I was a huge fan of Abel Ferrera’s 1992 emotionally resonant original starring Harvey “You fuck… you fucken fuck” Keitel as a corrupt New York cop that kept trying to do right even as he became progressively unhinged in one of his most sincere, and richly bleak performances ever. It was a dark cop thriller … Continue reading Movie review: Bad Lieutenant – Port of Call, New Orleans
I got sent this in an email today with no info about the author so I can’t vouch for its authenticity, but I wanted to share it anyway because I thought it was worthy of discussion. Is this guy off base? Mitch A man, whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War II, owned … Continue reading A German’s View on Islam
New York is very liberating Contrary to popular myth, New Yorkers are very friendly and approachable – unless they’re in a car, or a crowded subway. Then, not so much. But I’ve bumped into people in bars, on the subway, walking my girl’s dog (she’s the best conversation starter in the world); and they just … Continue reading New York: further impressions
After three weeks here I’m finally starting to feel a little less like a tourist gimp from nowheresville. Our new apartment is a pre-war building in Hell’s Kitchen on a picturesque, tree-lined one way street in Hell’s Kitchen, a couple of blocks from Times Square in the Theatre District. Times Square is truly spectacular at … Continue reading Settling in to NYC: a kiwi gourmand explores Manhattan on the downlow
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