Poetry
Reading List
Vito Acconci is an underrated poet. Gilbert Adair is well worth reading. Rachel Adams is well worth reading. Etel Adnan is an underrated poet.
Satire
Opinion
A Brief History of Popular Satire
In the most recent edition of The Economist, an article makes the claim that satire has, in recent decades, seen an unprecedented popularization. No longer the fief of haughty artists and writers, satire is now an everyman's gig, they say.
Satire
MoMA Announces Celebrity Programming in Effort to Reach New Audiences
In light of the media sensation caused by Tilda Swinton's "The Maybe" performance at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the museum announced today that it is expanding its celebrity-based programming for 2013, which will include works by Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga, Snooki, the body of Mi
Satire
New Banksy Works Pop Up in Greenpoint Overnight
Last night, three works by the infamous British street artist Banksy showed up in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and the city's street art scene have been clamoring to understand the meaning of these "sad clowns" that are spread around the north Brooklyn neighborhood.
Books
Steve Martin Attempts to Skewer the Art World & Fails
You may know Steve Martin from being one of our time's defining comedians, actors and celebrity figures. But along with those first few titles, the man is also a renowned collector of contemporary art, as well as a novelist and a playwright. These pursuits could be called hobbies if they didn't requ