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“Shit New Yorkers Say”
Posted: January 20, 2012 in City News, Faceshot, PlaceshotTags: shit new yorkers say
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Domino Sugar on Canvas
Posted: July 26, 2011 in City News, FaceshotTags: birthdays, Domino Sugar Factory, easy canvas prints, easycanvasprints.com, mom
This summer makes over a year since I moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn from Manhattan. When my mom visited me for the first time in Billyburg, I took her on a walk to the waterfront to see the gorgeous view of Manhattan, the bridges, and the ominous remnants of the Domino Sugar Factory. My mother and [...]
Live From New York…
Posted: May 19, 2011 in City News, Faceshot, PlaceshotTags: justin timberlake, kayla bishop, lady gaga, melanie carr, saturday night live, snl
Two Little Monsters Spend 4 Nights Outside Waiting for Mother Would you wait 92 hours on a New York City sidewalk for the chance to see your favorite performer in the flesh? How about if after the 92 hours ended, there was no guarantee? This Saturday night is the season finale of the 36th season [...]
Faceshot: John-Luke Montias
Posted: February 25, 2011 in FaceshotTags: Bobby G Can't Swim, City Ice Pavilion, dark comedy, hockey, ice hockey, independent film, JL Montias, John Luke Montias, New Haven, Off Jackson Avenue, sex slavery
“Hey, get your dickbeaters off my car!” is a shout from an off-screen New York City apartment window. On the street attempting to break into a parked car, Joey looks towards the voice and throws his hands up before shuffling away. Played by filmmaker John Luke Montias, car-theif Joey is just one of the many [...]
Beards, Beards, Beards
Posted: February 16, 2011 in City News, Faceshot, PlaceshotTags: beard, Beard Team USA, facial hair, Gotham City Beard Alliance, mustache, Myk O'Connor, Phil Olsen
Myk O’Connor has had some sort of facial hair ever since he was able to grow it. But, a couple of years ago while living in San Francisco, he shaved the beard and cut his hair short for a job interview. A friend with a “Dali mustache” expressed sadness and disdain that Myk had abandoned [...]
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I knew him by many names—some more PC than others: Uncle Paul, the Persian Possum, Grease Monkey, the But Nut. And each represented a part of Paul Butner that, when they all came together, encompassed one of the kindest and most generous souls to ever walk this earth. I was privileged enough to know this loyal friend [...]
Faceshot: Matt Baker
Posted: December 20, 2010 in City News, Faceshot, PlaceshotTags: Matthew Baker
“I’m a professional story teller—whether it’s the story of Hamlet or the story of the city,” Matt told me yesterday as we strolled through the chilly air in downtown Manhattan. The former actor speaks as if he were on the stage delivering a Shakespearean monologue, with an intense confidence that demands he be heard and [...]
Miss Ellen Ellis Lee
Posted: December 2, 2010 in Faceshot, Traveling ShotsTags: Ellen Ellis Lee, Mississippi, Ocean Springs, The Art House
A tattooed grandmother from a tiny Mississippi town took Manhattan by storm for the second half of the 20th Century. Ms. Ellen Ellis Lee is an exploding ball of laughter and energy who retired from 40 years of wardrobe supervising in 2000. With two tiny stud earrings in the cartilage of her right ear, the [...]
