post title graphic Inception Inspection

August 16th, 2010

Inception Poster in Times Square

When the mind of the unsuspecting sleeper is invaded by the Extractor whose intention is to steal information from the sleeper’s memory, the subconscious of the sleeper assumes the humanoid form of a mass mindless population ultra-sensitized to the threat of unknown interlopers, and who mimics the lack of individuation which characterizes any group dynamic, [...]

post title graphic Wily Cyrus

August 5th, 2010

Cyrus & John

The plight of Cyrus, the movie character, demonstrates a way of being which at the hinge of the first decade of the 2000s afflicts a mass community of males and females twenty years or so younger than the generation of John C. Reilly’s character, John. Cyrus’ type is boastful of independence and demands that their [...]

post title graphic The Smokes, Juice, Guns & Tan Tax

July 14th, 2010

Veg Head Kiss

The price of cigarettes is up, just like the price of fresh-squeezed fruit and vegetable juice. If one expects to buy a fresh juice in the East Village, one should expect to pay more for it. If one expects to buy a pack of cigarettes at the bodega in Flushing, they can expect to pay [...]

post title graphic Fiction & Family Footage

June 24th, 2010

Durham Bull ad

Bright Leaves (2003) Ross McElwee. The Godfather (1972) Francis Ford Coppola. The other night on DVD I watched Bright Leaves (2003, Ross McElwee). In this documentary, the director employs the techniques and ideas of cinema to provocate meaning about family, history, local color and mortality. Using narration and a panoply of footage, Ross McElwee traces his [...]

post title graphic The Tour Guide Headset Bill

June 3rd, 2010

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The following post will not incite any action that might change the law, but is testimony to what the law antagonizes. On May 19, 2010, Mayor Mike Bloomberg signed a noise pollution bill. The target of the bill is the noise made by doubledecker bus sightseeing lecturers, a/k/a tour guides. According to Councilwoman Christine Quinn, [...]

post title graphic Moo Shu Moozadell

May 12th, 2010

1783-1883 Commemoration Menu, Delmonico

For a city whose port was one of the most heavily trafficked in the world, the popular offerings of fine dining in New York City after the Civil War and through the early twentieth century were limited in their variety and scant in their exoticism. The first and second waves of Irish and Germans sparked [...]

post title graphic South American E.P. 45 RPM vinyl records

May 5th, 2010

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Carlos Palenque y Los Arawi Discos Heriba: La Paz, Bolivia. Ojos Negros Callare Simplemente Siempre Te Amare No Llores Mas * * * * * Los Flamencos – Casita de Pobre Lauro Records: Cochabamba, Bolivia. Casita de Pobre Solo y Triste * * * * * Los Caballeros del Folklore Discos Heriba: La Paz, Bolivia. [...]

post title graphic Mother Costello

March 19th, 2010

Lunch At Pal

PART I Lunch At Pals PART II Before The Wedding

post title graphic The Irony Addict

March 18th, 2010

The Irony Addict

The Irony Addict

post title graphic Faith & Begora!

March 17th, 2010

Chauncey Olcott

“I’d rather hold my Irish rose than handcuffs made of whiskey, and anyway I’m outta punts and Farley’s pub won’t miss me!” Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder(.mp3)