Category: alternative

A Christmas tradition

Above: The Martyrdom of Nicholas 2, 2007, colored pixels, by Thomas Christensen and the master of Saint-Austremoine-Issoire. Below: The Martyrdom of Nicholas, 2006, colored pixels, by Thomas Christensen…

Wiccans Are Uneasy

NYT: Wiccans Keep the Faith with a Religion under Wraps. The gist of the article is that wiccans worry that people will think they’re satanists. Maybe education is…

My Sweet Lord

Looks like the Roger Smith Hotel in New York has caved in to demands from the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights to remove the art piece…

Amy Arbus’s NYC in the 80s

The Morning News is showing some of Amy Arbus’s images of New York City fashion, 1980s style. You know, when the city actually had a sort of alternative…

Another Volley in the War on Christmas

The Martyrdom of Nicholas, by Francisco de Goya and Thomas Christensen Top Ten Seasonal Songs That Don’t Mention Christmas As a public service to those who will be…

“Are Editors Moribund?”

“What is there left when voices rise in debate without chairman or standing orders? You have babble….”