A cultural catalog, of sorts. Frequently updated.
FILM
Inside Job
Tron: Legacy
All Good Things
Black Swan
How Do You Know
The Social Network
Client 9
Public Speaking
Easy A
Howl
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Never Let Me Go
Takers
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Change of Plans
Step Up 3D
Peepli [Live]
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Smash His Camera
Salt
Inception
Exit Through the Gift Shop
The Kids Are All Right
Predators
Cyrus
Dogtooth
I Am Love
The A-Team
Mademoiselle Chambon
Sex and the City 2
Micmacs
The Secret in Their Eyes
Solitary Man
Please Give
Breaking Upwards
Greenberg
Hot Tub Time Machine
Wonderful World
BOOKS
Ann Beattie,
Walks With Men
Jim Carroll,
The Petting Zoo
Steve Martin,
An Object of Beauty
Patti Smith,
Just Kids
Helen Simonson,
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Bill Carter,
The War for Late Night
Gustave Flaubert,
Madame Bovary
Jennifer Egan,
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Vladimir Nabokov,
Lolita
Sean Wilentz,
Bob Dylan in America
Philip Roth,
American Pastoral
Julia Glass,
The Widower's Tale
Dave Simpson,
The Fallen
Jonathan Franzen,
Freedom
Rosecrans Baldwin,
You Lost Me There
Stephen Benatar,
Wish Her Safe At Home
Edith Wharton,
The House of Mirth
David Nicholls,
One Day
Hilary Thayer Hamann,
Anthropology of an American Girl
Sebastian Junger,
War
Jill Dawson,
The Great Lover
Alejandro Zambra,
The Private Lives of Trees
Sloane Crosley,
How Did You Get This Number
L.J. Davis,
A Meaningful Life
Katie Crouch,
Men and Dogs
Robin Black,
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This
Rainer Maria Rilke,
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
Marguerite Duras,
Destroy, She Said
Jonathan Franzen,
Strong Motion
Nick Hornby,
How to Be Good
Colum McCann,
Let the Great World Spin
Tom Robbins,
Jitterbug Perfume
Tim Lawrence,
Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene: 1973-92
ART
"ro/lu + Mondo Cane," Mondo Cane Gallery
"50 Years at Pace," Pace Gallery
"Nathan Carter: Pocket Shrapnel Set-Ups," Casey Kaplan Gallery
"Max's Kansas City," Steven Kasher Gallery
"Marc Newson: Transport," Gagosian Gallery (Chelsea)
Karla Black and Nate Lowman, Andrea Rosen Gallery
"Vital Signs" opening, Pratt Gallery
"Ryan McGinley: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere," Team Gallery
"Ron Galella: Man in the Mirror/Viva L'Italia" opening, powerHouse Arena
"Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal, Issue #10" opening, White Columns Gallery
"Ed Ruscha: On the Road: An Artist Book," Gagosian Gallery (Madison Avenue)
"Patti Smith and Steven Sebring: Objects of Life," Robert Miller Gallery
"Robert Longo: Men in the Cities (Photographs)," Metro Pictures Gallery"Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention," Jewish Museum
"Design for a Living World," Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
LIVE
Steve Healey and Linh Dinh reading, St. Marks Church
Yo La Tengo and Mission of Burma, Maxwell
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Brooklyn Rail panel discussion, The New School
Best Music Writing 2010 reading, HousingWorks
Lindstrøm, (Le) Poisson Rouge
The Books, Carnegie Hall
Song of Zarathustra, Cake Shop
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall
An Evening with
The Antioch Review, Center for Fiction
Corin Tucker Band and Screaming Females, Maxwell's
Jeffrey Tambor with
...And Justice for All, Fordham Univ. Law School
Greil Marcus in conversation, Barnes & Noble
Brooklyn Rail
Pieces of a Decade reading, McNally Jackson
Rhys Chatham, The Kitchen
Wolf Gang, Glasslands Gallery
Tired Pony, Irving Plaza
Belle & Sebastian and Teenage Fanclub, Williamsburg Waterfront
Clean, Maxwell's
Teenage Fanclub, Bowery Ballroom
Molly Ringwald with
Pretty in Pink, Walter Reade Theater
Jonathan Franzen
Freedom reading, Barnes & Noble
The Moth Story Slam, Southpaw
Wedding Present, South Street Seaport
Unrest and Versus, Bell House
A Winter's Tale, Delacorte Theatre
Orchard Lounge, Love
Christopher Hitchens in conversation, New York Public Library
Dance Parade New York
Public Image Limited, Terminal 5
Like Diamonds, Ella
Henry Kaiser and Marc Ribot, Stone
Samuli Putro, Scandinavia House
Royal Forest, Cake Shop
Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Arlene's Grocery
PEN World Festival War Correspondent Panel, (Le) Poisson Rouge
Dragonette and Class Actress, Brooklyn Bowl
Hal Hartley with
Surviving Desire, IFC Center
Philadelphia Orchestra, Carnegie Hall
Wedding Present, Bowery Ballroom
Books for NYC Schools, The Center for Fiction
