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An Elegy

Last Address from Ira Sachs on Vimeo.
Ira Sachs’ stirring 2009 film Last Address, visits the final homes of artists–including Klaus Nomi, Robert Mapplethorpe, Peter Hujar, David Wojnarowicz and Felix González-Torres–who lost their lives to AIDS. For more on the film and the artists visit lastaddress.org.

Paris, j’taime

French Prez. Nicolas Sarkozy wants to give Paris un petit facelift. I’ve always imagined I’d live in Paris one day, even though I didn’t love the city when I visited. In fact, when I was 12, my “Skills for Adolescents” class was given the assignment of describing where we saw ourselves in 10 years. Most [...]

OK Karaoke

I’ve got to be real, I LOVE karaoke. And I’m pretty good, too.
I’ve been told that I can’t sing, but when I get that mic in my hand I swear that magic happens. My usual haunt is Winnie’s in Chinatown, but this weekend I made my way to Chorus in Koreatown with McParty and [...]

Oh no they didn’t!

To battle budget troubles, the city may cut service on the J and Z trains, plus some others, while raising fares. Guess what train I take to work. Thanks bankers.
What would Hova say?

Correction: I guess it’s the M and the Z, of the J/M/Z, that they’re cutting back on, but still…

A very New York Thanksgiving

To recreate this recipe on the L.E.S., give Clinton Restaurant a ring. Home of the best paella in town, tu sabes.

Sunday Afternoon

Today I saw the Grim Reaper crossing Houston Street. He looked just like you’d expect: he walked with a cane and a tall black hood which trailed down his back. Plus he carried three white shopping bags.
He walked into FedEx Kinkos.