I like where Nathaniel Katz might be headed right now. Specifically, the title “new natives” is intriguing, as is the idea of exploring “intentional communities.” Now: Nathaniel, of course I can never say anything nice about you without dogging you a bit, and this is really important, because you are fucking up a good idea [...]
illegal saloon at queens opening
$2, $1, Free? Well, the Queens International 4 opening was pretty cool. Kids running around touching and spinning everything, the greasy vendor food, loud music, and general casual and noisy Queens vibe to it really made it feel like less of an Art Opening and more of a — I dunno — more of something [...]
flushtopia / USACouchMountain
Steve, Rachelle and I spent the weekend blowing up inflatable couches for USACouchMountain, which will be part of the Anti Fascist Culture Club’s portion of the upcoming Queens International 4. Our staging area is a decrepit old ice rink – pretty cool place, though covered in weird moon dust that gets everywhere! Once we had [...]
hug a hipster
Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization Look, I was ignorant and media-deprived and uncool (though in the seriously uncool way of actually trying to be cool, which I thought meant hanging out with the kids with good hair, until I met the hoods and realized they were way more fun. Keep in mind this [...]
orange or blue?
for an imminent collab: you choose: orange or blue?
queens international 4
The Queens Museum of art Queens International 4 opens this Saturday with what looks to be a kickin’ fest: half-pipe with BMXers from queens and cali, queens food vendors, film, music, and maybe even an island or two from the anti-fascist culture club, under whose auspices I’m a part of this thing. Actually, just spent [...]
zlatne uste nyc!
Recently returned to NYC from Serbia, and one of the speakers in the class I am teaching turns out to have played at last year’s Guca Festival as part of the WhatCheer Brigade! And she told me about the Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, two nights of Balkan music, dance & border-crossing celebration, tonight (Saturday) on [...]
bench tree
bench mutates back into tree, or vice-versa. reminiscent of christian maychack
bill durgin
Bill Durgin Freakky Body
bettie page
I didn’t know bettie page did this. I thought she was all 1950s coquette, not bondage horse.