Fleet Week, NYC
Many thanks to our brave servicemen and women who graciously posed for these photographs.
View ArticleThe Ten Bells, Lower East Side
I’m always hesitant to give away my personal favorites when it comes to bars and restaurants, but Eric Asimov at The Times did a review on The Ten Bells months ago, so its not exactly a secret. It is,...
View ArticleDominoes, Bushwick
A few years ago, walking to the Mercury Lounge in Manhattan to pick up tickets for a show, I was surprised to find East Houston St. as overrun with tourists as Times Square. I commented to a friend...
View ArticleThe MTA Finally Does Something Right
Exiting the subway station this morning, I came across this MTA Arts For Transit lightbox exhibition featuring the photography of Travis Ruse. The photos pictured here at the 6th Avenue & 42nd St....
View ArticleRutt’s Hut, Clifton NJ
On the way back to New York from a weekend outing at the Delaware Water Gap, my brother Gavin suggested we make a short detour to Rutt’s Hut in Clifton, NJ for a couple of their deep-fried hot dogs,...
View ArticleMatisse: In Search of True Painting
Speaking of alleviating the winter blues, I can’t say enough about the Matisse show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. One of the best things about the cold weather in New York is that the hoards of...
View Article“Old Skool”
Recent arrivals to NYC often ask me what the city was like back in the eighties and nineties. A lot has changed here for better or worse, but a friend from way back recently sent me this old polaroid...
View ArticleMarilyn Monroe on PBS’s “American Masters”
If you happen to be in New York City tonight, WNET will be broadcasting Marilyn Monroe: Still Life, an hour long documentary from Public Television’s superb “American Masters” series. This black and...
View ArticleOnline Couture Exhibit @ The MCNY
If you’d asked me last week how I felt about “online exhibits”, I would have argued that it would be very difficult to get a full idea about something without experiencing it in person. So I was in...
View ArticleFleet Week, NYC
Many thanks to our brave servicemen and women who graciously posed for these photographs.
View ArticleThe Ten Bells, Lower East Side
I’m always hesitant to give away my personal favorites when it comes to bars and restaurants, but Eric Asimov at The Times did a review on The Ten Bells months ago, so its not exactly a secret. It is,...
View ArticleDominoes, Bushwick
A few years ago, walking to the Mercury Lounge in Manhattan to pick up tickets for a show, I was surprised to find East Houston St. as overrun with tourists as Times Square. I commented to a friend...
View ArticleBill Traylor
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about what makes a work of art relevant – what is it about a drawing or painting that makes it resonate on a collective level and root itself so firmly in our...
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