Friday, July 29 2011
Paul Simon: There Goes Rhymin’ Simon / Live Rhymin’
Hey, these look a lot like those remasters we got seven years ago. Oh well, you'll need at least one of them.
Thursday, February 17 2011
‘The Extra Man’ Is Quietly Excellent
There’s more at play than just a museum of oddities, a completely trivial and forgettable giggle parade. When The Extra Man is hinting at an extrapolation on the subjective nature of reality and exploring the ways selfish people fail to connect with one another, it's at its best.
Tuesday, July 27 2010
HARD Tour: 24 July 2010 - New York
Although M.I.A.'s performance didn't meet expectation, Rye Rye, Die Antword, Skream & Benga, and Sleigh Bells upped the ante, one after the other, after the other.
Monday, May 31 2010
Uncertainty: A Meditation on Choice in New York City
Uncertainty may not be deeply profound, but McGhee and Siegel, and their lead actors, use the film to explore the power of chance and choice in a subtle and emotionally compelling way.
Tuesday, April 20 2010
I’m in a New York State of Mind
New York City is all about having a dream -- even if you're aren't quite certain what it is.
Thursday, March 18 2010
Re: Reading Chronic City
A second take on the most recent novel by Jonathan Lethem, which was named a New York Times Best Book for 2009.
Friday, February 26 2010
Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places
Sociologist Sharon Zukin looks at the forces at play in some of the cooler neighborhoods of New York in this update of Jane Jacobs and the principles of urban revitalization for the 21st century.
Friday, June 26 2009
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
This maddening new novel is cinematic, set in New York City in the midst of its slide into near-complete dysfunction.
Thursday, November 20 2008
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid: NYC
Jazz drummer Steve Reid is a fascinating contrast to the rigid grids typical of Four Tet.
