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I’ll Be Drawing 14 More Great New York Bars. What Are YOUR Favorites?
There are eight million stories in the naked city, and almost as many opinions on any subject you can name.…
Buying Local? Shop at By Brooklyn for Locally-Made, Brooklyn-Centric Goods
“Brooklyn,” said Al Jaffee (he of Mad fold-in fame) about his old hometown, “used to be a punchline!” Now it’s…
New York During the Holidays: It Rules
We love to stick right here in New York during the holidays. Why? Three very good reasons. Smaller Crowds in…
Original Art for Gifts? Great Idea!
Once, a long, long time ago when I was a wee and wiry lad, I bought my first piece of…
6 New Orleans Places To Love: Great Good Places of NOLA Opens Tomorrow at Fort Defiance in Brooklyn
Nasty weather as I write this in Brooklyn: cold, dark, unrelenting rain. Weather app says “100% chance” of precipitation…
Opening Dec. 10 at Fort Defiance in Brooklyn: Great Good Places of New Orleans! All-y’all be there!
I’ve noticed a lot of crossover between Brooklyn and New Orleans. Both places draw creatives, folks who want to live…
Art Day in Manhattan: Thiebaud! The Cubists! And that Crusty Old Muralist Thomas Hart Benton!
Last week I spent the day in the wilds of Manhattan to check out art with my old studio mate…
Local Bars We Love: Punch Articles by John & Colleen, Featuring Ann Arbor’s Dominick’s and Parasol’s of New Orleans
Ebola, mid-term elections, Mid-East brutality and whatever that thing is about Honey Boo Boo…. The world, she is—how you say?—kooky.…
“Getting” It: The Rothko Room at Washington DC’s Phillips Collection
Mark Rothko gets a lot of pipe from people who don’t “get” his art. But I tell you: with a…