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Sometimes NIMBY is good: ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:48:11 +0000

"Not in my backyard" - it's an attitude environmentalists frequently encounter when proposed renewable energy installations move closer to becoming real ones. The Cape Wind project, for instance, has encountered stiff resistance from wealthy part-time residents of Cape Cop who, while supporting renewable energy in general, don't want their view spoiled. That's a fairly easy example of the NIMBY attitude to dismiss, as are those involving resistance to most wind projects. But what if a coal or nuclear plant was planned for nearby? Would you want to be "downstream" from either of those? Would the label NIMBY seem fair for those who protested such development? If you think so, you may want to check out ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA, which premieres on January 23rd at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

Woodstock Jews mark Hanukkah with solar-powered menorah

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:56:14 +0000

No winter holiday lends itself to environmental discussions quite as well as Hanukkah: getting eight days' use out of one day of oil (the miracle on which the celebration is based) inevitably leads to discussions of efficiency and conservation. Numerous Jewish organizations have recognized this connection, and organized a variety of "green Hanukkah" celebrations in recent years involving everything from CFLs to recycled menorahs.

Green tech finds, 10/20/11

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:17:25 +0000

Underground skyscrapers, smart windows and more problems with natural gas drilling: Your green tech finds for the week. Charge your car with your phone: Well, not exactly, but a new app developed by IBM and Swiss utility EKZ allows for better management of when your electric vehicle is charged and what sources of energy are used to charge it. Find out more in the video above. (via @greeneconpost) The grain silo hotel: While not as green as it could be (because the structures used were built for the project), Silo Stay, a nine-unit New Zealand hotel built from grain silos...

The “Low-Line,” an underground park for NYC

Blair Pfander — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:42:24 +0000

Okay, I'll admit it. Whenever someone from out of town starts asking me about the Highline and whether or not it's really as cool as it looks, I feel very proud to live in New York. Because yes, it's exactly as cool as it looks (actually, it's cooler, because they sell gourmet popsicles now, and I love me some popsicles), and it's pretty neat to live in a place that would invest millions of dollars in a beautifully designed piece of urban revitalization. I mean, just look at it: it's a park suspended over New York City. The future is now!

New York’s changing face

Bradford Shellhammer — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:37:48 +0000

James and Karla Murray’s New York City storefronts project is now a book. It took them 10 years to complete the project and in that time 1/3 of all the shops photographed have shuttered. It’s a visual documentation of the loss of Mom and Pop stores across NYC. From the couple: STORE FRONT is a [...]

Origins of I Heart New York

Bradford Shellhammer — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:24:01 +0000

I sat down with Milton Glaser last week. Not only am I working with Milton at my day job, I also recorded our conversation for Dwell too. Meeting legends typically don't phase me. I've met them all from design icons to rock gods. But Milton is the quintessential New Yorker. It was quite a joyous event for me. The below statement about "I Love New York/I Heart New York" was particularly fascinating for me as he not only explained it's design inspiration, something I'd never heard, but also explained how ubiquitous the statement had become. It's a fun read:

I am sure you have answered this about a million times, but I have to ask about "I Love New York" or "I Heart New York." I don't even know what to call it! Love or heart? What you may not realize that is that the heart, a symbol used as a verb, has now entered into the Oxford English Dictionary. This happened a couple of weeks ago. So heart is now a verb. It entered with an acknowledgement that "I Love New York" was the manifestation that did it, the first symbol ever to enter the Oxford Dictionary. You can call it either one as both are correct.

Student music video trains peers on recycling

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:00:46 +0000

Ever get frustrated when you see someone throwing away a recyclable item... right next to a recycling bin? Or throw a recyclable item in the wrong container? High school junior CJ Joseph certainly has, and has played the role of "recycling police" (or "recycling nazi" if you prefer) at Queens' The Renaissance Charter School: "If I see somebody I'm like, 'You're throwing that out in the wrong bin. Follow the signs people! I know you’ve heard it: Papers go in the blue (bins), and bottles in the green." But as many of us have learned, badgering only gets you so far... so CJ decided to apply her other passion, music, to her recycling fervor, and wrote the song "R to the E to the Cycle." If you read the lyrics, you'll see they're not much different from her "recycling police" instructions... but definitely more catchy!

