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‘The Lonely City’ Makes a Case for Empathy and Kindness
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‘The Lonely City’ Makes a Case for Empathy and Kindness

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 / 25 May 2016
Olivia Laing mixes art criticism and memoir; effectively synthesizing these two modes of writing so that the personal elevates the analysis, with a sizable emotional heft.
School of Seven Bells: SVIIB
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School of Seven Bells: SVIIB

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 / 19 February 2016
SVIIB is the light show to the perfect dream, one where acknowledgements of life's strife become that which makes celebration possible.
‘Food Whore’ Critiques the City of Dining and Deceit
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‘Food Whore’ Critiques the City of Dining and Deceit

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 / 14 December 2015
Jessica Tom captures the psychology of NYC’s elite dining scene in her aspiring debut.
‘Breeders’ Isn’t Bad Enough to Be Good
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‘Breeders’ Isn’t Bad Enough to Be Good

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 / 28 October 2015
Is this a porn film under the guise of trying to be serious? Or an attempt at a serious film from a director too used to directing porn?
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On James Wolcott’s Engaging, Irritating, Snarky and Insightful Criticisms

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 / 21 October 2013
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These Vagabond Blues: ‘John O’Hara’s The New York Stories’

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 / 11 October 2013
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Humor and Hysteria in Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Bleeding Edge’

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 / 17 September 2013
Totally Free Afropunk Festival Expands 2013 Lineup
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Totally Free Afropunk Festival Expands 2013 Lineup

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 / 14 August 2013
The FREE Afropunk Festival returns to Commodore Barry Park on Aug 24 & 25 with Chuck D, Questlove, DEATH and many more.
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Patricia Volk’s Shocked’ Is a Memoir, All Dressed Up

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 / 11 June 2013
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Occupy Literature: New York from Melville to the Beats

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 / 9 October 2012
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An Affectionate Look at the Privilege of the White and the Middle Class: ‘The Last Days of Disco’

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 / 6 September 2012
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‘Love Goes to Buildings on Fire’ Like Its Title, Is Poetry

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 / 1 February 2012