AltWeeklies Wire
Yoshiko Chuma & The School of Hard Knocks to Performnew
The ongoing cross-cultural adventure that is Yoshiko Chuma’s A Page Out of Order arrives at the 92nd Street Y this weekend. Collaborating across generations and borders, this time around, Chuma unveils "Hold the Clock," a richly textured blend of movement, text, projections and original music.
New York Press |
Susan Reiter |
03-18-2010 |
Performance
On the Strange Symbiosis Between Publicists and Film Criticsnew
Greenberg, the big-budget mumblecore movie by Noah Baumbach, should enter the language as Woody Allen’s Zelig did — a title that goes beyond ethnic specificity to stand for a particular social disorder: the tendency toward vanity, suppression and censorship.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-18-2010 |
Movies
The Runaways’ Cherie Currie Gave Up Rock ‘n’ Roll to Swing Around a Chainsawnew
Cherie Currie was just a Bowie-obsessed 15-year-old smoking a cigarette at the Sugar Shack, an under-21 club in North Hollywood, when she was spotted by producer Kim Fowley. A Svengali, visionary and predator, he was cruising the underage clubs.
New York Press |
Sheila McClear |
03-18-2010 |
Music
John Wray Steps Up His Gamenew
Most coverage of the press around underground poster boy John Wray paints the 37 year-old as a roguish, self-indulgent author. The unorthodox approach he takes to promotion provides his books with talking points beyond their literary laurels.
New York Press |
Dale W. Eisinger |
03-11-2010 |
Fiction
Flavor of the Week: How Not to Be a Whorenew
“I’ll tell you the Seven Laws of Successful Whoring!” he said, like a life coach for the downwardly mobile. And I have to admit, the laws were adorable. Sweetie, phone home. That was an E.T. reference. Money before honey.
New York Press |
Kevin Allison |
03-11-2010 |
Sex
Zoe Kazan, an Indie Starlet on the Verge of Fame, Doesn't Need More 'Friends'new
Zoe Kazan is contemplating suicide. No, not in real life, where she’s doing just fine, thank you very much. But she’s had it with that dubious realm of interactivity known as Facebook. So it may be time for online suicide.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
03-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Take a Bow: Rosson Crow and the Boys with the Bad Reputationsnew
Rosson Crow laments the challenges facing a young female artist, of dealers who don’t want to take her seriously and art-world types who expect her to behave a certain way. That boy’s club attitude is one of the main focuses of her latest show.
New York Press |
Danny Gold |
03-04-2010 |
Art
Eisner Doesn't Try For Symbolism and His Reboot is Better For Itnew
Breck Eisner’s remake of George Romero’s The Crazies is one of those movies dishonest critics use for target practice. It has no big names or budget that they feel compelled to respect and so disrespect inspires them to ignore its visual wit and skillful pacing.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Crazies, Breck Eisner
Wake Up and Smell the Oscars: They Stink!new
Everyone has their wakeup moment about the Academy Awards: A moment when you put away childish belief and realize it’s not at all about art but about popularity (as Sally Field once indicated and then got lambasted for her clarity).
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-04-2010 |
Movies
Josh Bernstein Willingly Walks the Extra Block to Save a Quarternew
“Daddy's thirsty,” I said, as my girlfriend and I emerged from our Brooklyn subway stop. Of late, I’ve referred to myself as daddy, though, much to my mother’s chagrin, we are not expecting children. “Daddy wants a beer.”
New York Press |
Josh Bernstein |
02-25-2010 |
Shopping
Landmark Film is an Answer to the Age of Snarknew
Dealing with Davy Mitchell’s rush to maturity makes Easier With Practice more than a story about a young man obsessed with a phone-sex relationship. Davy’s dilemma captures a classic emotional uncertainty many people know but that most movies avoid. It features a true shock of recognition.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-25-2010 |
Reviews
What's Eating Zachary German? Plus, the Book People Will Use to Define Younew
Zachary German is sitting at a table in the back of Coffee Time. The cafe is on the corner of Bleecker Street and Bowery. Zachary has short brown hair and is wearing oversized glasses and a tie underneath a sweater. He is drinking an iced soy latte. It’s 5 o’clock.
New York Press |
Sheila McClear |
02-18-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
What We Give Up When We Turn Our Backs on Street Meatnew
The food cart is about as inherent a part of New York as some girl sobbing as her boyfriend breaks up with her on the side of the road. But you’ve probably noticed a new crop of carts popping up lately, and these meals take street eats beyond the wiener we’re all used to.
New York Press |
Corynne Steindler |
02-18-2010 |
Food+Drink
Are You Lonesome Tonight? The Story of a Nightmare Stalkernew
Last June, a girl named Johna Chase began following me on Twitter. I didn’t recognize her name so I clicked on her profile pic. My screen filled with the black-and-white image of a girl’s face. She stood sideways, but her face was turned to the camera.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
02-11-2010 |
Culture
Just When You Thought it was OK to be African American, it Looks Like Negro is Backnew
The word negro — which ungraciously left the American linguistic stage sometime in the 1970s — has recently rejoined the mainstream discourse. And it looks like it’s not poised for an exit anytime soon.
New York Press |
Jamaal Young |
02-04-2010 |
Race & Class
