Category Archives : Culture Vulture


vignettes of the night XII: ghosts, betrayals, and love

Tonite over drinks at my old haunt in Greenpoint, The Mark Bar, a friend tells me my living situation should be a screenplay between the alcoholic/speed freak polish carpenter who uses the apartment as a testing ground for his decorative ideas, and refuses to lock the outside door, among other ANNOYING behavior (like getting into […]


vignettes of the nite XI: asia argento

I’d hop the fence for Asia Argento anytime. I’ve always found her fascinating and yes of course very sexy because of the roles she’s played. Who does raw and real better than her? But its also the fucked up relationship with her Dad, a weirdo himself (and a masterful director), that she’s talks so openly […]


vignettes of the night V: random/homey

(“You can make friends with random chance.” – Breyer P-Orridge) Been working all day on this piece on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge for The Believer, so only left the house to feed the cat colony. Not that these vignettes have to conform so literally to my original intentions. Sometimes I’m so literal. Anyway, forgive tonite’s cast-offs, […]


fall, and my 20th year in NYC: some random musings

Just a few things on my mind, hodge-podged here for you to nosh on. First, its my 20th anniversary in NYC, and I’m mulling over how to mark it, because its a milestone. I feel like a real New Yorker now, like I earned my stripes. And I’m living more or less how I once […]