Month: October 2008

  • Evil Republican Watch, episode one

    At least three early voters in Jackson County had a hard time voting for candidates they want to win. Virginia Matheney and Calvin Thomas said touch-screen machines in the county clerk’s office in Ripley kept switching their votes from Democratic to Republican candidates. “When I touched the screen for Barack Obama, the check mark moved…

  • Isolated Americans

    “The U.S. is too isolated, too insular,” Mr. Engdahl said in an interview with The Associated Press. “They don’t translate enough and don’t really participate in the big dialogue of literature.” Hmmmmm…more in the NY TIMES article onAmerican Publishers and Foreign Languages at the Frankfurt Book Fair

  • ICA in London Closing Live Art and Media Program

    My friend Larry-Bob in San Francisco forwarded me an email from Franko B., which was a forward of an email from Emma Quinn, which was a statement on an email/announcement from Ekow Eshun, about the ICA in London’s plan to close its performance and new media program. Apparently it was decided by the ICA and…

  • Phew! What a week!

    Okay so a quick wrap-up of the week that was: Monday – Columbus Day, I have no idea what I did. No idea. Worked. Tuesday – ETHEL’s Truck Stop at BAM – pretty good. Not amazing, but enjoyable. Wednesday – WOYZECK at BAM – eh. good music, fun staging. they lost the story though. the…

  • NEW CULTUREBOT CONTACT INFO

    So we’re just getting tons and tons o’ emails for listings, reviews, etc. I’m doing all I can to keep up and see all I can. Beatrice has been great and I’ve got a new kid coming on board soon. Hopefully we can expand our coverage. In order to make life easier, please email all…

  • term limits, urgh.

    okay so just a quick one about this whole term limits thing. bloomberg and the city council just really shouldn’t do this. even giuliani didn’t end up extending his mayoralty after 9/11. if bloomberg really wants to help, then maybe he can create some special advisory position for himself, or maybe the next mayor can…

  • Andy, In The Flesh

    A few months ago I read a story at my friend Rachel’s reading series. Those of you who have known me for awhile are familiar with my sordid past as a writer/performer specializing in picaresque tales of sexual and romantic misadventure. That was before I got all highbrow. Every once in awhile someone coaxes me…

  • DDCF gives out 15 million semolians

    Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Nonprofit Finance Fund Kick Off Bold $15.125 Million Arts Initiative to Address Sector-Wide Challenges 10 Arts Organizations Receive Grants to Explore Promising New Business Practices and Programs New York —October 14, 2008— Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) today announced the ten leading arts organizations that will participate in a landmark, $15.125…

  • Creative Cities Summit

    The Creative Cities Summit looked like it was cool. It was in Detroit. It had cool panels like The Future of Creative Expression for Cities… Other cool stuff I missed: The City as Interactive Installation in Milwaukee Oh man.

  • AndrewAndrew MuMu

    AndrewAndrew reviews Waves of Mu on YouTube: I saw the show last weekend and even though I was sniffly I enjoyed it quite a bit. I think it was only the second performance, so it was a little loose. That being said, I’ve been following the progress of the show for the past, um, three…

  • Jo Stromgren Kompani at Abrons

    Here is the NY TIMES review. Okay – so trust me – this is not b/c I’m pimping for PS or for Abrons. This is because I think Jo Stromgren is the friggin’ shit. I have seen The Convent, The Hospital, The Department and The European Lesson. I have seen them in Philadelphia, Groningen and…

  • Andy’s Haunted Birthday & Benefit Party

    I don’t know, maybe it is the high-stakes election, maybe it is the fact that Judith Malina is still blowing people’s minds advocating for the beautiful anarchist revolution and Paradise Now! after all these years (I need to go see that show!!) maybe it is the mix of terror, frustration, futility, fatalism and schadenfreude that…