On December 18, 1974, Linda Rosenkrantz asked her friend Peter Hujar to write down everything he did one day. Peter recounted the events over a tape-recorded sitting– the transcript becoming this wonderful little book published by Magic Hour Press.
Peter makes a phone call at noon to the home of Allen Ginsberg with hopes of completing a commissioned portrait of the poet for the Times. When he finally gets through they agree to meet in three-quarters of an hour to make the photographs. This casualness struck me. Could you imagine a photoshoot happening for the New York Times today without an agent, photo editor, and a negotiation? On December 18, 1974, it was just a phone call from artist to artist seeing if they could link in 45 to bang it out.
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If you’re from brooklyn or new york city or just moved here, i know, this is cliche. But i! Don’t! Care! The truffle popcorn is addicting, even if I'm farting for the rest of the movie, it’s worth it. Plus they have cute little trailers to gab about with your date or friend, but i also go alone because nobody tried to have small talk with you at the movies and you can just disassociate peacefully in blissful high-power air conditioning on a hot nyc summer day. They have guest curators on a monthly basis and do fun screenings of old flicks. Highly recommend it. Nitehawk > Alamo.
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Again, I'm using this category as an umbrella so I can list my favorite movies that I think by watching will make everyone's life better or at least distract you from whatever bullshit is going on in your own life for a moment, and put a smile on your face. Maybe you'll even relate to what the characters in the films are going through and you'll feel a little bit less alone and it will change your life forever. These are my favorite movies that I watch over and over again: An Unmarried Woman, Swingers, Annie Hall, Broken English, Girlfriends. Last Days of Disco, and Hannah and Her Sisters. And one of my favorite theaters to watch movies in in New York City is Metrograph. A sanctuary. A safe haven. The programming is extraordinary. And they have a wonderful restaurant upstairs called The Commissary. Run don't walk.
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