Only in New York

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:46:42 +0000

Only in New York do people live in apartments covered in tape, covered in yarn, and covered in crazy wallpapers. Eclectic people flock to this city and New York Magazine‘s new issue features some extreme decor proves that. Included are six apartments of various size and extremity. Featured are Agata Oleksiak (now known solely as [...]

Vimeo of the Week: N.Y. Adorned “Tradition”

Bradford Shellhammer — Thu, 05 May 2011 20:30:37 +0000

N.Y. Adorned “Tradition” from Evan Owen Dennis on Vimeo. Evan Owen Davis‘ film N.Y. Adorned “Tradition” is a short black and white portrait of tattoo artistry and New York City. The tattoo studios, not unlike the art studios of New York, are filled with people from all over the world. Images of New York City [...]

“New York Magazine” peeks into the lives of others/ourselves

Perrin Drumm — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:52:09 +0000

New York Magazine's latest feature gives readers the full REAR WINDOW treatment

To celebrate its 43rd birthday, New York Magazine ran a nearly cover-spanning story on the one topic that New Yorkers never seem to tire of: their apartments. From tales of the city's most notorious starving artists to those living comfortably on the other end of economic spectrum, I heartily salute "The New York Apartment: A Biography" for its breadth of scope, surprising anecdotes and collection of historical photographs.

Attention Seekers

Bradford Shellhammer — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:11:28 +0000

I love this New York Magazine slideshow of NYC apartments from over the years. Documenting the scariest, the noisiest, and even the gaudiest, the slideshow shows a broad array of apartments in New York. I love the smallest, a 55 square foot studio! And the noisiest, seen above, nestled against a roller coaster, would be [...]

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

Bradford Shellhammer — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:30:56 +0000

Discos29 - NY77 - The Coolest Year In Hell from Veintinueve on Vimeo.

Watch this film if you love New York or music. It's eye-opening. Many music genres emerged from NYC in the late 1970s: dance, hip-hop, punk. This wonderful film dissects the politics of 1977 and the emergence of those music genres, which, to this day, shape and inspire most popular music. Also thrown in is a history of being a minority, race and sexuality, in Manhattan during the time.

Vimeo of the Week: Manhattan 4:33PM

Bradford Shellhammer — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:30:55 +0000

Manhattan 4.33pm from Lizzie Oxby on Vimeo. Manhattan 4.33pm, a very short film by Lizzie Oxby, is a real treat. Clocking in at 36 seconds I promise it won’t distract you too much from your day job. It will however make you smile. Taking three still images of Manhattan’s southern skyline, the filmmaker turns the [...]

New York to designate organic yard care providers

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:52:41 +0000

While the term "organic" must meet strict guidelines for use with food, other products and services can pretty much use the term indiscriminately. So, if you're thinking about hiring "green" yard care services this year, you still have to ask a lot of questions and otherwise do your homework. That's changing in New York, however: this year, the state is rolling out its Be Green Organic Yards NY program. When fully up and running, the program will provide New Yorkers with a list of businesses that have been approved to display a service mark demonstrating their knowledge of organic practices. To receive the designation, businesses must not only agree to avoid synthetic chemicals, but also take a training course that educates employees in a full range of organic considerations: from chemical-free pest control and fertilization to soil health and structure, proper plant and lawn maintenance, and environmentally-sensitive plant selection. The program also requires continuing education by service providers.

Paris versus New York: a tally of two cities

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:23:13 +0000

Paris versus New York is a series of fantastic simplistic graphics by Vahram Muratyan which presents “a friendly visual match” comparing the greatest city in the world and Paris.

