1979 was one of those amazing years in music that just makes the jaw hit the floor. When it comes to albums the year was chock full of stone cold classics. At the end of the seventies music was perched on the edge of the great fragmentation that would take hold in the eighties and [...]
Today a worldwide icon, an American sex symbol, and a music pioneer all died – any one of whom would have garnered a post. However the least noticed – Sky Saxon – is the one who probably had the most effect on my life. Here’s my take on today’s news in order of the decade [...]
By Noah Mallin Awesome architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveiled more views today of what promises to be New York City’s coolest new park when it opens sometime around January. The High Line is an abandoned elevated freight train track that runs along the West Side of the city. Field Operations is the group responsible [...]
By Noah Mallin Readers of this blog (Hi Mom!) know that I’m a fan of clever art in public spaces (Ala anonymous Brit graffiti artist/sculptor/prankster Banksy). Blog And I Am Not Lyinghas great pics of this mystery found artist’s work (including the ones seen here), currently in subway stations now. Dig the Iran = Nam [...]
New York is the city that never sleeps but chalk up affordable 24-hour-a-day mom and pop eateries as a thing of the past. Joining the meatpacking district’s venerable Florent on the soon to shut down list is old school diner Cheyenne on the far west side. Named for it’s far-Westerly location, this circa 1940′s diner [...]
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