Thanks to Racialicious for reposting! In Brooklyn one night in May I was treated to my very first performance from Monstah Black, an artist who defies categorization, but whose show I would characterize as part-rock concert, part-live art theatre, with a black queer bent. Despite my awe I managed to divert my eyes long enough [...]
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That Was Fast: Web Series Remix “How to Make It In America”
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on March 25th, 2010
Also filed under: “Things that make me feel old at the age of 25.” How quickly can one create a series riffing off a new HBO show? In a few weeks, apparently. Smoke DZA, a rapper I’ve never heard of — excuse! This is a film and TV blog! I don’t do music — has [...]
“How to Make It in America:” Betting on the Decline of New York
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on March 4th, 2010
One of many still photos of New York from the opening credits. Originally published at Splice Today; Thanks to Racialicious for reposting this. Dude comedies have become a staple of the American media diet, though they probably always have been in some form or another. Slacker dudes are particularly popular—the successes of Judd Apatow and [...]
Televisual Break: The Dying Manhattan Coffee Shop (and the Case of Philadelphia)
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on March 3rd, 2010
Taking a break from film/TV/web series today to talk about an issue dear to my heart: the urban coffee shop. Specifically, the dying Manhattan coffee shop (and how Philadelphia is better). I originally wrote this for Splice Today, but decided to re-post here after hearing from a friend, Madison Moore, that Esperanto, a 24-hour shop [...]