The Animazing Stan Lee

Kultur Kritik — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:36:31 +0000

Photo Credit: Fabrizio Fante/Sundance Channel On Saturday October 9th, comic book legend Stan Lee, creator of thousands of heroes and villains in the Marvel Comics universe, held a signing at New York’s Animazing Gallery in SoHo to benefit the Stan Lee Foundation. Fans were able to purchase prints, original paintings, and original published comic art [...]

Woody Allen Meets A Tall Dark Stranger

Kultur Kritik — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:58:11 +0000

Woody Allen Talks About His Latest Film Photo Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Woody Allen’s latest film “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,” starring an ensemble that includes Gemma Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, and Josh Brolin, opens in U.S. theaters tomorrow, September 22nd. On September 8th, Kultur Kritic excitedly attended a press screening [...]

Amanda Wachob’s tattoos

Bradford Shellhammer — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:01:50 +0000

I am sort of obsessed with Amanda Wachob‘s artwork. Not only does the New Yorker paint unique canvasses, but she also decorates bodies. Most tattoo artists seem to be men. Wachob’s tattoo work is quite feminine. It’s not for everyone and does not speak to the history of the tattoo art form directly, but it [...]

Cazwell’s Ice Cream Truck

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:45:54 +0000

If you’re like me, with a hankering for ice cream, primary colors, and Latino go-go boys, then you’re going to love, love, love the above video. It is almost safe for work. I said almost. Cazwell is a gay white rapper and a NYC-nightlife fixture. Typically he’s seen running around town with Amanda Lepore. But [...]

New York’s first passive house

Perrin Drumm — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:19:56 +0000

For the last two years architect Dennis Wedlick has been redesigning the cave. A cave, Wedlick explains, is the perfect metaphor for building a passive house: "One continuous material provides super insulation with only one energy-leaking opening." Just over a month ago, Wedlick raised the frame of his cave-inspired design, a 3-bedroom house on the Hudson, which, when completed, will be New York's very first passive house. That's kind of a startling figure, but “there are only about 10 certified passive projects in the entire country,” Wedlick says, “but something like 10,000 in Germany. That really tells you how far behind we are on sustainability.”

Green tech finds (7/15/10)

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:00:43 +0000

Fishy iPhone apps, soy car parts, and another solar Air Force base... this week's green tech finds.

Sustainable seafood and wine? There's an app for that... The Blue Ocean Institute and Brancott have launched the free Fishphone iPhone app, which not only provides sustainable seafood information on the go, but also suggest wine pairings.
The eco-travel planner: The Rainforest Alliance has beta launched its new sustainable travel guide and planner, SustainableTrip.org. Currently focused on south of the border destinations, the site features tour operators, hotels, restaurants and other amenities that have been certified by reputable NGOs.

Is Bowling Finally Not Uncool?

Michael Musto — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:10:30 +0000

“Let’s go bowling,” a friend actually blurted at a get-together recently as the entire room fell into a stunned hush. We didn’t go bowling, as it turned out, but still, the realization that such a cornball thing could even be an option suggested that bowling might finally be slithering back into a spot on the collective radar, as the cognoscenti cringe.

Boobs and BP at Coney Island’s 2010 Mermaid Parade

Em and Lo — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:00:05 +0000

In case you missed it, last Saturday was Coney Island’s 28th (if we did our math right) annual Mermaid Parade. It’s usually one great big, silly, public, burlesque parade of skimpy costumes, garish mardi-gras art and mer-related merriment. But this year had a political vibe to it like no other: protests against BP and the [...]

FULL FRONTAL FASHION highlights

Sundance Channel — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:20:50 +0000

Think of this as your FULL FRONTAL FASHION cliff notes. No flip-flops at the opera, black is your best friend, and regardless of the heat, bras and underwear are still a must. Even though she won’t say these things to your face, Lynn Yaeger has no problem dishing out her summer fashion advice HERE. Size [...]

