Art
Seeing Glass Boxes and Shards at Dia:Beacon
At Dia:Beacon there is an installation by Fred Sandback, a series of giant shapes formed from brightly colored string.
Jessica Gross
Jessica Gross is a freelance writer based in New York. She has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review Daily, and The Atlantic Cities, among other places.
Books
Finding a Haven for Taboo Fantasies in Erotica
Reviewing erotica is a difficult task, and maybe a futile one.
Art
Wasted Wonder: Picturing Science, but Not Explaining It
Winding my way past the American Museum of Natural History’s giant elephants and intricate dioramas, toward the exhibition Picturing Science, my fantasies bloomed. I prepared to be awed by the beautiful miracle of biology and by the power of the technology that lets us see it. But, upon reaching the
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A Micro-Apartment of One's Own
Do you know anyone who lives in New York with three roommates? How about someone who lives in a tiny studio apartment? If so, you may be consorting with a lawbreaker. That’s right: in most of New York City, the maximum number of roommates who can share an apartment, legally, is three. And every apar