all articles appeared in the new york optimist between june of 2008 and december of 2008.
locomotive salvation (june 23rd, 2008)
“The touchstone of Starscream’s lure is that it somehow through its strangeness becomes universally accessible.”
fashion zombies (june 30th, 2008)
“Of course there are slight variations, but in essence, anyone can buy a look with a short trek to the shopping mall, or it’s city equivalent of that stretch of Broadway which goes through SoHo and has the highest clothing store density I’ve ever encountered.”
trilogue and division(july 21st, 2008)
“Many of the opinions that Señor C takes are ones that I have considered, and it is always pleasant to see one’s views written more lucidly than the they phrase themselves in thought.”
clandestine mecca(august 11th, 2008)
“I embarked on a cross country spree, starting in Toronto (the point of discovery), on to Ottawa, and concluded in Montreal.”
ergo wonderment (september 1st, 2008)
“Despite a multitude of thematic elements, Ergo Proxy approaches two main ideas: one being whether the path or the traveller constitutes an identity, and second, what constitutes a purpose (termed raison d’être within the show).”
national appeal (september 22st, 2008)
“I always want to be listening to The National. In the morning they sound beautiful.”
essential life (october 6th, 2008)
“Everything in it should seem existential and meaningless. Objectively, judging by the actual content of the movie, it should be boring.”
reforestation (october 27th, 2008)
“Goodbye Blue Monday seems to indeed be rather remote. However, it is mostly the impression of distance that keeps many people from other parts of the city from making the trek.”
decompression (november 10th, 2008)
“Decompression is a smorgasbord of various art installations, performance art, and music, all having varying degrees of interactivity.”
souled out on sunday (december 1st, 2008)
“Amazing! Wow! Frenetic! Divine! Obviously I am having difficulty in explaining how sensational it was, but at some point, my jaw dropped in awe and stayed that way for the rest of the night.”