Since my folks are visiting from out of town, I did what any good New Yorker would do and put…
Django Reinhardt Festival
Many years ago I went to the Django Reinhardt Festival in the small provincial town of Samois-sur-Seine, France. A week…
Office Plants
In the 1980s, Americans started getting sick at work. Their heads ached. Their eyes, noses, and throats itched. Many complained…
Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams
On a particularly hot Sunday, I set out towards MoMA to see Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams. That the trains…
Make Music New York
Yesterday was the longest day of the year. While many bemoan the shortening of days, I have a different view.…
The City Plants of Sunset Park
My favorite parts of New York are rough around the edges. So it should come as no wonder that I…
ECOPOETIC in Washington Square Park
Dance has always mystified me. There is dance, lower case d, the act of gyrating around the nightclub or swaying…
I’m just one person
Growing up in the 90s, I was spoiled for choice as to where to displace my teenage angst. Grunge, punk,…
The Other Fables of Grant Wood
Born on February 13, 1891 east of Anamosa, Iowa, Grant Wood was an interesting man in interesting times. The circumstances…
Life Underground by Tom Otterness
The history of New York is perpetually playing out underground on the ACE platform at 8th Avenue and 14th Street.…