Eco-fashion: off the runway, and into the exhibition hall

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:16:13 +0000

Green couture has shown up in designers' studios, fashion magazines, and on runways from New York to Milan. But nothing lends cred like a museum exhibit... and eco-friendly fashion now has one. Eco-Fashion: Going Green opened at the Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology on May 26. If you want to get a look at some of the latest designs, they're there: the exhibit features work from well-known names in the space, such as Edun, Ciel, and Bodkin. But curators Jennifer Farley and Colleen Hill didn't stop with the design houses' discovery of "green"; rather, the exhibit takes a long look at the history of fashion's relationship with the environment.

Come to “Big Top”: New York’s Hottest New Party

Michael Musto — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:05:07 +0000

Photo credit: Wilsonmodels

With the extravagantly colorful crowd it attracts, “Amanda’s Big Top” doesn’t even need a carnival décor. It’s already a three-ring extravaganza, with club kids, muscle bears, wandering tourists, and a guy with masking tape on his mouth all convening every Wednesday to put the carnal back in carnival. But even if it seems a bit redundant, the physical setting is YouTube-perfect, making this the de rigueur event of the week for those on the edge and not afraid to dangle there. Held on the “Carnival” level of Bowlmor on University Place, the bash (promoted by Kenny Kenny and Joey Israel) is set under a pseudo tent in a post-modern amusement arcade lined with Coney Island-style games to work out your aggressions on. Throw a ping pong ball in a goldfish bowl or knock down a clown doll with a softball and you win an assortment of aptly esoteric prizes like paisley dolphin dolls and neon anal beads.

Got stuff? Give it away on Saturday…

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:20:37 +0000

Why Saturday? Because May 15 is now Give Away Your Stuff Day. The brain child of New Yorker Mike Marone, the event is based on a simple premise:

Many of us own valuable stuff we just don’t want anymore. But instead of giving it away or selling it, we allow it to clutter our households and businesses. Billions of great items are just wasting away, taking up space. Wouldn’t it be cool if we could magically shift ownership of this stuff, in one weekend, coast to coast, with zero effort, little time, and at no cost?

The Empire Diner to close

Bradford Shellhammer — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:21:14 +0000

I wouldn’t normally write obituaries around here for diners, but the news that NYC’s iconic Empire Diner is shuttering its doors on May 15th has my panties in a bunch. I mean, really? Yet another institution destroyed in NYC’s grand scheme to put bank branch in every single retail storefront in every single city neighborhood [...]

Earth Hour: 5 landmarks that will go dark on Saturday

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:47:32 +0000

On Saturday, March 27th, at 8:30 local time, the lights will go out in millions of homes, businesses, and schools in celebration of Earth Hour 2010. Started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, Earth Hour is now a global event organized by WWF in which people show their support for environmental action by turning off the lights for one hour. This year, 120 countries and territories will take part in this show of solidarity (up from 88 last year).

Joan Rivers Rocks my World

Paula Froelich — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:08:03 +0000

Joan and Melissa Rivers (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

Post Oscar hangovers are never fun... Trust. I’ve been covering them for 10 years! But this year was different. Not so bad. Even though – let’s be honest, seven days into a nine day journey, you are ready to run for the hill. And by hills, I mean Appalachian, Eastern Hills. Except for the fact that I came back from Rainy LA to monsoon-y New York. I mean... Okay, okay. I got two good days of beautiful Spring weather before my boots were soaked and once again I had to forsake fashion for Tretorn rain galoshes.

New York City wants to turn you on

Em and Lo — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:50 +0000

Good design used to be completely unheard of in the world of sex accessories -- neither function nor form was particularly paid attention to, whether it was a vibrator or a pair of latex undies. Fortunately, in the last decade or so, both form and function have improved immeasurably, and we could not be happier. Now vibrators and dildos are as likely to resemble abstract art for your coffee table as they are to resemble a penis.

