In Sound
Studio 360 – Design for the Real World: Moped
Nathan Isherwood of Brooklyn’s Orphanage moped shop explains why the humble moped deserves its renewed popularity. From PRI’s arts and culture show Studio 360, hosted by Kurt Andersen (aired January 30, 2010).
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The Return of the Moped
During the ’70s oil crisis, the moped – essentially a bicycle with a motor – was supposed to supersede the car. Then it vanished, the victim of lower gas prices. Lately, brave youths have resurrected the bikes. I went to the only moped shop in New York to find out more.
Looking for the Empty City
Lynn Saville’s photographs of the city at night are eerily empty. Saville let me tag along on a nighttime walk in Central Park to get a shot of Bethesda Terrace. But even at night the park is a busy place, and a photographer with a tripod attracts attention.
The Auerglass
Tauba Auerbach’s extreme close-ups of folded paper appeared in the New Museum’s first Younger Than Jesus in 2009. In the middle of the floor at her recent show of paintings and photos at Deitch Projects, there was a custom-built wooden pump organ. Auerbach and collaborator Cameron Mesirow made daily appearances to perform a duet on the instrument that echoed the themes of the show.
“The mayor’s only one man, even with all his money.”
The day after 2009’s mayoral election, we asked New Yorkers what they would like to see happen in the next four years. Hugh A. Reid, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, didn’t expect to see much improvement outside his funeral home on Greenpoint Avenue.
“It looks like they’re not going to be finished anytime soon.”
The day after 2009’s mayoral election, we asked New Yorkers what they would like to see happen in the next four years. Jeff Zimmerman, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, wanted to see closer regulation of new construction in the neighborhood.
“You go to school 12 years for McDonald’s, Burger King?”
The day after 2009’s mayoral election, we asked New Yorkers what they would like to see happen in the next four years. Louis Wilson, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, explained that better vocational training would improve the lives of high school graduates.
