Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
Deep in the bowels of the East Village, the young, the drunk, and the not-so-professional are gathering at Mickey’s Blue Room. For many-a local, Mickey’s serves as a refuge from the throngs of polo-shirts and Abercrombied hipsters that invade downtown every weekend.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
I hate to say this, but I was really happy when the girls lost MTV’s Battle of the Sexes 2.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
Any modern art museum worth its salt should house a significant collection of the quintessential 20th century art form: the motion picture.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
Sergio Castellitto’s Don’t Move ambitiously dissects the cryptic silences in a troubled bourgeois marriage. The film recalls a time of economic hardship in Italy, despite the post-war advancement.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
It can all be traced back to September 13. That’s the day the online magazine Pitchfork declared Arcade Fire’s debut LP, Funeral, to be the force that would bring emotion back into music, and gave it a rare 9.7 out of 10 rating.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
I take a seat in Fabiane’s, a cozy Williamsburg sandwich shop that apparently employs only young Korean girls with dyed hair. I don’t know yet what the Occasion look like; their grainy press photos scarcely distinguish them from a crowded Brooklyn scene.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg, for making cigarette smoking punk again. Turning Unwritten Law’s vocalist Scott Russo into a rebel is a daunting task, but you stepped to the plate, and I applaud you for it. God knows he needs your assistance.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
On Jan. 30, Iraqis will participate in their country’s first free election in 84 years. Professors at Columbia and other universities, viewing the situation from an academic standpoint, agree that Iraq’s transition to democracy is fraught with danger, disunity, and uncertainty.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
When Dytonia Reed, CC ’07, woke up the morning of Jan. 17, there were clouds of smoke in her room and firefighters outside her door. A fire had started in a neighboring suite—but she never heard an alarm.
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 12:00am
Custodians and maintenance workers within Columbia University’s Facilities Operations allege the department is rife with inconsistent promotions, unwarranted suspensions, and a general lack of respect from management.
