“President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob,” said the former senator from Pennsylvania. “There are good, decent men and women who go out and work hard every day and put their skills to test that aren’t taught by some liberal college professor to try to indoctrinate […]
The Academy Awards have never been stalwart protectors of fine art, but it seems to have degraded and become more shameless over time, particularly with its penchant for rewarding films that have little to no artistic merit or message other than being “a love letter to movies.” As if the inundation of montages for […]
I read a thoroughly entertaining and engaging essay by Matt Evans for The Morning News on the legend of Frances Farmer during one of my breaks from work this morning and was struck by how often tragic fantasies obscure what I feel are the grounded yet infinitely more compelling real-life tragedies.
The Knick Ledger has released a list of its “30 Under 30″ in the Capital Region. Among the honorees are my longtime friend Danielle Sanzone (journalist currently with the Troy Record), musician Olivia Quillio, and…Kevin Marshall?!
YOU’RE GODDAMN RIGHT!
Thanks to the Knick Ledger for the honor.
For the […]
Yesterday was the Common Council Planning Committee’s meeting and public discussion pertaining to the Albany Cabaret License legislation that would see changes to the way live entertainment is regulated in the city of Albany.
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The idea was to make the process simpler and […]
I saw “The Artist” last night. Honestly, I wanted to hate it, and my first reaction (which got me booed by my friends Maeve and Steve who went with me) was “best children’s movie of the year!”
After a day to digest it and wash off the shitty mood I was in all weekend, I […]
Keith Rainere claims to subscribe to a Randian philosophy that states creative and innovative people can only thrive in a laissez-faire environment that does not restrict the development of culture, business, art, or anything else that trades in ideas and innovation. He also once sued cult expert Rick Ross for criticizing the group publicly, claiming that […]
I’ll be crashing the Albany Common Council’s Planning Committee Hearing in opposition to the proposed cabaret license law.
“Crashing,” mind you, is used more for impact, since it’s open to the whole public.
So we should make an effort here, folks.
If […]
Daniel over at FUSSYlittleBlog has been lobbying to change the way the Times Union structures its annual Best of the Capital Region survey so we don’t look like podunks. I wish him all the best […]
Debate about minimum wage in New York State has been renewed and it’s likely to be a hot button issue in the next legislative session.
Kristi Barlette, the Times Union’s Features Editor, weekly columnist, and blogger of important topics like such as pictures […]
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