A Supposed Return of Disco pt. 1: New York’s House of Slightly Less Jealous Lovers
Nick Sylvester05.29.08
Is disco back in New York? Or did it ever leave? Nick Sylvester covers the flashing floor from Blondie and Sylvester to Holy Ghost, the Rapture and LCD Soundsystem trying to find the answer. Cover art by Danny Jock.
Antonio Gaudi on Criterion DVD
Andy Beta05.23.08
Is a work of art the sum of its whole? Or a collaborative event between people and subjects – when is one bestowed the honor of creator? This question gets especially blurry when talking about the arts of film and architecture, with so many coming together to make a final product. Architect Antonio Gaudi believed he answered to one master – God. In Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara’s movie about Gaudi, now on Criterion DVD, we’re left to ponder questions about the notion of the autuer, as in the end it’s one of Teshigahara’s collaborators whose brilliance shines over both subject and author. Andy Beta reviews the DVD Antonio Gaudi (1984).
The Zoo
Amy Gerstler05.19.08
Amy Gerstler takes us to the zoo. A strange temple to some, where the gaze is exchanged inconspicuously between one species of animal captivated in reposing gawks and a variety of others held in captivity. No tiger attacks here on this day, but, careful there, don’t lean too close… Art by Danny Jock.
Talk Show 13: with Kiara Brinkman, Bret Anthony Johnston, Fiona Maazel & Margo Rabb
Jaime Clarke05.13.08
We’ve all been caught in lies, from big whales of tales to the little white ones, lies of all kinds (of course unless you’re some kind of deity and in which case you’d probably scare the b’jesus outta me). So here in lucky topic 13 of Talk Show, host Jaime Clarke talks to authors Kiara Brinkman, Bret Anthony Johnston, Fiona Maazel & Margo Rabb about their recollections of some of lies they’ve been busted for. Art by Danny Jock.
Hockey Night: an occasional column #2
Michael Louie05.08.08
The National Hockey League playoffs continue and whaddayaknow… Mike is leading the pool with his virtual video game money. He keeps us updated here in this second segment of Hockey Night, Louie’s new (occasional) column. Update: The Stanley Cup semifinals began last night in Detroit. Red Wings beat the Stars in the first game 4-1. Philadelphia plays Pittsburgh tonight.
Wilderness Year
Sean Dungan05.05.08
Psychic messages from a military base bagboy. Sean Dungan just published his first collection of stories, Unwelcomeness, a book designed with class by Caryn Aono and beautifully illustrated by Gail Swanlund. Dungan, a west coast author, whose range and strangeness of vision harkens (to this blurber anyway, if I may take liberties) the work of George Saunders, Ben Weissman or Ben Marcus. Here’s a taste, the story "Wilderness Year" – featured in Unwelcomeness that is very welcome here on Fanzine. Art by Danny Jock.
Interview with Director John Gianvito
Benjamin Strong05.04.08
Benjamin Strong talks with director John Gianvito, whose recent documentary Profit motive and the whispering wind, takes us to the places of memory for some of this country’s defining heroes on the flip side of history. The movie recently screened at New York’s Tribeca Film Festical.
Zen Betting The Roses: A Kentucky Derby Preview for Beginning Betters
Pete Hausler05.03.08
It’s Derby Day, been Derby Week. Have you picked out your best hat yet? Or for that matter the horses you’re betting on? Could study the hell out of the program, uhh…racing forms that is, try to get the scientific scoop on trainers, jockeys or the health status of the horses and whatnot, or try what Pete does, and what a lot of gamblers often do – use your best illusion. Art by Danny Jock.
Talk Show 12: with Quinn Dalton, Owen King, Adam Langer, Nelly Reifler
Jaime Clarke04.28.08
Andy Warhol has boxes and boxes of stuff in a museum in Pittsburgh, the detria of his daily doings, almost everything he touched that wasn’t otherwise sold as "art." Somewhere in space Voyager carries with it a gold record containing the tunes of Chuck Berry and Beethoven. It’s rumored that Walt Disney (or at least his brain) is cryogenically stored somewhere, and here, in Talk Show 12, host Jaime Clarke asks writers Quinn Dalton, Owen King, Adam Langer and Nelly Reifler what they would leave behind in a time capsule given a limited choice. Art by Danny Jock.
