http://www.andrewlavallee.com Sun, 04 May 2008 02:54:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Can P.S. 1 Director Alanna Heiss?s Vision for Her Museum Outlast Her?To ease the tension, Heiss maintains an open-bar policy... "Pretty much every meeting is expected to have some wine or some Champagne or, you know, a frozen margarita from Court Square Diner"--the greasy spoon next door. (art article interview ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/05/03/may-4/ Hephzibah Anderson: To say bon appetit is really so de trop | Comment is free | The ObserverIt's a notoriously impenetrable city and the truly determined cling to the notion that strict adherence to its Byzantine etiquette will eventually yield a way in... to frown on bon appetit, it seems, ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/20/apr-20/ Youth! - The New York Review of Booksone is living in a debased post-9/11 political era during an ugly war in which a small fraction of one's generation is in fact fighting overseas while, as a "literary" person, one is living an essentially sedentary and irrelevant life. (books gawker review ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/17/apr-17/ The Canon: Still Flying: The Talk of the Town: The New Yorker "When Moqtada al-Sadr comes to power, and I am facing the firing squad, it will be for that.. I never stopped writing poetry, but the poets stopped writing about me.. Because when you have a bestselling novel, or two, ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/13/apr-14/ footnoted.org » Blog Archive » Booyah: Dissecting Jim Cramer's new contract There was also interesting new language on the Cramer persona, which the Company "acknowledges and agrees that sharp and caustic commentary and behavior is a part of Cramer's persona and appeal and "shall not constitute Cause for termination." (blog financial ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/12/apr-13/ Where: Exploring the City of Tomorrow Soon, maps won't just tell you where movie theaters are; they'll tell you which ones are less likely to be crowded, dirty, or noisy. Get ready for the cartographolution. (blog google gps map ) Eater: The Week in Yelp: Obsessed With Pickles Awkward confession alert! When I ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/12/apr-11/ Rhizome: Interview with Aron Namenwirth of artMovingProjects By Paddy Johnson On the computer screen in the privacy of your home, you can do research... it's not the same as looking at it in a real space, walking around it, and experiencing it. A lot of new media work requires interaction, and ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/10/apr-10-2/ Why Democrats Are Now Seeing the Ugly Truth About Bill Clinton -- New York Magazine Just as Republicans are beginning to get why George Bush makes so many Americans want to rip their hair out, a lot of Democrats have finally, viscerally come to understand Clinton-loathing. Mutual, symmetrical disillusionment; it's a ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/08/apr-8/ What's in the journals, March 2008 | Economist.com that newspapers try to maximise sales by reflecting the political opinions of their readers... using politically-charged phrases as proxies for political slant (for example, "war on terror" for Republican audiences; "war in Iraq" for Democrats). (economist media politics ) Green.view | Invasion of the ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/06/apr-7-2/ indexed: Before his time, really. funeral or art opening (art blog funny) Questions for Ben Karlin - Lovers Lost - New York Times Magazine Why would you leave Comedy Central? You didn?t hear about the sex scandal, clearly. Is that a joke? Yes. Why does everything have to be so sarcastic these days? ... http://www.andrewlavallee.com/2008/04/02/apr-2/