Sophie Sotsky, the artistic director and founder of the modern dance company, TYKE DANCE, is familiar with the trope of the “starving artist.” “Everybody has a Kickstarter every week. It’s like, ‘Okay everyone, give your $15 to this person, then the next week it’s this person.’ And it’s the same dollar bill that’s just going … Continue reading New York City dancers get creative to find funding
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Lizard Self
When Emily comes to visit I feel like I can shed my outer skin and reveal the lizard that lies beneath. This is a weird analogy. (But this comic by Rubyetc. explains it really well.) Being with someone you've know for so long (12 yrs, people!), that you can be your terrible self around, is … Continue reading Lizard Self
Fall Break Photo Diary
Just when we are beginning to stress out, NYU gives us a fall break. It's amazing how one day off can make that much of a difference, but normal two-day weekends are just too short. It's nice to have some free time in New York, because there are always things to see and do. The … Continue reading Fall Break Photo Diary
Art Space Profile: The Bowery Poetry Club
Every Monday night poets gather at 308 Bowery, not in a low-lit, dingy bar that one might expect for New York poets to hang out in, but in a room that has high ceilings, a glittering chandelier, and fancy French rococo-style wallpaper. The décor might seem too extravagant for the starving poets of the lower … Continue reading Art Space Profile: The Bowery Poetry Club
Five Things
It's been a crazy busy week, but I've been trying to take a quick break now and then to enjoy being back in New York, surrounded by art and creativity. 1. Some great street art on Lafayette St. that I walk by every day on the way to school. (And now that Mr. Robot is … Continue reading Five Things
Back At It
Back at blogging instead of studying. Some things I love about living in Chinatown (so far) : Old people intensely playing cards in the park. Abundance of fruits and veggies. Cool street art. Short and colorful buildings. Seeing counterfeit bag transactions. Some things I love about being back in school (so far) : Reading romantic … Continue reading Back At It
Ode to New York
This is not actually going to be an ode. Last year on the day before I left Paris, my friends and I rode around the city on bikes, hit up our favorite cafe, ate a gourmet lunch, and had a picnic underneath the Eiffel Tower. It was romantic and I was so ridiculously sad to … Continue reading Ode to New York
Inside the Times
Photos from my NYU Journalistic Inquiry class tour of the New York Times.
Marjorie Mortensen: Queen of GreenFlea
Marjorie Mortensen, a 78-year-old vendor at the GreenFlea Market on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, offers much more than the jewelry she has displayed at her booth. She'll trade jokes, give restaurant recommendations, and tell stories about some of the fascinating people she's met being a flea market vendor for 30 years, all while styling some of her costume jewelry and a fun pair of glasses.
Lily Haight 