Christo’s art of self-promotion
The late artist and his wife spent years assiduously burnishing his image
New york
Sunday
Wednesday
Bill de Blasio unites cops and protesters — in disgust
Andrew Cuomo deserves a share of the blame too
Tuesday
Mayhem in Manhattan
Last night’s property damage was, by most accounts, worse than Sunday’s
Tuesday
In Central Park, an unstoppable Karen meets the immovable Karen
The outrage mob destroys one of its own
Wednesday
Salvant grace
Cécile McLorin Salvant’s shock of the new
Andrew Cuomo is a deadly failure
The New York governor is a bungler, yet he’s hailed as a hero
Friday
New York has mismanaged COVID-19 from top to bottom
So why is Andrew Cuomo’s popularity at an all time high?
Don’t let Karen kill your community
If our leadership wants us to listen to them, they should discourage Karens
Thursday
Goodbye New York, welcome Gotham
The main excitement we get here is going to wait in socially distanced lines at the grocery store
Tuesday
Lockdown is over. Someone tell the government
Americans want to do whatever they feel like doing: what else are natural rights for?
Wednesday
Bill de Blasio isn’t an anti-Semite but…
…he is an idiot
Monday
COVID-19 vs the American spirit of resistance
Americans are polarized in their attitudes to risk
Friday
No, the coronavirus isn’t racist
Some higher rate of black coronavirus fatalities was predictable, albeit still tragic, given what we know about viral co-morbidities
Tuesday
Society needed this reset
Quarantine life has been, dare I say it, really nice, and I’m not the only one who thinks so
Monday
The haunting beauty of empty cities
Deserted modern cities are usually the realm of post-apocalyptic sci-fi movies. Now, many of us live in them
Friday
No, black-owned businesses probably aren’t losing out more due to the pandemic
Examining businesses with paid employees shows immigrants are hardest hit
Thursday
Life and death in New York City
Notes from the epicenter of the American COVID-19 crisis
Monday
Bursting the Cuomo bubble
He might be having a good crisis, but he’s not your next president
Tuesday
Why aren’t my exes texting me during quarantine?
It appears love in the time of coronavirus isn’t my story
Sunday
Tenor badness
Benny Golson, last legend of bebop
