The three pose at CBGB. Each wears a t-shirt: McKean's is Spın̈al Tap; Shearer's is The Fly; Guest's is Triumph.

Happy birthday to our Michael J. McKean! 🎂
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With Christopher Guest & Harry Shearer. A great shot of Spın̈al Tap at CBGB, March 1997, by Catherine McGann
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Remembering My Elvis Death Week Pilgrimage, 35 Years Later | Defector Saturday marks 48 years since Elvis Presley was found dead inside a Graceland bathroom. And so, for the 48th time, his devout followers are gathering in Memphis for a week of concerts and various othe...

Remembering My Elvis Death Week Pilgrimage, 35 Years Later - defector.com/remembering-...

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Catherine McGann's Photos Are A Love Letter To Queer New York Nightlife For 16 years, Catherine McGann was the photographer for notorious New York nightlife columnist Michael Musto. But she has her own stories.

www.gaystarnews.co.uk/culture/cath...

Huge thanks to Gay Star News for this interview with me.

Tariff-inflated prices pass the pain along to consumers, many of whom voted for Trump.
Good job, asshole.

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Magnuson & Haring, close together, look into the camera

Another shot by @cmcgann.bsky.social

Ann Magnuson & Keith Haring at a party at Guignol's restaurant, April 1987

Magnuson in her dressing room, in front of a mirror surrounded by lights

Happy birthday Ann Magnuson 🎂
📷 Catherine McGann @cmcgann.bsky.social
New York, 1999

"She revels in the contradictions implicit in female stereotypes. Of course, she knows exactly what she’s up to - 'serious fun' - even as she downplays the art involved."
- John Howell

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For those of us missing the days of real journalism and photography and art and on and on…. This would make a great gift. 🎁. Proud to have been a part of it. My Alma mater…

The New York Public Libary's librarians have good taste
www.nypl.org/blog/2024/11...

What Was The Village Voice? “The Freaks Came Out to Write” is an oral history of America’s most important alternative weekly.

The New York Times didn't put me on its best of list but The Freaks Came Out to Write was called: "big, discursive, ardent, intellectual and flecked with gossip. “The Freaks Came Out to Write” may be the best history of a journalistic enterprise I’ve ever read."

www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/b...

I am so tired of waiting, aren’t you, For the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Let’s take a knife and cut the world in two- And see what worms are eating At the rind. Langston Hughes

David Lynch describes going to to Bob’s Big Boy to drink vast sums of coffee and chocolate milkshakes

Picked up this little book of writers’ writing rituals, & I think most of em are liars — “up at dawn, 6 hours at my desk, followed by calisthenics, liquor, & reading edifying works.” But David Lynch delivers the goods.

Well HELLO everyone! Thanks for following. How’s everybody holding up? What a week….

The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

The best of the year book lists are coming out and so far I am on 3--
the @newyorker.com and @nymag.com and @thespectator1828.bsky.social

www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...

If you miss the Village Voice, follow these wonderful people from my starter pack!

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A pool-table level shot of Carlin making a shot

George Carlin by Aaron Rapoport, 1989

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."

Happy New Year, Dean! 🎉😁

Andy Warhol, New Year's Eve, 1987
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Amazing!! 🌟

What makes us human?
Selecting the images which contain traffic lights.

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