Orchard Lounge, Love
Dave Tompkins
How to Wreck a Nice Beach reading, McNally Jackson
Vivian Girls and German Measles, Brooklyn Bowl
Bench Minor Bike Polo Tournament, Sara D. Roosevelt Park
Janelle Monae
The Arch Android listening party, Rubin Museum
Dorothea Lasky and Richard Hell reading, White Columns Gallery
Orchard Lounge, Love
Greatest Three-Minute Rock 'N Roll Story Ever, Matchless
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with Anne-Sophie Mutter, Carnegie Hall
Music Journalism Panel, Unsound Festival
Malcolm Gladwell and Chuck Klosterman discussion, JLA Studio
Radu Lupu, Carnegie Hall
Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Byron Coley and John Giorno reading, White Columns Gallery
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Dean & Britta, Bell House
Joy Formidable, Union Hall
Real Estate and Babies, Brooklyn Bowl
ALBUMS
Aeroplane, BBC Essential Mix
Aeroplane,
Triple JJJ Mix (
SoundCloud)
Basement Jaxx, BBC Essential Mix
Beck's Record Club,
Kick (
beck.com)
Black Tambourine (Slumberland)
Blonde Redhead,
Penny Sparkle (4AD)
Ceremony,
Rocket Fire (Killer Pimp)
Charlotte Gainsbourg,
IRM (Because)
Chrissy Murderbot,
Post-Disco, Pre-House (
My Year of Mixtapes)
Class Actress,
Journal of Ardency (Terrible)
David Vunk,
Special Italo Mix for Valerie (
Valerie Collective)
The Drums (Moshi Moshi / Island)
Dum Dum Girls,
I Will Be (Sub Pop)
Fall,
Your Future Our Clutter (Domino)
Hot Chip,
One Life Stand (Astralwerks)
Jacques L. Dorsey,
Area 51 Mix (
Valerie Collective)
Janelle Monae,
The Arch Android (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
LCD Soundsystem,
This Is Happening (DFA)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle,
Real Life Is No Cool (Smalltown Supersound)
MGMT,
Congratulations (Columbia)
Magician,
Magic Tape One (
SoundCloud)
Mark E,
Works 2005-2009 (MERC)
Mickey,
November 2010 Mix, (
SoundCloud)
Mike Burns,
October Mix (
SoundCloud)
Pernice Brothers,
Goodbye, Killer (Ashmont)
Richard Danger,
Oh Heavenly Mix Pt. 10 (
Oh Heavenly Dog)
Seabear,
We Built a Fire (Morr)
Sleigh Bells,
Treats (Mom & Pop)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists,
The Brutalist Bricks (Matador)
Teenage Fanclub,
Shadows (Merge)
Tracey Thorn,
Love and Its Opposite (Merge)
Yeasayer,
Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian)
SINGLES
Aeroplane, "I Crave Paris" (self-released)
Ali Love, "Love Harder (Mighty Mouse Remix)" (Backyard)
Beck's Record Club, "Never Tear Us Apart" (beck.com)
Belle & Sebastian, "I Didn't See It Coming" (Matador)
Black Tambourine, "Throw Aggi Off the Bridge (Demo)" (Slumberland)
Blonde Redhead, "Not Getting There" (4AD)
C90s, "Shine a Light" (Relish)
Ceremony, "Someday" (Killer Pimp)
Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Trick Pony" (Because)
Class Actress, "Let Me Take You Out" (Terrible)
Crystal Stilts, "Shake the Shackles" (Slumberland)
Delphic, "Doubt" (Polydor)
Echo & the Bunnymen, "Proxy" (Ocean Rain)
Frat Dad, "Greg the Nerd" (Underwater Peoples)
French Kissing, "Oh Suzanne" (Sleep All Day)
Friendly Fires, "On Board (Pig Bag Version)" (XL)
Goldfrapp, "Alive (Joakim Dub)" (Mute)
Happy Birthday, "Girls FM" (Sub Pop)
Jamaica, "I Think I Like U 2" (Ed Banger)
Kola Kube, "Why (Joey Negro Block Party Mix)" (Z)
Knight School, "Pizza My Coat" (Make a Mess)
Lightspeed Champion, "I Don't Want to Wake Up Alone" (Domino)
Lilys, "Dreams Never End" (Slumberland)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle, "So Much Fun" (Smalltown Supersound)
MGMT, "Brian Eno" (Columbia)
Mark Ronson & the Business Intl., "Somebody to Love Me (Holy Ghost! Remix)"
Massive Attack (feat. Hope Sandoval), "Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto Remix)" (Virgin)
Method Actors, "Do the Method" (Acute)
Mobroder, "Rush (In Flagranti Remix)" (Scion)
Monarchy, "The Phoenix Alive" (self-released)
Polargeist, "Home from the Can (Tensnake Remix)"
Railcars, "Dreams" (self-released)
Robyn, "Dancing On My Own" (Interscope)
Ropes, "Love Is a Chain Store" (SINLO)
Scenic, "This Can't Be" (Tigersushi)
Smith Westerns, "Be My Girl" (Horizontal Action)
Sticks, "I'm Wrong" (Upset the Rhythm)
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, "Bottled in Cork" (Matador)
Tensnake, "Coma Cat" (Permanent Vacation)
Tiger & Woods, "Gin Nation" (Editainment)
Walter Jones, "I Am Loved" (Permanent Vacation)
Wetdog, "The Burry Man" (Captured Tracks)
Wiley (feat. Emeli Sande), "Never Be Your Woman (Herve Rework)" (Relentless)
Wolf Gang, "Back to Back" (self-released)
Yeasayer, "O.N.E." (Secretly Canadian)
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