Miss Subway Girl: Then and Now.
Beauty. It is the thing that our society craves and rewards. In Fiona Gardner’s upcoming photo exhibit ‘Meet Miss Subway,’ at Rush Gallery we are treated to an intriguing dialogue on the passage of time, the idealization of youth,...
The Curious Affairs of Psychotherapy.
I fired my last therapist because of a poorly-photo shopped advertisement in the back of one of those tawdry, overly glossy gay magazines. By this, of course, I do not refer to the larger gay publications, such as Advocate...
Faux celebrities. A make believe experiment at GEN ART.
There is nothing more irritating to those of us who love to drink than an open bar at a well-attended event. On a normal night, the bartender will be reasonably accessible to those of us who need him most;...
‘La Didone.’ – A Sci-fi Masterpiece.
There are many things in life that come with diabolical manifestations, repercussions and metaphors, Elizabeth LeCompte’s Wooster Group’s production of ‘Le Didone’ happens to also be one of them. What ensues during the high tech, high opera and in...
Cinema: Reliving Berlin Nights.
Rene can see dead people. Really, he’s told me so. He’s always been able to, even in his youth, it’s just that now, well now he has a better understanding of it. Most people dismiss these sort of people,...
The Impossible Collection comes to Assouline.
“when editors are bored, they drink” said Moran Bar-Kochva, recalling his old days as a journalist, “and then they decide to do some sort of ranking list – ‘the top 10’; ‘the best 50’; ‘the most important 100’”. Such ranks are...
Chuck Bass in Colored Lipstick. XOXO. Gossip Girl.
It seems that Chuck’s rainbow is missing a color.
Gossip Girl is part of a vast right-wing conspiracy promoting a uniquely Christian agenda. In this highly disappointing season, the Sex and the City refugees, soon-to-be single mothers currently in Junior...
OAKY Donkey, Get your Fixx at 1 OAK.
Have you ever heard of that dive bar in the East Village that lets you drink all that you can stomach if it’s your birthday? Well that’s where I began yesterday. Sitting on a wooden stool, leaning over a...
JOHN WATERS-“Old Chickens Make Good Soup.”
We love the recession. Seriously, it’s great. Why? Because people maddeningly pant around town, tongues hanging loose like rabid wolves, looking to quench their empty little souls with any kind of perverse painkiller entertainment. This obviously creates the ultimate...
Being Broke, Disillusioned and Suicidal Creates Better Art.
One can imagine that living in Berlin during the long period in which city was bisected by two rival, globe-spanning uber-entities – thereby serving as a symbol of something very wrong with the world, or perhaps something very fine...
Gen Art Film Fest Party #1 – The Park becomes a ‘meet market.’.
Wednesday night at the Park on 10th Ave. kicked off the Gen Art 7 Premiers/7 Parties Festival. For a minute we thought had we arrived to Coney Island. A one-stop shop for fun; Dos Equis, Three-O Vodka, and Acura...
Berlin. The Place to Be for Fashion?
The New Museum started its three day span of events on Tuesday night, March 31st, making the bold declaration that Berlin is “The Place to Be.” Their argument is that this city’s fashion, film, art and design ideas are...
Alexandra Alexis: ‘May Cause Shortness of Breath.’ High Tea at Lady Mendl’s.
Pop star, icon, socialite, girl about town, fab persona, princess, or just spoiled glamour girl? All of the above, some of the above or just beyond it all? We sat down for high tea at our preferred Lady Mendl’s...
Say ‘Cheese’- Glitterati Pop-up Shop Explores Our Identities.
Tuesday night, artists, musicians, supporters, and friends gathered at Rush Arts Gallery on West 26th to take part in Glitterati Magazine Nicholas Fahey’s “Your Portrait Project.” Interestingly enough, the art goers also seemed to have an underlying anchor -...
The Darker the Better: A chat with Bohemian Songstress Alexa Wilding.
Bohemian songstress Alexa Wilding has us under her spell. She seduced us at the ‘Ivana HELSINKI Dress-Go-Around.’ She mesmerized us during her show at the Highline Ballroom. And after chatting with this indie-princess in her charming Brooklyn loft, well,...
