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"A Bad Day," by Ron Kolm
A Bad DayI blew out the front tire of my bike, trying to hop it over the curb at 6th Street and Avenue C ( Read more... ) -
'Ricky,' by J. Boyett
Announcing a new pulp thriller from provocative author J. Boyett:
Ricky's hoping to begin a new life upon his release from prison; but on his second day out, someone murders his sister. Determined to find his sister's killer, but with no idea how to go about it, Ricky follows a dangerous path, led by clues that may only be in his mind.
Ricky ( Read more... ) -
Mark McCawley on NYC band Arklight
Arklight: A Musical Overview, by Mark McCawley
Danny Kolm, Gregory Kolm and Max Kostaras are three twentysomethings who’ve lived their whole lives in Queens, NYC. Danny and Greg are brothers who started playing music together in 2003 under the name Arklight, releasing dozens of cassettes and Cdrs on small independent labels. Their early sound was ( Read more... ) -
Good Fellas: On Philip Gourevitch's "A Cold Case"
On February 18, 1970, a small-time hood named Frank Koehler got into an alcohol-fuelled altercation with two nightclub proprietors, Rich Glennon and Pete McGinn, outside a West Side bar called Channel Seven. Later the same evening, Koehler persuaded Glennon to bring him to McGinn's nearby apartment so that they could patch things up 'like gentlemen ( Read more... ) -
"Astor Place Station," by Ron Kolm
Astor Place StationI’d just dropped off ( Read more... )
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