Yesterday, amid the many other films at Cannes was a notable short: Roman Polanski’s newmini-film for Prada, A Therapy. The diagnosis of this particular therapy session, between Helena Bonham Carter (dressed elegantly in a red Prada pencil skirt and pu... »
Dana Schutz on Artinfo: "What is the most “questionable” scenario you’ve thought of?" "A woman giving birth." [Artinfo]Roberta Smith reviews the video projection at the opera. [Times]Friends make the best frauds. [New York Magazine]Emily Nathan's round... »
saturdayobscura day = a celebration of unusual places, with back-room tours and expeditions. 'kind of like open house ny, but a little weirder and all over'. various locations + prices. 10am-5pm: nyc food bloggers and bakers unite for a bake sale at th... »
Photo by myself in Columbus Circle, at 59th Street and Central Park West. A podium and many signs were put up the other day for the New York City Marathon, in Columbus Circle. The New York Marathon is normally run in the beginning of November (!) There... »
New York deserves a Walk of Fame. It's good idea, a necessary idea. Our history lives and breathes all around us; we're a town of pedestrians, let the history, too, support us beneath our feet. »
Man, I feel like all you hear about these days are band reunions. Not that it’s always a bad thing. I’m just getting the sense that a good chunk of them are cash grabs for bands that were MAYBE semi-relevant a decade ago. Release some new material, ... »
"Now, almost 30 years later, I can still say Central Park was one of the peak experiences of my career, an historical event — RAIN AND SHINE." - Diana Ross On July 21, 1983, Diana Ross—already a legendary superstar for more than two decades—arrived in... »
‘Californication” has hit the Upper West Side. David Duchovny is on an apartment hunt, and our spies spotted the actor in the Eldorado at 300 Central Park West, the coveted co-op building where Alec Baldwin once lived. We hear that Duchovny checked out... »
