How I Spent Hurricane Weekend At Home and Online
While most of America is experiencing the Dog Days of Summer, the entire East Coast has been getting dogged by an Earthquake and a Hurricane in the same week. Being the only member of Imaginary Battles on the East Coast, I’ve gotten the chance to experience both phenomena and live without any tragedies. Being prepared is … Read more
The Super Hero Supply Store, Brooklyn New York
The city is full of Super Heroes. Woven into the very fabric of our perception, the city is a stimuli overload of amazing evidence from graffiti higher than rooftops to B-Boys dancing on moving trains. Since an early age, kids are taught that their favorite heroes are simply neighbors in the city. The Fantastic Four … Read more
The Buzz on The Bowery
Years ago around 2000, my friends and I would go out to have impromptu poetry readings. Our belief in such spontaneous action was that poetry could and should be brought to other places for the benefit of all. We would often try this in bars and jazz houses with varying results, but we would mostly … Read more
Power Ups at The Nintendo World Store
New York City’s midtown is the epitome of Business Hustle and Bustle. It’s the part of the city you’re most likely to see in a movie or during a vacation. While its high concentration of people and money attract businesses from all over the world, some of the stores have other shops in other districts … Read more
Dengue Fever Live in New York
Years ago at a library in Oregon I came across a collection of rock music from Cambodia titled ‘Cambodian Rocks’. Sporting a brief summary of how the collection came to be and void of a track listing, this collection blazed its own underground path through psychedelic music fans. To any first-time listener, it was as … Read more
Secret Animation On The Q Train
***Edit*** : It’s been brought to my attention that the artist for whom I thought unknown is known, and his art is supported by the MTA Arts for Transit . Bill Brand’s Masstransiscope is an amazing piece of work and has been restored after 28 years of being installed. Originally set up in 1980, it’s … Read more
Ninjas Lurk and Serve in New York
A while ago, a friend of mine showed me a video he took while walking his dog through Inwood Park; it was of several ninjas practicing with their weapons in a wooded clearing. After seeing the forbidden footage, I was intrigued to seek out more ninja action in New York. Every couple of years, a … Read more
