medical procedure required total fasting, and a rearranging of diet/scheduling of meals, and when nothing had arrived by 7:30 in the evening, 27 hours after my last bit of food,
we managed to
improvise this elegant evening dinner above the East River with snacks brought from home 5 days earlier
the older something
the current NY Times
the former Condé Nast
The Screens
hi Paul
hospital decor
mid-century stretching into the next mid -century
stall ceiling
medical gizmos
Hunters Point
window on the East River
form following function
Barry
elevator buttons,
gurney elevator
Queens shore, dawn,
from 16th floor above Kips Bay
tree
visitor sitting beside the bed of my dorm roommate Calvin, reading a book
in my imagination
yes, I’m temporarily inside NY Langone, in akil’s Bay, above the beautiful East River, addressing some issues
an extraordinary New York moment, among some wonderful New Yorkers
what the hell’s going on?
We discuss the history of La Marqueta, future site of Mamdani’s new city-run grocery store, and other city-run markets from New York City history in this week’s show on the pushcarts:
none of this is normal
why did Trump post an image of himself as blonde Jesus anointing a dying (resurrecting?)
Jeffrey Epstein?
also, how did our media fail to notice?
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
war president
fast food
heated fresh Whole Foods 365 quiche Lorraine, chopped parsley, chopped celery leaves; torn young Romaine lettuce, refreshed in ice water, some sliced celery stem, chopped parsley, chopped celery leaves, Maldon salt, Vietnam pepper, Cretan olive oil, Italian white wine vinegar
in Feb. 2024 director Francis Ford Coppola conducted the Hungarian National Anthem while in Budapest to record the score for ‘Megalopolis’
moved by the warmth of the musicians, he took the baton from the conductor's platform and led the orchestra in a ‘slow four’ tempo
seems a proper salute today
it runs in the family
Francis Ford Coppola conducting the Hungarian National Anthem
www.youtube.com/shorts/pleve...
fuck that
it’s always been who we are. and the worst of it is that we have been able to do it pretty much whenever we please
every night during the past week I've fallen asleep facing a table on which this remarkable token rests
the analogy is beyond weak, and even opposite were it not, but during this time I haven't been able to get the idea of Trump money out of my head
Candyass Money 1994
glazed ceramic 3 1/4" x 1 1/8" x 1/2"
one of many Cary Leibowitz/Candyass multiples "..that turns lemons into lemonade by declaring things currency and, when sold in a commercial art context, enables the artist to sell his 'loss' for profit.” magazine.art21.org/2014/04/01/m...
New Zealand ⬇️
The IG algorithm finally showed me some positive content — turns out the chefs of some European embassies have been participating in, what seems to be, a cooking challenge in DC 🧑🍳
Norway ⬇️
People make fun of government agencies for still being on Flickr but photos produced by the government are copyright-free and I have yet to see a better photo-centric platform for delivering higher resolution photos that anyone can easily download.
town walls
