Let me start with what first drew me to this exhibition in particular. In part it was the artists being exhibited (Richard Diebenkorn and Robert…
The Morgan Library and Museum: A Review (Blog)
Perhaps it’s because I made a personal blood oath many years ago to distance myself from everything having to do with finance, but I only…
The Girls of Paris (Poetry)
The Girls of Paris No matter their age, they were always the girls, dressed in starched white uniforms, and white rubber soled shoes. They might…
Charming Garbage (Fiction)
As my home crumbles around us, my fat French uncle tells me again about all the things he secretly fixed in France, him and his…
DOA: Defense of Autotune (Blog)
In my younger and more vulnerable years (namely NSOP), I offended a recently acquired acquaintance by stating that one of my favorite Kanye West albums…
“Transparent” is Anything But (Blog)
Josh Pfefferman and his younger sister Ali, both in their mid-twenties, sit on the floor of the living room in their childhood home. He holds…
FourthGeneration4.0 (Poetry)
Krishan Mistry is a writer from the suburbs of New York City who is interested in what might be inappropriately labeled as “conceptual poetry.” He…
Hasty Thoughts on Ryan Boudinot’s MFA Piece (Blog)
If you’re in the mood to bear witness to some pointless Internet rage, look no further than the recent controversy surrounding Ryan Boudinot’s piece on…
Folklore (Fiction)
1 Really, the mountains were everything to me, and I could never understand why they were not to you. I think we just saw peaks…
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