| | | Memoirs of a Jewish Geisha BY VICTORIA BEKIEMPIS  They say Mama-san came to San Francisco from Seoul at the age of 16, and migrated to the East Coast a few years later. The dark-featured, small-framed woman started off small, working the jazz and karaoke circuit and eventually landing steadier gigs with a Korean band. And people began to take notice—for a short while, at least. In 1995, Mama-san—known then mainly as Michelle—won first place in a New York Korean association's singing contest. In 1997, her first album, Dream of Leaves, was released. "When I met her—what, 20 years ago—she was the best singer from Southeast Asia," one of her regulars says. Fast-forward a few years and add a few pounds, mai... more >>
| | | | | | The Dual Citizenship of Jon Wurster BY JOE BERKOWITZ  Jon Wurster is no John Belushi. The latter spent the late '70s touring with the Blues Brothers Band and partying with the Rolling Stones, recasting himself as the Rock Star Comedian; Wurster, the drummer for both Superchunk and the Mountain Goats, is on the exact opposite trajectory, having become something of a Comedic Rock Star. "Though I love comedy, I never set out to be a comedian," he says... more >> | | | | | | | | Eating the Putz at Flushing's Main Street Imperial Taiwanese Gourmet BY ROBERT SIETSEMA  To outsiders, Taiwanese food can be challenging—which is why most Taiwanese-owned restaurants in Flushing serve food from other parts of China. And why not? Mainland migration to the island over the past century has furnished Taiwan with cooks well-versed in the cuisines of nearly every region. Though the Taiwanese have dominated Flushing since the '80s, now their grip is loosening due to a... more >> | | | | | | | | 35 Years Later, Taxi Driver Still Stuns BY J. HOBERMAN  Some motion pictures produce the uncanny sensation of returning the spectator’s gaze. Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver—a movie in which the most celebrated line asks the audience, “Are you talkin’ to me?”—is one such film. It came, it saw, it zapped the body politic right between the eyes. Celebrating its 35th anniversary with a newly restored print and a two-week ... more >> | | | | | | | | Fuck You, Anonymous! I've Had It With Mouthy Web Cowards BY MICHAEL MUSTO  Anonymity is an intoxicating thing, turning an everyday schlub with a keyboard into a vicious tyrant, drunk with power. For all its immense value, the Internet has bred a population of armchair kvetches marking proverbial fire hydrants all day without even having the decency to sign their work. At least on Facebook, where people generally give their names, it's mostly hugs, support, and smiley f... more >> | | | | | | | | Have You Heard the One About the Art Scene Embracing Comedians? BY MARTHA SCHWENDENER  Art and comedy have always circled around each other, intermingling. There are funny artists—Marcel Duchamp, John Baldessari, and Maurizio Cattelan—and comedians whose work feels like performance art: Charlie Chaplin, Andy Kaufman, or Zach Galifianakis. Right now, a groundswell of interest in comedy among artists and curators is bringing the two lineages closer than ever. For Jeremy ... more >> | | | | | | Runnin' Scared On a recent Thursday night, a 35-year-old in her twelfth year of living in New York hosted a late get-together in her East Village apartment. Everyone there would call it a good party, or, at the... Fork in the Road Since it opened in 2006, Stinky Bklyn has made Cobble Hill a veritable curd nerd utopia, and now, the fragrant earthly paradise has expanded its square footage. ... La Daily Musto It was in the smiley-faced, deranged 1970s, and I was all decked out for some swanky South Brooklyn event or other. And I wore the de rigueur white leisure suit that was so prevalent until people... Sound of the City A brief public service announcement: Canadian post-rock juggernaut Godspeed You Black Emperor is here all week, with five sold-out shows that began Monday at Terminal 5, will end Thursday and Fri... Corporate City Pages staff writer Jessica Lussenhop's investigative probe of the nation's fast-growing and increasingly dubious essay-scoring system for public-school students got a nod earlier this week f... | | | | |
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