Art Inspired by Louis Kahn: Last year, Louis Kahn’s “era defining” architecture earned a show at the Design Museum of London. For 2019, it’s Roosevelt Island’s Gallery RIVAA, and Kahn’s influence on contemporary art. Photo credit: all pictures courtesy of Tad Sudol, Gallery RIVAA Contemporary art inspired by Louis KahnContinue Reading
A Melting Point NYC protest rally bounced electronic beats off the courthouse walls in Foley Square on Thursday. They whisked cobwebs gathered during jury duty out of my head. A WTF? moment quickly turned to Why not? In the summer of ’68, we didn’t have the sonic power of synthesizersContinue Reading
CCNYC grants for community groups offer $2,000,000 for “initiatives aimed at improving the local quality of life.” Here’s how to get our neighborhood a slice. On our East River slice of rock, a community garden brings nature closer, and live theatre enriches culture. But lesser known groups aid the disabled,Continue Reading
How an Indonesian Fire hits New York City… “It is with very heavy hearts we announce that Presbyterian Orphanage in Tomohon, where we found Mathew Tendean Luce 24 years ago, was burned to the ground,” wrote Roosevelt Island based humanitarian Jim Luce. No children were harmed, but there’s a surprisingContinue Reading
Deepak Chopra’s joke caught me by surprise. I read many of his books, loved most of them, but for the first time, I saw his sense of humor full blown. Previously, I wasn’t all that sure he had one.
The World’s Happiest Man Interview took place because, when I heard about him, I had to know more. Not just about him but also the elusive condition — happiness — no one defines in exactly the same way.
Is mainstream science stupid? In a narrow but critical way, the simple answer is, “Yes.” Ignorance as an act of faith We take for granted that science is based on hard evidence, facts and experiments. That’s how science sold itself as the source of truth, and it’s a trust weContinue Reading
Bad Bitch Sophia Chang says, “I call myself the CAO, the Chief Agitation Officer.” The interview with YRB Magazine’s Jonn Nubian leaves no doubt. She’s the cultural spark we’d have to invent if she wasn’t already here.
Roosevelt Island’s biggest week of the year begins on Monday, September 23rd, the first day of Autumn, and it skips through events until a quieter Sunday.
Karin Coonrod tackles Flannery O’Connor on tour, starting this weekend at Loyola University of Chicago. Her latest work with Compagnia de’ Colombari brings O’Connor’s short story about racism, Everything That Rises Must Converge, to the stage.