| | | Osama bin Laden's Death Doesn't Solve Everything. But It Helps. BY GRAHAM RAYMAN  I remember a day with few clouds, a brilliant sun. I used to live in an apartment that overlooked the Hudson river. I was holding a cup of coffee looking out the window. Just then, a passenger jet flew by. I said to myself, “That plane is low.” But I didn’t register the significance of that right away. Back then, I was riding my rickety Miyata bicycle to work in Brooklyn federal court. I thought nothing of that low plane, until I turned to 14th Street and saw the towers on fire. For some reason, I thought it was something like an accident. Americans didn’t believe anyone would attack us, even after 1993. But both towers? Impossible. I pedaled down toward Chambers and W... more >>
| | | | | | | | Poly Styrene, Lost & Found BY VIVIEN GOLDMAN  It was meant to be a delicious comeback for the transgressive girl whose defiant 1977 single, "Oh Bondage! Up Yours!" fired up Afro-Punk, riot grrrl, and every punk worth their peroxide. Instead, the return of Poly Styrene became one of pop's most poignant ironies. Generation Indigo—a bubbly, cuddly, insightful record, her first in seven years—was released on the day her death was ann... more >> | | | | | | | | Papaye, Uptown African Restaurant and Accra—Three Ghanaian Restaurants in Bronx Hill Country BY ROBERT SIETSEMA  Twenty years ago, the typical West African restaurant in the city was a small, badly lit room with mismatched furniture, and little in the way of décor besides a tribal mask or two. The shades were often pulled down tight, and the gates barely raised, discouraging casual visitors from barging in—though those who persevered received a warm welcome. The bill of fare was limited to three... more >> | | | | | | | | Mel Gibson Is Crazy (in The Beaver) BY J. HOBERMAN  An earnest, intermittently droll dramedy about a manic-depressive toy manufacturer and his bewildered family, The Beaver is a parable that’s not easily parsed. While director Jodie Foster fails to maintain a consistent tone—could there be such a thing as inspirational satire?—the movie’s lopsided wobble is undeniably enhanced by her star, Mel Gibson—or at least by the bag... more >> | | | | | | | | The Brady Bunch, Loni Anderson and Jaws In The Same Room! BY MICHAEL MUSTO  “My God, Barney Miller is alive! And he looks good!” crowed a man in a sweaty T-shirt as his eyeballs burrowed through Hal Linden, demurely seated behind a promotional table. I hadn’t noticed, seeing as I’d been too busy trying to get Loni Anderson’s attention over by her table, in between wondering if the nearby sign “Take a picture with Jaws for $10” meant th... more >> | | | | | | | | Best in Show: Jerry Meyer at Denise Bibro Fine Art BY ROBERT SHUSTER  Combining Borscht Belt gags and Woody Allen–ish angst over sex and death, Jerry Meyer has assembled an arcade of wit and quirky nostalgia. Wall-mounted light boxes—bright with Pop colors and filled with images, objects, and joking text—beckon your attention like those old Coney Island machines that assessed your personality for a dime. Freud’s famous essay (the show’s tit... more >> | | | | | | Runnin' Scared In 2009, a landmark state appeals court ruling found that the owners of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village had illegally deregulated 4,400 apartments while enjoying special tax breaks from the ... Fork in the Road Perhaps in part because we're usually too busy worrying about whether there's shit in our meat, most of us have never really paid attention to cellulose. But apparently, we should, because it's i... La Daily Musto My column this week describes the riotous romp I had at "Chiller Theatre"--a New Jersey autograph convention--with pals Mickey Boardman and Angelo Pitillo. Well, here's the proof. Angelo Pitil... Sound of the City The 100 Biggest Assholes in Rock Issue, The Shit List Issue, The Overrated, The Rock Bible--Chunklet mastermind Henry Owings redefined the 'zine aesthetic with his deliciously wisecracking, ass-c... Corporate LA Weekly food critic Jonathan Gold, who won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 2007, has been named a finalist in the category in this year's contest. The judges gave Gold the honor for what t... | | | | |
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