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The Ear Inn, a Historical Favorite of New York
The Ear Inn is a mythical place, built upon history and a mountain of oyster shells eaten by Dutchmen. True.…
Personal Expectations: What ALSO Makes a Bar Crappy
Your own personal expectations will absolutely color your visit to any bar. I know this from experience. Like everyone, I’ve…
Crappy Bars: What Makes Them So Crappy?
Crappy bars: they’re an assault to the senses and the soul. And it’s so easy for a bar not to…
Sunny’s Bar Original Art For Sale
When I started my Great Good Places of Brooklyn series in 2013, Sunny’s Bar was the first one I chose to…
Bed-Stuy Art: the Saga of a Large Commission
You know what a perfect commission is, for an artist? It’s a client who has a tight but loose idea…
Saving the World: The Mission of Art by Alex Grey
Quickly, now: what is the mission of art? Answer: To transform our depleted world by supporting the evolution of human consciousness.…
Dominick’s of Ann Arbor: Original Art (With Love)
I arrived in Ann Arbor my freshman year a green little dunce from the sticks. I left four years later…
Winston Churchill English Bulldog: The Legend
A few year ago, I drew a design to be printed on pint glasses for a pub in New Orleans called The…
Radegast Hall in Brooklyn, Another Great Good Place
Radegast Hall in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood is a place where I’ve never, ever had a lousy time. I’ll credit this to…