By Emily Witt | March 1, 2011 | 6:04 pm
Of all the famous Marxist leaders, only Marx himself was afforded both a natural death and a dignified burial. His grave is in Highgate Cemetery in London, most of which is a creepy overgrown ruin of toppled marble angels and Gothic crypts. But Marx is in a nice corner of the graveyard where they still trim back the foliage and mow the lawn. The bust of his outsize dome and disapproving frown presides over... MORE >
By Lili Anolik | February 22, 2011 | 7:57 pm
In April shooting will begin on Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story, starring Malin Ackerman. And last month, rumor had it that a second Lovelace biopic was in the works, this one with Kate Hudson in the lead. It's unlikely, however, that either actress would be getting ready for her money shot, Mr. DeMille, if not for a review by Al Goldstein, founder and publisher of Screw and host of long-running cable-access show Midnight Blue... MORE >
The 95-year-old father of public-access television sat on the stage, frowning. "I'd like to say that if what we saw on the screen tonight is all that is public access, it would never have lasted," said George Stoney. The crowd laughed awkwardly. "I think what we saw was the worst aspects of public access." There were a few scattered claps among the audience. "I thought that this show did a disservice to the whole... MORE >
By Pooja Bhatia | January 11, 2011 | 8:23 pm
A year ago today, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing 220,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. Wyatt Gallery, an American photographer who was on assignment in Curacao when he heard about the quake, says he "felt an urgent, powerful calling to help Haiti." That desire to help, as sincere as it is self-involved, resulted in two brief visits to Port-au-Prince, a book of photographs called Tent Life, and an exhibition now up... MORE >
Seva Granik and Rebecca Smeyne, two promoters who work together under the name ABRACADABRA, were talking about throwing parties like veterans swapping war... MORE >
Melissa Stanley went to school for music--or rather, Music Industry. The 26-year-old recalls "taking maybe one physics class in college, and that was it" for her formal science education. After graduation, she became a director of A&R and booking at Jezebel Music, a concert-promotion outfit for unsigned acts in Williamsburg. Then, at the office sometime in 2007, things changed. "One day," she said, "we just got tired of all of the music that we... MORE >
By Christian Lorentzen | November 9, 2010 | 11:15 pm
A long line of fans formed around the stage at Cooper Union to have Slavoj Zizek sign books. They rattled off their names for the philosopher's dedication. "Ian," said one. "Like the writer," said Mr. Zizek, "McEwan." "Kelvin," said another. "Like the stupid temperature." "Austin," said a third. "Like Texas." "Anna," said a fourth, "with two n's. I'm from Denmark." "Denmark," said Mr. Zizek. "I like Denmark because secretly I am a fascist. Keep the trains running on time. It's the only... MORE >
