I trekked briskly through the bustling New York City streets. My stomach sounded like a volcanic eruption as hunger gnawed at my insides. I met with a good friend and we resolved to create a list of food venues to visit, I urged her to do this as quickly as the volcanic eruption had started […]
With recent Trump statements and allegations, I felt it was necessary to change things up this week, and write about Rape Culture. Late last week, a video of Trump stating the following was released: “You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful – I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t […]
Welcome to my blog, ‘Hidden NYC.’ Now, you’re probably asking yourself, what’s so hidden about New York City? After all, haven’t you seen it all? Getting to Times Square and Central Park are cakewalks for you, Google Maps is your BFF, and foreigners consider you a legendary direction guru. What if I told you that you […]
NOTICE!: Register for this great class people!!! Pau Pitarch Fernández Sensei New Course for Spring 2016! EAST 290 Topics in East Asian Studies: Japanese Science Fiction (Code 58457) Time: Monday 5:00pm–7:50pm. Location: Queens Hall 265H. In this course we will explore Japanese Science Fiction in literature and film (both anime and live-action), from the 1920s […]
Duality is an illusion; everything contains its opposite. Silence, too, is an illusion, as is wholeness. But to speak of opposites at all is, again, an illusion; there is no real polarity. Rather, there is only mixing, conflict, and confusion … Continue reading →
Hey all! My trip to The Center for Book Arts was fantastic; I’ll be posting about that on Saturday. Until then, here are some great upcoming art events; in fact, I’ve listed one for every day of the weekend! Enjoy, … Continue reading →
I really, really enjoyed my last trip to Manhattan; I enjoyed it so much, in fact, that I’m doing it again! This weekend, I’ll be covering Silence Unbound, an exhibition and talk on silence, writing, and book art at The … Continue reading →
I know, from my training, that drawing is a play of light and dark, of shadow – drawing, ultimately, is the flicker of light on planes. Hence, when I draw, I am sensitive to tonalities, to shades of pale, of … Continue reading →
While I do love Queens (and, of course, art in Queens), I think that I am in desperate, desperate need of change. And by change, I mean… a trip to Manhattan! This weekend, I will be covering Double Vision, an … Continue reading →
As you may know, yesterday’s poetry reading was cancelled due to snow – yikes! I, for one, hate the winter. It’s just not in my blood. I do, however, enjoy the fact that I get a lot of work done … Continue reading →
