Who Shares the Pain? NYC and the Future of Globalization
by Theodore Hamm and Williams ColeLocal
In our last Rail entry, “New York City, LLC” (March/ April), we outlined the inequalities, as well as contrasting priorities, that shape the debate regarding the city’s current fiscal problems.
Two Views of the Middle East: A Bipolar Disorder
by Jason PatchExpress
Usually about halfway into my weekly phone conversation with my friend Peter he asks me, “What do you think is going to happen?” We both know that we’re talking about Israel and Palestine.
The Stable Gallery: In Conversation With Nicolas Carone
by Phong BuiArt
As part of the Rail’s ongoing effort to bring resources and historical awareness to the current dialogue in our ever-growing art community, I wrote an article several issues ago about The Club, and was able to interview Philip Pavia—the sculptor and organizer of The Club and publisher of It Is magazine.
The 2002 Whitney Biennial: The Whitney Museum of Art
by Daniel BairdArt
For a grueling day at the 2002 Whitney Biennial, a friend and I ventured into Central Park in search of Brian Tolle’s "Waylay" (2002).
A Scarlet Legacy
by Paul McLearyBooks
In the May issue of The Atlantic Monthly, Steve Olson writes of two genealogical researchers who claim to have found mathematical proof that everyone of European ancestry is in some way descended from both Muhammad and Charlemagne.
A Rail Glossary
by Theodore HammOne simply never knows who might turn up in the Rail. Readers of the Brooklyn Papers are surely familiar with Patrick Gallahue, a veritable one-man wire service, whose byline graces nearly every front-page article.
- Marlene Dumas: Name No Names by Megan Heuer
- The Paris/Brooklyn Exchange by William Powhida
- Architecture for One by Rachel Youens
- Ellen Gallagher by Rachel Youens
- Roni Horn by Katie Stone
- Karen Kilimnik by Peter Eleey
- Rendez-Vous by John Hawke
- I’m With Nature by John Hawke
- Nicholas Baker-Maffei by Hrag Vartanian
- This Conversation May Be Recorded for Training Purposes by Daniel Baird
- Portraying Gorky at Gagosian by Hrag Vartanian
- Loren Munk by Tomassio Longhi
Please Enjoy the Music
by Grant MoserMusic
Selling Out in the Silent Era, by Stereobate, was released in November 2001. I have no idea why I haven’t heard this CD before now.
In Dialogue: A Hooker with a…22 Caliber
by Emily DeVotiTheater
Who doesn’t love a prostitute? Schoolgirls (young and old) fetishize her—donning fishnets and stilettos any chance they get, slipping into the role of sexual outlaw and temporarily out of the repressive patterns of everyday life.
A Matter of Beauty: Hal Hartley’s No Such Thing
by Adriana CraciunFilm
Hal Hartley’s enigmatic No Such Thing begins where Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ended—with a seemingly immortal monster seeking death in the arctic. Hartley’s exploration of the highly generic monster and fairy tale traditions, as well as the visual possibilities of landscape, marks a major and welcome departure from his previous New York films.
Coney Island
by Lynn MelnickPoetry
I give to red-topped toy machine back a decal as I want something else, better, what you have: rubber replica of reptile, shock-purple and sinister.
Local
- The Future of the Brooklyn Waterfront by Eric Simundza
- Who Shares the Pain? NYC and the Future of Globalization by Theodore Hamm and Williams Cole
- The Changing Faces of Fort Greene: A New Skool Report
- How to Cook Asparagus—The Show Within the Show by Cathy Nan Quinlan
- The Starry Skies Above: Astro Forecasts by Naomi Foyle
- Some Rules for the Conduct of Young Gentlemen (No. 1) by William Rossa Cole
- Dining Car by Brooklyn Rail Staff
Express
- Opinions
- The Depot
- Two Views of the Middle East: A Bipolar Disorder by Jason Patch
- Hell in a Hand Basket by Jonas Salganik
- Notes on the World Cup by John Logan
- Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage by Heather Rogers and Christian Parenti
- Social Science, Social Conscience: Remembering Pierre Bourdieu by Craig Calhoun
- Henry Miller SLEPT HERE by Sean Silleck
- Dining Car
Art
- The 2002 Whitney Biennial: The Whitney Museum of Art by Daniel Baird
- In Search of Uriel: Barnett Newman by Jim Long
- The Fallacy of Utopia: the Art World and Current Dialectic in Havana, Cuba by Ellen Pearlman
- The Stable Gallery: In Conversation With Nicolas Carone by Phong Bui
- Art Celebrates Life: “Expect Art Auction” at Sean Kelley Gallery by Deborah Everett
- PROFILE: 651 ARTS by Jason Jones
- DUMBO: Poised for Flight by Eric V. White
ArtSeen
- Marlene Dumas: Name No Names by Megan Heuer
- The Paris/Brooklyn Exchange by William Powhida
- Architecture for One by Rachel Youens
- Ellen Gallagher by Rachel Youens
- Roni Horn by Katie Stone
- Karen Kilimnik by Peter Eleey
- Rendez-Vous by John Hawke
- I’m With Nature by John Hawke
- Nicholas Baker-Maffei by Hrag Vartanian
- This Conversation May Be Recorded for Training Purposes by Daniel Baird
- Portraying Gorky at Gagosian by Hrag Vartanian
- Loren Munk by Tomassio Longhi
Books
- Imaging Her Erotics: Carolee Schneemann by Caroline Koebel
- Sluts, Gossip, and Girl Power by Ashley Nelson
- A Scarlet Legacy by Paul McLeary
- Of Roofs and Hoofs: IN CONVERSATION WITH Jane Schwartz by Margot Farrington
- When the Hamptons Had Art by Phong Bui
Music
- Please Enjoy the Music by Grant Moser
- TextFM with Graham Harwood by Dave Mandl
Film
- Reaching Puberty: the Fifth Brooklyn International Film Festival by Justin Ravitz
- In the Wee Hours with Joe Maggio by Josh Franklin
- A Matter of Beauty: Hal Hartley’s No Such Thing by Adriana Craciun
Theater
- In Dialogue: A Hooker with a…22 Caliber by Emily DeVoti
- JUDITH MALINA with Ellen Pearlman by Ellen Pearlman
Fiction
- Seamstress by Lynn Crawford
- excerpt: 3 to Kill by Jean-Patrick Manchette
- Without Swords by Mark Swartz
- Cyclone by Frederic-Yves Jeannet
- Find A Penny, Pick It Up by Nava Renek
Poetry
- Alan Gilbert Poetry by Alan Gilbert
- Levi’s Straus by L.S. Asekoff
- Coney Island by Lynn Melnick
- David Shapiro Poetry by David Shapiro
- Two Poems by Dan Shanck
LastWords
- Party Down by Scot Crawford
Editor's Message
- A Rail Glossary by Theodore Hamm
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