Category Archives: Friends

Hell Décor

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

11/22/11: Ellen, attentive and kind, head RN at the nursing home said, “Your father is passing.”  I thought, but didn’t say, “Failing, actually,” not sure if a pun was appropriate. We moved Daddy to Calvary Hospital (in the Bronx not far … Continue reading →

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Mystery, Beauty and Cartoons

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

I’ve photographed many artists and innumerable exhibitions but having worked with masters at The Village Voice (Peter Schjeldahl, Jerry Saltz and art editor–and food/culture critic extraordinaire–Jeff Weinstein), I know I’m not an art critic.  (I’m not really a film critic … Continue reading →

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Oldest Living Labrador Retriever (Eats All)

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

Today my big, beautiful, ball-, bone- and biscuit-obsessed black Labrador, Leo is 11.  And while he’s not within drooling distance of the Guinness record, he’s my longest lived Labrador Retriever–large, lovely, laid-back Willie and fast, funny, brilliant Grover died at … Continue reading →

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We Rise, We Rise, We Rise

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

One Billion Rising, V-Day, Washington Square Park, NYC, 2/14/13

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V-DAY (Rising)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

The staggering statistic: one in three women on earth will be physically assaulted in her lifetime.  Today, in more 194 countries, on the 15th anniversary of  V-Day (V for Victory, Valentine and Vagina), women (and men), will participate in One Billion … Continue reading →

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Well, East Coast Guys Are Hip…*

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

In 1972, Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey bought the Church estate in Montauk and named it Eothen–”at first light” in Greek. Their realtor and friend, a former art director at Vogue, Tina Fredricks (who was the co-listing broker when we … Continue reading →

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This Is 40: Roe v. Wade, 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Terry O’Neill, president of National Organization for Women, a tireless fighter for women’s rights, will lead a candlelight vigil tomorrow, January 22, from 5:00-6:00 pm, at the U.S. Supreme Court to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The Court’s … Continue reading →

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Bands of Brothers

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

“Tchoupitoulas,” a beautifully shot documentary by the Ross Brothers, Bill and Turner, accompanies teenage brothers William, Bryan and Kentrell Zanders (and their dog Buttercup) from their hectic household in Algiers, across the Mississippi, for a first nighttime in the wonder … Continue reading →

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Who’s Honoring Him Now?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

My friend Bruce Goldstein gives Stephen Colbert a run for his brass-plated do-dads and tonight at a swanky party, the 1st Annual George Eastman House Gala Celebrating Light & Motion, Bruce will receive an award for Lifetime Achievement in Film. … Continue reading →

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Rick and Tim’s Awesome Film, Great Job!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Misanthropic, self-loathing (and loathsome), aging Brooklyn hipster Swanson (Tim Heidecker, star of Rick Alverson’s new film, “The Comedy”), spends his time drinking, waiting for his comatose wealthy father to die, sitting (and screwing) on his sailboat, and hanging out with … Continue reading →

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