The Armory Show 2010

Perrin Drumm — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:48 +0000

You'd never know the economy is still stuck in the mud with some of the outrageously high bids fetched at art auctions in the last year. Andy Warhol's dollar bill painting went for $43.8 million, a Matisse still life of cowslips went for $45.6 mil and a chalk drawing by Raphael topped them all at $47.5 mil. Of course contemporary art is going for slightly less. A lot less, actually. Sotheby's London contemporary auction brought in a total of $26 mil, the lowest in 5 years. That said, it will be interesting to see how sales go at The Armory Show this week in NY.

Fashion Week – A board mood

Bradford Shellhammer — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:51:28 +0000

Fashion Week has come and gone from NYC never again returning to the tents of Bryant Park. And while most New Yorkers have had their share of fashion for a bit I'd be remiss not to post here this slide show Vogue ran before the hoopla began. It highlights designer mood boards and inspiration walls. I find it fascinating to have a peek into the the creative process. And I also have had fun taking the mood board image and comparing it to the actual collections that were shown. The image above is from Jason Wu. He wrote “My fall 2010 collection is inspired by Irving Penn, by both his work and personal style. I applied the grainy textures of his photo negatives to intricately woven and printed fabrics and paired them with a slouchy menswear silhouette he often favored.”

The Ace Hotel gets a blog

Bradford Shellhammer — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:02:42 +0000

Ace Hotel x Chris Rubino from Jim Helton on Vimeo. I have written about how much I adore the Ace Hotel here many times before. The chain is just freaking cool. The vibe, energy, design, food. All is spot on, not too overpriced, and a unique experience. It makes total sense then that the hotel [...]

The Sustainable Chicken Project: turning trash into eggs

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:47:05 +0000

If you've ever eaten eggs that comes straight from the farm (especially one that allows its chickens to range somewhat freely), you know that nothing from the grocery store comes close in terms of flavor. Master Composter Tom Shelley and farmer Christianne White, of Ithaca, New York, are trying out a new model for getting local residents hooked on such eggs while lightening their environment footprints: exchanging compostable "trash" for a regular supply of such eggs.

BUTT TV

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:56:05 +0000

I have written here about my love of the Ace Hotel. It is casual yet polished. It can be a wild time, but also peaceful. And it is the hotel with the hottest visitors. Don’t trust me? Check out the Palm Springs pool or the NYC lobby for proof. It is also the gayest hotel [...]

Interview with the creators of THE CAPTIVE

Sundance Channel — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:38:04 +0000

Sundance Channel recently sat down for an interview with Karin Diann Williams & Stuart Hynson Culpepper, creators of THE CAPTIVE. Watch THE CAPTIVE now at Sundance Channel Digital Shorts. What was the inspiration for The Captive? Karin: Believe it or not, we started with just the idea that we wanted to make a web series. We had an inkling that the microseries was about to find its audience and really explode as a popular form. Stuart: We saw all the activity blossoming on YouTube and sites like it and knew a huge audience was there and they were wanting something beyond the user-generated content, something thoughtful and well produced. So we took the plunge. Part of the idea for the themes and action in The Captive came from studying the kind of person we thought were going to engage: someone fairly tech literate and independent in their thinking.

Princeton bike sharing program gets special delivery

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:55:13 +0000

Bike sharing programs are popping up all over the place -- cities, corporations, and universities are all investing in making bikes available to commuters to ease traffic congestion and pollution. With almost all of these services, you can assume that the bikes themselves were delivered by trucks to their respective locations. This past Sunday, though, fourteen Worksman bicycles (based in NYC) were delivered by the most obvious method: cyclist rode the 55 miles from the factory to Princeton University.

The Empire State gets tie-dyed

Bradford Shellhammer — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:10:27 +0000

The other night in Manhattan we were treated to something quite unusual: the Empire State building lit up in a way not seen before. We New Yorkers are used to seeing the color change. The building is orange on Halloween and red and green around Christmas. But last night’s colors were unique. They mixed many [...]

