Tag: culture
The etiquette of sharing drugs. A ten step plan on how to snort.
Staying high in America.
In case you didn’t know, doing drugs is an important aspect of contemporary life in America. This includes all the blunts you smoke, the crystal you blast, and all the valium you kick back. Of course,...
Retina Overload— the Photography of Scott Alger.
"One-one thousand, two-one thousand," Scott Alger counts time as he shines a bright yellow light in the face of a frozen Juliet. He is in the middle of composing his first of twelve photographs in a set depicting the...
The Unveiling of Michelangelo’s “The Young Archer” at the Met— Oh the Pizzaz!
Photography by James Palmar. Daphne Guiness.
Was the sculptural unveiling of ‘The young archer,’ a work purported to be that of Michelangelo’s (on loan from France), beautiful irrespective of whether or not it actually belonged to Michelangelo?...
A Visual Feast: the NYC Halloween Parade
Written, photographed by, and © Keith Lew, keithlew.com
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As I exit the W4th subway station onto 6th Avenue, I try to remember another time in my life where I was swept along by crowd of people...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- Restaurant Edition
How to behave in a restaurant...
While taking in the New York Times this morning, we saw a list of fifty essential rules for all waiters, waitresses, baristas, and other employees of the seventh circle of hell known as food...
The etiquette of Smoking crack. The last crack hipster.
Adventures in the basement.
For those of who are looking for a new fix can we suggest an introduction to the last crack hipster. Admittedly, the drug is somewhat out of vogue but thankfully for us he is still persevering-
States...
Race and Humor at the Atlantic Magazine. Tre chic.
This Wednesday night found this scoundrel sitting in the abode of another scoundrel- specifically that of Justin SMITH- publisher of the Atlantic amongst a bevy of smart, literati and discerning sort that one often finds straddling theater intermission halls...
Coming, to France’s Dismay- McDonalds!
When the American fast food giant opens its doors at the Louvre you know France has gone to the dogs.
It seems that the French have committed the most ultimate faux pas possible- they have allowed a fast food giant...
“Can’t buy love and other Myths that make your World go round.”
“All you need is love.” – The Beatles.
Throughout the course of your life, the pursuit of love has in one way or another described and defined your behavior ad infinitum. On the surface you know what it is...
Cyber Space Classified – Deadly As Cocaine.
It must be expected that complex machines require at least a minimal amount of time to enable human comprehension; and for computers, we assume great patience.
We assume patience for computers for one primary reason: to add instant convenience...
Philadelphia: Not the Smartest town on the Map.
What’s a Big City Without a Newspaper?
“Philadelphia will be the first major U.S. city to not have it’s own newspaper…”
To be honest, I did not read more than the first couple paragraphs of this New York Times...
The Theory and Etiquette of Infidelity.
You know should not do it, but let’s not kid ourselves. People are tempted and whether out of boredom, spite, curiosity or burning loins of passion, cheating happening even if it is not the mainstream choice. Getting a taste...
