Kanye Drops In On PS122 Songfest

So things got extra hot and spicy last night at PS122. Apparently Kanye West dropped in on “Why Won’t You Let Me Be Great!!!”, Neal Medlyn and Brendan Kennedy’s tribute to the pop culture demagogue’s latest album 808s & Heartbreak. MTV reports on the meeting of the auteur with the motley assemblage of downtown artists, [...]

NY Press: MERCE @ MOTHER

Merce at Mother: Ryan Tracy remembers when he first set eyes on the legendary choreographer I visited New York City for the first time in my life in February of 2000. I was 23, queer and single and craved a more culturally enriching life. After undergrad, I had been hiding out in Southern California for [...]

Merce Cunningham: 1919-2009 UPDATES: Here’s a piece I wrote for The New York Press. L. Ro. has a post up at WNYC. According to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company website, the studio will be accepting visitors until 9:00pm tonight. Also, Merce’s obit by Alastair Macaulay in The Times.

The 4 Flavors of Sotomayor

So, we’ve never done one of these “poll” thingamjiggers, and not sure why we’re busting one now. And maybe we’re alone on this one, but we thought the Sotomayor testimony was riveting, and, I think we fell in love. So, if you care to click on the poll, let us know which Sotomayor look you [...]

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