November 28, 2003
from its description alone it was clear the crowd was going to need controlling
Day for night To control the crowd No buses tonight Jay-Z “disappeared” in Madison Square Garden late Tuesday night, but New York City police thought that afterward he and/or his friends and fans were making an appearance in a...
Switched
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November 25, 2003
"these people make me nervous"
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree under arrest, for being attractive Apparently we have everything to fear, especially fear itself. Bush is in the White House. On Sunday Newsday's Dennis Duggan stared that fear in the eye. He didn't blink....
they didn't even scurry into the woodwork when the camera flashed
Satirical cartoon from the Democratic weekly, The Verdict, 1890's There's a revealing photo on page A20 of the NYTimes print edition this morning showing Tommy Thompson, Bush's Secretary of Health and Human Services, being congratulated by Arthur Lifson, President...
the L Factor at Exit Art
On 10th Avenue, outside the Exit Art "L Factor" opening on Saturday night Border fence, rasor wire and observation tower installed at the entrance to the show On Saturday night Exit Art opened its latest show, "The L Factor."...
November 24, 2003
Daniel Reich and friends at one remove
Shelby Hughes's fog regularly enveloped the crowd at Daniel Reich Trick Giglio and Barry Hoggard in front of Nick Maus's work at Daniel's Daniel Reich ran away from home on Saturday. The great new space on 23rd Street gave...
Jeremy Blake's literate faces
Jeremy Blake, still from "Reading Ossie Clark" A beautiful show, and a literate video delightful on any level. It's at Feigen Contemoporary, and it closes at the end of this week. [image taken while viewing the DVD projection in...
November 21, 2003
the AARP sold out
"first, do no harm" I can hardly believe that in the year 2003 I had to be in the street demonstrating against the imminent privatization and evisceration of virtually the only sliver of public health care now available in...
here we go again
In the fifties the accusation which could terrorize American liberals, especially if they held or were hoping to hold office, was that of being soft on communism. Today, the same nasty little minds are at it again, but there's a...
November 20, 2003
so when is it overkill?
Can a president be president if always hidden and always hiding? The one being protected always has the last word. For examples, look at the public behavior of every legitimate chief executive we've ever had. Some people and agencies are...
toppling Bush, an out-of-town tryout
The British show Bush what they think of him In contrast to the few dozen people who were in Baghdad's Fardus Square [now called "Freedom Square"] earlier this year when Americans toppled Saddam Hussein's statue, today's event in Trafalgar...
November 19, 2003
followup on "Cadillac One"
No ordinary armored car. And by the way, look at the Queen's equivalent. Where's the hero in this story? He's certainly not in a flight suit. Still trying to make my point, still asking the questions. Ms. Bush today leaving...
November 18, 2003
Lindis Percy's state visit
Lindis Percy, doing her good thing yesterday Don't underestimate the Brits, or the seniors. Reuters supplied the picture and the following caption: Lindis Percy, an anti-war protestor, stands on top of the gates of Buckingham Palace with an upside-down...
"Cadillac One"
what's wrong with this picture? (I mean, aside from the white-wall tires.) Notice the windshield pillars. Aside from the fact that it's clearly not a pretty sight, what does it actually mean that Bush is the first American emperor...
November 17, 2003
numbers
Ted Rall reports on a few interesting numbers in his latest relaying that we're killing 44 innocent civilians in Iraq every day [documented] while "Saddam Hussein only killed 36 Iraqis a day during his 23 years in power." Do we...
figuring it out at an early age
Mary Jo and John, calling home, somewhere near the Statue of Liberty In fact it was a totally delightful visit with my niece and her young son that so distracted both of us this weekend. [Witness the lack of...
November 16, 2003
skaters at Rockefeller Center today
By now you might have guessed that we had guests from out of town this weekend....
sailing to Staten Island on Friday
But neither of us landed yesterday. This time we just went for the glorious ride, each with his own relatives....
November 14, 2003
an idea for which the time has come, if late
New York City Hall steps, yesterday afternoon Yesterday afternoon the New York City Council held a hearing on the Equal Benefits Bill, which would require companies that contract with the city to offer domestic partner benefits on the same...
Welcome back, Jersey
the new, temporary WTC PATH terminus, still behind chain link fencing on November 13th, 2003 The path is about to be reopened. On November 23rd a PATH train will be pulling up at the site of the World Trade...
November 11, 2003
real dance theatre
Anne Gadwa, in "I Dream of Monster Babies" Through fully half of the piece the dancers performed in complete darkness, but it wasn't really a problem, since a suited gentleman sat at front, stage right, reading a description by...
rich fat dumb white guys won't actually have to be in New York
Nothing any New Yorker could write about this would be more damning than the naked story itself. Washington - Republicans, including Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Rep. Vito Fossella, are considering docking a luxury cruise ship in New York Harbor...
November 10, 2003
more than one Rex
I'm old enough to have been able easily to maintain, like most of my contemporaries, an indifference to the Victorian aesthetic at best, and usually a strong abhorence even of the charms and beauties fashion now allows most of...
Deitch energy keeps SOHO alive
Deitch on Wooster Saturday night - hardly a grownup to be seen Deitch still pulls them in - both artists and their young fans - meaning a hugely-diminished SOHO cannot be ignored quite yet. There were simultaneous openings Saturday...
November 9, 2003
looking good in Williamsburg
Beatriz Monteavaro, from the series, "Picasso visits the Planet of the Apes" A very subjective and definitely only partial list of some of the good stuff in Williamsburg galleries this week: Manit Sriwanichpoom's ghostly pink photographic provocations at Momenta...
November 8, 2003
Joe Ovelman moves indoors
Joe Ovelman, Two Walls 2003, guerilla installation If you missed Joe Ovelman's walls in Chelsea last month, and if you want to see more of the work I've talked about in the past on this site, stop by Oliver...
greenmarket (bartlett pears)
Looks like this may be the last of the greenmarket images. The season's moving on and there should be a freeze tonight, even in Chelsea....
save 2 Coumbus Circle from the philistines!
2 Columbus Circle Maybe there's a chance for a last-minute reprieve.Three preservation groups filed suit yesterday to stop the city from selling the vacant [Edward Durell Stone] city-owned building at 2 Columbus Circle to a museum that wants to...
November 7, 2003
throw Bush out of Britain!
Buckingham Palace Throne Room He doesn't belong there either. Bush and his wife are planning to be in Britain this month on a very rare "state visit". There are a lot of Americans who would be very very happy...
November 6, 2003
they didn't see what was going on
Sound familiar? The English-born Christabel Bielenberg and her German husband Peter were eventually to become part of the German resistance, but although both were intelligent, priviledged, educated and hailed from politically-involved families with international contacts, like so many others in...
November 5, 2003
oh, Canada!
How could you? Down here there are a lot of us who look to your good sense these days, since we have nothing of that stuff left ourselves. Maybe we can now understand why the Canadian government hardly complained when...
November 4, 2003
November 3, 2003
up against the wall!
the Apartheid Wall in Qalqilya Meaning the grotesque Apartheid Wall being built by the Israelis in the occupied West Bank. Of course the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) have a euphemism: In English, it's "the obstacle". This Sunday, November 9,...
November 2, 2003
excellent Team work
Michael Meads, Anarchist Cum Shot, 2002 The most exciting gallery show in town - at least until the next one - is at Team right now, "my people were fair and had cum in their hair (but now they're...
