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If You Build It, They Will Come.
If You Tear It Down, Will They Go?

A candid conversation on the horrendous state of new construction in New York, with the crankiest of architecture critics, Ivana Force-Majeure, and our own Bob Nickas. Full story

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Why Won't Jeff Koons Leave Us Alone?

Now he wants to hang a 250-ton train above a park. Full story

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Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterbation: Kraftwerk at MoMA

Kraftwerk’s retrospective shows at MoMa are prime examples of yesterbation. Full story

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Catch As Catch Can: Richard Prince Vibration, Yeah! (Slight Return)

These ramblings pick up from the previous column, which commented on the recent case against Richard Prince, who was sued for copyright infringement by the photographer Patrick Cariou. Full story

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Richard Prince Vibration, Yeah!

Taking a closer look at the Richard Prince/Patrick Cariou fiasco. Full story

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If Christian Marclay Could Put Time in a Bottle (If Words Could Make Wishes Come True)

Quite possibly the only critical piece you'll ever read on Christian Marclay's "The Clock." Full story

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Fandom, Paul Nelson, and Patti's Myth or "My Fan Club Hates Me"

Is there anything more honest and emotional and potentially blinding than one's true love for a band or a baseball team? Full story

Tonetta

"I’ll be your drain tonight.” How’s that for an opening line? Unforgettable? Perverse? And yet somehow... tempting? Keep in mind that it’s being delivered by a man in his early 60s. Full story

Music Reviews

1994

Two albums from the Melvins in the same year. What have we done to deserve this blessing? Or is it? Full story

Gorefest 2004

Stitching Together Cinema's Harshest Moments

"All you can do is cling to your obsessions.... Construct your own personal mythology out of them.... Follow those obsessions like stepping stones in front of a sleepwalker.... [Because] if you compromise with your own obsessions, that way lies disaster." Full story