by Bryan Waterman | Aug 22, 2013 | Books, Complete, Writing New York
Looking for one last, fantastic read before summer ends? This year I’ve been pitching Teju Cole’s 2011 award-winning novel Open City to anyone who’ll listen. It’s brief but still feels bursting with detailed observation, beautifully written, and as important a novel...
by Bryan Waterman | Jun 5, 2012 | Music, Television
From Alex Ross, The Rest Is Noise: [John] Cage’s definitive refutation of Beethoven came in the form of an epic, almost daylong performance of Erik Satie’s piano piece Vexations. The original score is only a page long and would normally take just a minute...
by Bryan Waterman | May 31, 2012 | Music, Neighborhood Scenes, Pop Culture, Teaching
Dinosaur, “Kiss Me Again,” 12-inch, side A, 1978. Composed by Arthur Russell. Remix by Jimmy Simpson. The personnel for this record blows my mind: Arthur Russell (cello, organ) David Byrne (guitar) Sammy Figueroa (percussion) Frank Owens (piano) Henry...
by Bryan Waterman | May 25, 2012 | Art, Books, People, Teaching
Joe Brainard at work. My office is perilously close to looking like this right now. p.s. You know about this, right?
by Bryan Waterman | May 22, 2012 | People, Teaching, Writing New York
Frank O’Hara at frankohara.org & at poetryfoundation.org. Frank O
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