By 1969, painting for painting’s sake was far from revelatory, and there is precious little abstract dynamism or formal innovation to be found in Baselitz’s work
June 30, 2021
Giuliani's business contracts tie him to the man who let 9/11's mastermind escape the FBI
Originally published November 28, 2007
“We're like — No! If you don't want them to win, don't put them on the ballot.”
June 7, 2021
While other documentaries about Biggie have chronicled his glory days, what’s refreshing about this one is the way it explores his modest, humble beginnings
March 10, 2021
"Terror and pity: Ferlinghetti stirs up a pity for his sincere nervousness, or nervous sincerity, in quite confessional work."
February 24, 2021
Memo to mayoral candidates: Start thinking big about low- and middle-income housing
February 18, 2021
“Last Wednesday, an enormous mob surged out of control, menaced citizens, pushed through police lines onto city hall steps, and blocked traffic on Broadway and the Brooklyn Bridge. But uniformed cops stood by, smiling — for the marauders were fellow cops, thousands of them”
Originally published September 29, 1992
“The scene now is one of club kids who don't even have a 'fuck the rules' mentality — they don't know any rules to fuck. They manage to combine a youthful, energetic wholesomeness with a jaded sense of decadence, as typified by their major domo, 22-year-old Michael Alig”
Originally published December 20, 1988
“How did the energetic upstart who single-handedly launched his own youth subculture in the '80s turn into the messed-up sociopath and accused murderer of today? How did the twisted creativity of the original club-kid scene tip over into outright evil?”
Originally published December 17, 1996
Twisted tales of surviving the holiday season from Michael Musto, Ann Powers, Lynn Yaeger, Elizabeth Zimmer and a half dozen other Voice contributors
Originally published December 26, 1995