Jay Smooth vs. Roman Polanski

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:01:57 +0000

Jay Smooth, who created the hip hop music blog and founded NYC’s hip-hop radio show, WBAI’s Underground Railroad, recently took on Roman Polanski on his blog. Roman Polanski on a hip-hop blog? Ok, I’ll listen. The rant, clocking in at over seven minutes, is hard to look away from. He presents his case against Polanski, and [...]

The Clock Tower

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:12:13 +0000

I don’t write too much about my love of architecture and interiors here, but this slideshow The New York Times recently posted has me sitting here feeling inadequate and unsuccessful. I mean really, who would not want to live in this space? If only I’d married for money. At 25 million, the asking price is [...]

What does 1 second of bottled water consumption look like?

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:11:25 +0000

Design firm MSLK notes that we American consume 1500 plastic bottles of water every second. Great statistic... but does it create a particularly vivid image for you of the levels of bottled water consumption? If not, no worries: MSLK has that covered. Their new art installation Watershed integrates 1500 empty water bottles with "signs with facts about the dangers of this rate of consumption and what the public can do to make a change."

NY Post: Today more phony than normal

Bradford Shellhammer — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:10:38 +0000

As I walked south on Sixth Avenue this morning, like any thinking person, I declined two different people’s attempts to give me a free copy of the New York Post. Not really my kind of paper. It wasn’t until I got comfortable at my desk and read the day’s news, online natch, that I realized [...]

The world’s largest swimming pool

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:56:07 +0000

Summer’s moved on from NYC and Autumn has arrived early. This is saddening as summer just does not seem to last as long these days (maybe it is because NYC has become the new Seattle). So when I stumbled upon these pictures in the Los Angeles Times of the world’s largest swimming pool I immediately [...]

Art and sour cream on the High Line

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:55:06 +0000

The High Line continues to be a hit here in NYC. This summer the park’s popularity has been enormous and will only continue to grow if these guys keep doing fun, innovative things with the space. Case in point was yesterday’s launch of High Line Art, which is a series of commissions and creative partnerships [...]

Take a bow, or not

Bradford Shellhammer — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:00:23 +0000

As Fashion Week winds down here in the Big Apple and the dust settles many a gay are left talking about what's happening in fashion. Yes, we gays discuss fashion. I know, shocking. The press is picking up on a new trend that even I, one of the biggest gays in this oh-so gay town, could not possibly pull off. Bows. Yes, those bows. The ones on Minnie Mouse's head and your Prom date's satin pink dress. Those bows.

David Byrne’s perfect city

Bradford Shellhammer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:46:10 +0000

It's odd to me that I am linking to two Wall Street Journal stories in as many days but I just ran across this funny little video they did accompanying David Byrne, he of Talking Heads fame, to Brookyn via bikes. Byrne was a judge in a citywide competition to design new bike racks for New York City. He was so into the project that he designed his own. Included are giant shoes, dollar signs (for the Wall Street area natch) and dogs. The video is cute.

The Wizard of Oz at 70

Bradford Shellhammer — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:53:46 +0000

The Wizard of Oz turned seventy this year. The film continues to cast its spell on both children and adults. It has staying power that's unheard of in Hollywood. And rightfully, in celebration of this big birthday, Netflix will on October 3rd stream the film for free for 24 hours.

Design in the way

Bradford Shellhammer — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:10:56 +0000

Michael Bierut over at Design Observer has written a great essay about NYC’s Times Square and the recent purchase by the city of 376 lawn chairs. The chairs were a hit with tourists, but not with design snobs and were quickly replaced to more tasteful chairs. But are the people sitting on these new chairs [...]

Culture wars: The New York Post vs. the Standard Hotel

Lux Alptraum — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:10:06 +0000

The end of August is always a slow season for news–and nowhere is that more evident than in the New York Post’s extensive coverage of the Chelsea Standard Hotel “controversy.” This past Monday, the Post ran a story on a recently discovered feature of New York’s newly opened High Line park. In addition to offering [...]