Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "Episode 124: The Makings of a Meltdown: Documenting the mechanics behind an unforgettable scene from the groundbreaking TV series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," by Claire Barliant; "Not it Anymore: Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King on The Comeback: The cocreators of the acclaimed 2005 HBO series discuss its conception, production, and untimely demise," by unattributed artists; "The Lifer: Renowned soap-opera director Larry Auerbach shares memories of his nearly 50 years in the trenches of daytime drama," by unattributed artists; "The End of the World As We Know It: The co-head writer for recently canceled soap As the World Turns bids it good-bye, and shares a fascinating object from its production," by Jean Passanante; "Seat of Comedy: An appreciation of the fundamental role played by the family sofa in the American sitcom (includes removable poster)," by Mame McCutchin; "100 Frames: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: A series of stills from a stunning, nearly forgotten film made for German television in 1973 by the legendary director," by J. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "Artists' Project: Oliver Herring and Peter Krashes: A conversation between works created by the artists over the past several decades," by Oliver Herring and Peter Krashes; "On Writing The Middle Room: A poet revisits the creative process behind her 2007 memoir and offers pages from the original manuscript," by Jennifer Moxley; "Applied Art: Though he may not communicate verbally, Alex Masket speaks forcefully through his artwork," an interview with Elaine and Steve Masket by Tod Lippy; "In Memoriam: Extra Buttons: A colleague shares her memories and a telling artifact from the life of legendary rare book librarian Marjorie G. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "Off-Off-Broadway: Four Vietnam veterans recount their experience of touring the war's front lines with a 1969 production of The Fantasticks," by Rick Holen, Joe Mauro, John Nutt, and Bob Sevra; "Bern Porter: A Found Essay: A composite portrait of the late artist, philosopher, poet, and scientist," by Mark Melnicove; "Where to go / What to do / When in New York / Week of June 17, 1972: Long before there were mashups, there was Bern Porter: a fascimile edition of the underground legend's 1974 artist's book," by Bern Porter; "100 Frames: Killer of Sheep (1977): Stills from director Charles Burnett's first feature, recently inducted into the Library of Congress's National Film Registry," introduction by Armond White; "Chamber Pieces: Striking images of-and from-an obsolete tool of 20th-century physics," by Peter Galison; "Modern Artifacts: States of Grace: This latest offering from the MoMA Archives features materials relating to the late painter Grace Hartigan," by Michelle Elligott; "Esopus CD #12: Black and White. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "50 Frames: Peter Hutton's At Sea (2007): Stills from the acclaimed experimental filmmaker's latest-and possibly best-film," by Scott MacDonald; "Daily Reminders: Lunchbox notes-spanning 15 years-from a father to his two children," by Robert Guest; "New Voices: "Plate Tectonics": Fifth in our series of fiction by never-before-publishing authors," by Lesley Clayton; "Doug McNamara's Biobiversions: This business analyst-and former biology teacher-combines science and fiction in drawings seen here for the first time," by Tod Lippy; "The Desert: An excerpt from the poet and artist's forthcoming sewn poem, based on a fascimile of John Van Dyke's The Desert," by Jen Bervin; "Modern Artifacts: Drawing Comparisons: The latest installment in a series presented with the MoMA archives features sketches by former director René d'Harnoncourt," by Michelle Elligott; "Guarded Opinions: A museum guard from the Corcoran Gallery of Art offers his take on a Monet landscape from 1885," by Berhanu Taffa; "Esopus CD #10: Good News. ... [details]
Esopus is a non-profit, bi-annual arts publication that seeks to distribute the work of artists, musicians, and writers to a broad audience. Projects in issue 11 include a portfolio of travel posters by Dwight Ripley; stories from Maureen O'Leary and Dan Harris; illustrated works from Darina Karpov; a look at Jim Henson's early short films; and much more; "Esopus CD # 11 : Advice," includes songs by The Muslims, Shearwater, Wye Oak, Brazos, Faca, Nina Katchadourian, Lucky Dragons, Jenny Owen Youngs, The Wingdale Community Singers, Come Rad, Comrade, and Stuart Dahlquist. [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "A Short Film About Andy Warhol: One night in the life of the Pop artist, imagined by the late filmmaker Jim Lyons," by Jim Lyons; commentary by Amy Taubin; "Deconstruction Construction: A New York Times crossword creator details the process of composing a puzzle-and offers another for readers," by David Quarfoot; "I'm with the Band: What compels a shy girl from Missouri to become a Japanese drummer?," by Heather McPherson; "Found Object: Stalag Journal: An American P. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "Found Object: Collective Struggles: A letter discovered in 1975 in a hiding space beneath a cottage in Palo Alto, CA," contributed by Steve Weyl; "Singular Network: A dance company documents the creation of Cell, a piece crafted for one audience member at a time," by Headlong Dance Theater; "New Voices: "Carter and the Kid": Fourth in our series of fiction by emerging authors," by Stuart Nadler; "Paintings for Cash: The Confessions of a Marketable Artist: An anonymous dispatch from a parallel art universe," by "Penelope"; "Modern Artifact 2: "Dear Miss Miller. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "Doing Battle: A 13-year-old takes on the subject of war in a series of mesmerizing drawings," drawings by Alex Brown; "New Voices: "Methods of Rest" : Third in our series of fiction by emerging authors," fiction by Vivien Shotwell; "100 Frames: Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Tropical Malady: A sequence of stills from the Thai director's acclaimed 2004 feature film," introduction by Dennis Lim; "Modern Artifacts #1: "Charting Modernism" -a selection of Alfred H. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Contents "Writer," by Frank Rich; "Artist's Project," by Sylvia Plimack Mangold; "Novelist," by Christopher Isherwood; "Mathematician," by John Conway; "Poet," by Suji Kwock Kim; "Artist's Project," by Colter Jacobsen; "Production Designer," by Thérès Deprez; "Alex Shear's Object Lesson #5," by Alex Shear; "Comedian," by Demetri Martin; "Artist's Project," by Xylor Jane; "Survivor," by Samuel Varkovitzky; "Chronologer," by Angus Trumble; "Espus CD #6: Help Wanted," songs "Girls: Must Be Single and Very Pretty," by Ambrosia Parsley and The Elegant Too; "Western Director," by The Strugglers; "Sex Surrogate," by LD and the New Criticism; "Laboratory Technician (We Will Walk Through Walls)," by Electric President; "Astronomer," by Owen Tromans; "A Taste of the Keys," by Amy Rigby; "The Nurse," by Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson; "Nude Not Required," by Marissa Nadler; "Systems Thinking Business Modelling Consultant," by Magnetophone and John Darnielle; "Pine Cone Café," by Grizzly Bear. [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "The Sissy Letters (#3): Third in a continuing series of monologues from the New York playwright," by Stephen Adly Guirgis; "Marwencol on my Mind: After a brutal attack, an artist stages a recovery by creating a fictional town in his backyard," photographs by Mark Hogancamp; "Light Unseen: A distinguished lighting designer directs attention to an unacknowledged art form," by Jennifer Tipton; "Let a Thousand Drawings Bloom: An animated legend shares his collection of preparatory sketches for one frame of the Disney classic Fantasia (1940)," by John Canemaker; "Folk+Art: "Jondaje the Pheasant Hunter" This Dungan myth inaugurates our ongoing series of folktales interpreted by contemporary artists," translated by Kenneth J. ... [details]
