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Femicide: New York City is Safer than Ever ... Unless You're a Womannew
In a city that is touted as one of the safest in the country, domestic-partner homicides persist. Last year, NYC's homicides numbered 496, which is a commendable number, especially compared to the early 1990s when the number was well over 2,200. Since the late '90s, however, the number of women killed by their partners hasn’t declined; it's difficult to make headway in preventing this type of killing.
New York Press |
Kimberly Thorpe |
08-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Hercules and Love Affair Storm the Stage with Disco Deliverynew
The exuberant, self-titled debut album from Hercules and Love Affair, the heroically named dance-music project led by longtime New York DJ Andrew Butler, lives up to the lofty expectations its mythical moniker entails.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
08-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rules for Surviving All Points Westnew
After years of hauling to California, the U.K., Austin, Tex., and everyplace in between, a music festival with real teeth is finally coming to New York.
New York Press |
Crispin Kott |
08-07-2008 |
Concerts
Aaron Rose Presents a Love-letter to the Creative and Dispossessed in 'Beautiful Losers'new
Rose's directorial debut, is a quirky documentary about the rise of 10 under-appreciated—but highly influential—independent artists whose late 1980s and early '90s street culture roots and childlike spirit continue to shape contemporary pop culture.
New York Press |
Ashna Ali |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Aaron Rose, Beautiful Losers
'Hell Ride': A Grindhouse Rejectnew
This Tarantino-produced flick is all geek posturing and biker cliches.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
Olympic Hypsterianew
How skimpy running shorts and nerdy headbands bridged a great cultural divide—without even trying.
New York Press |
Juliana Bunim |
08-07-2008 |
Sports
Looking Back at a Rock-and-roller Like Patti Smith is Hard to Donew
I've liked Patti Smith ever since Detroit's legendary Creem magazine published her definition of rock and roll in the poem "We Don’t Look Back!" So it's weird to see a looking-back film like Dream of Life, even though it is distinguished by documenting her constant effort to keep moving forward.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
Draw-A-Thon Invades the Whitney, Lays Siege to the Met for No Reason Whatsoevernew
A few minutes after the Whitney Museum opened its doors for pay-what-you-will admission this past Friday, six half-naked, masked, paint-splattered men and women were checked smiling through museum security to writhe, pose and hand out flyers on the floor to unsuspecting culture tourists in the name of ... nothing.
New York Press |
Ben Lasman |
07-31-2008 |
Performance
Atlanta's Rock Scene Explodes into Brooklynnew
Through their often-astonishing live shows and impressive recordings, the Black Lips and Deerhunter, have drawn attention to a locale that has not typically been seen as a breeding ground for independent rock.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fans are Too Old for Smack, Not Spiritualizednew
After releasing Spiritualized's latest album, A + E, fresh off a battle with a life-threatening illness, Spaceman seems slightly more cautious about glorifying that "hurricane in [his] veins."
New York Press |
Maggie Serota |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Courtney Hunt's Simplistic Look at Poverty is a Perfect Example of ‘Smudged-Doorframe Cinema’new
The threshold from which director-writer Hunt views her characters' hard times makes them look more pathetic than necessary.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Kevin Costner Returns in a Heartfelt Film that Satirizes the Electoral Processnew
Like Warren Beatty's Bulworth, Swing Vote examines the electoral process as a personal one.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Queens-born Rapper Homeboy Sandman is Headed For the Big Timenew
Actual Factual Pterodactyl is not only the best-named album to come out of the New York hip-hop underground this year; it has the added benefit of being exactly the kind of album that you would hope for from something bearing its name.
New York Press |
Hamilton Nolan |
07-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gypsies, Tramps and Reeds Take the Stage as Balkan Bands Blow Upnew
Beyond seeking respite from mainstream songs, one reason Balkan-style music has gained such a following is that it makes you want to dance.
New York Press |
Linnea Covington |
07-24-2008 |
Music
The Duplass Brothers Give Horror Films a Hipster Twist in 'Baghead'new
The Strangers has already proven that people with bags over their heads are terrifying, but the Duplass Brothers--whose first feature film, The Puffy Chair, is already a cult favorit--have gone out of their way to explore the funny side of a faceless man wearing a brown paper bag.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
