I love hip-hop; I like pop, alt, and rock; I appreciate classical, and I can, in fact, tolerate country. Ultimately, I’m pretty open-minded, and I’ll listen to just about anything once – anything, that is, except for Justin Bieber. However, … Continue reading →
New York City
Looking for an excuse to stop studying? Look no further!
Tired of studying? Need some art in your life? Never fear – there’s plenty do to in Queens this weekend! Oh Bernice! Reading Series: This charming, intimate, and always interesting reading series is currently housed at the Astoria Bookshop. Come … Continue reading →
5 Pointz Is Gone – Is Queens Next?
5 Pointz is gone. White paint, dead art. Gentrification at its finest. 5 Pointz was desecrated as we slept; the words, the colors, and the faces, defiant, were wiped away as we curled into our dreams. We are left with … Continue reading →
Reflection: The New Salon at Queens College – Carl Phillips Reading
I love writing. Words, for me, are energy; words are oxygen, light, music, touch. Thus, I write obsessively, read obsessively, and edit obsessively; I pour over every syllable, every metaphor, and every clash of letters. Sometimes, I will even read … Continue reading →
Stay Tuned…
Hello all! This coming week, I will be covering two events: the Carl Phillips reading at Campbell Dome, and the opening of The Librarians, a new exhibition at the Queens College Art Center. Carl Phillips is a brilliant poet; I … Continue reading →
“Lights, Camera, Astoria!” and “Single Stream” at the Museum of the Moving Image
I love books. I live on books. I relish the smell of paper, and I love the dry, soft feel of the spine of an old book. Tablets are, for me, a sacrilege, and, until recently, I rarely, if ever, … Continue reading →
5 Pointz to be Demolished?
Art is what we say it is. Art is what we do, what we live. Or is it? I am not a veteran of the art world; I admit that I am just a beginner. I do know, however, that … Continue reading →
Projeto Morrinho at Queens College
I was planning to visit a few galleries this week; I did my research, prepared my notebook, and got my MetroCard ready. My body, however, had other plans, and I woke up on Friday with a major cold. Headache, sore … Continue reading →
Quintessential Queens: Interview with Paolo Javier, Queens Poet Laureate
I’ve always lived in Queens. I was brought up in Bellerose, Queens; I went to high school in Fresh Meadows; I do all of my shopping in Jackson Heights, and a lot of my dancing in Woodside. I’ve taken every … Continue reading →
Biala: Vision and Memory
As I step in to Biala: Vision and Memory, I am greeted by fracture – a noise, a rustling, an oceanic groan. It recedes, it fades; it reappears, a foam-wave. And I realize, as I make my way upstairs, that … Continue reading →
