buying into it as well.
For all intensive purposes Malik So Chic is one of those eternal fixtures that one can never quite figure out how they got there...
Gigantic Magazine come out as the literary barflys to watch out for.
I've always held a soft spot for erudite individuals who go out of their way to put something together that purposefully challenge many of the assumptions and dialectics that supposedly make a country whole. One of those journals that...
The pathetic fixtures of New York High Society.
When wannabes and make believe lead to social promiscuity and nosebleeds.
What in the world is happening here? This is the question this author who actually (or rather unfortunately) gets to spend an inordinate amount of time in actual high...
The Legend of Zelda.
People are always complaining that New York City is no longer full of characters. Those people don't know Zelda Kaplan. The nonagenarian philanthropist, Hell's Kitchen-dweller, and all-around party girl is still going strong in her 93rd year. We should...
Comedienne Delivers the Goshko Truth.
There’s an old saying: “It’s funny ‘cause it’s true.” Given the soberingly candid content of Leslie Goshko’s one-woman show, Vodka Shoes, the truth is goddamned hilarious.
I’ve seen Leslie’s work before, and I was expecting something closer to her earlier...
