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Library Memories (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Public libraries shaped my life. In the sixth grade I went regularly to a library in Queens. Most of my friends who went there were more intrigued by the bakery across the street. The…
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Are Your “Oys” Appropriate? The Many Faces of “Oy” by Mitch Sisskind
"Oy" is one of the greatest words in any language and I've noticed that people of all backgrounds quickly pick it up and start using it. Let's take a look at some situations in…
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Punk At The Met [by Sharon Preiss]
We’ll never get to the bottom of who ripped the first T-shirt and wore it as an anti-fashion statement. Or who first pierced flesh with a safety pin and claimed it as an accessory…
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The Most Beautiful Thing in New York (by Jeremy Schmall)
Usually when I tell people what I think the most beautiful sight in New York is, they just kind of stare at me funny, as though I'm lying to them or making a joke…
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Late Summer Reading (part 1): Poets House Showcase [by Moira Egan]
I’m certainly not going to complain about where I spend my Augusts these days. But I must confess to a little pang of nostalgia when one dear poet girlfriend who lives in New York…
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Dispatch from Buenos Aires: Eight Months After 12-12-12 by Mong Lan
(ed. note: Last December we asked Mong-Lan to reflect upon violence that plagues her in home city. Here are her thoughts on the riots that erupted on a day that was intended to be…
