THE BOOK PAGE The New Blue Media by Maggie Frank In this take on the lefty media’s impact on progressive politics, Theodore Hamm, editor of the Brooklyn Rail and professor at the Metropolitan College of New York, commits the mortal sin of sucking all the fun out of Stephen Colbert, The Onion and Michael Moore... more THEATER Passing Strange by Gwen Orel “You know it’s weird when you wake up that morning and realize that your entire adult life was based on the decision of a teenager. A stoned teenager. I know there must be some investment bankers out there who know the feeling.” –Stew, Passing Strange... more ART Art Fag City: Let There Be Lights Fewer Strike-Throughs by Paddy Johnson I find myself irritated by the title of Paul Chan’s new exhibition at the New Museum, 7 Lights, because strike-throughs are completely out of vogue on the internet. In the artist’s defense, however, he titled the show in 2005... more

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