Madonna Pays to be Watched
Madonna was a cute girl and everybody loved her thirty years ago. She had money then, and now, she has even more. When she...
The Reprieve
You flew
in my room
I'd left
the door
cracked against
the autumn air
A wren you were
no bigger
than a latchkey
Lucky for you
it was only me
in residence
The cat was
gone
just dreaming
perhaps
of...
Valerie, Thank You for This Moment. Not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6XllkKLX2U
Valerie, the neurotic pretty girl who grew up into a hysterical hag, wrote a score-settling memoir which happens to be a tragic and demeaning tale of...
WEST 18th
We ended
on the floor
on West 18th
She said
I can only come
in one position
I said
I’m glad we
got that straight
George Murphy
Who’s Got Cojones and Who Don’t
On his March 15, 2012 episode, Steven Colbert ridiculed presidential wannabe and Alabama Republicans’ darling, Rick Santorum, for his Puerto Rico comments. Though not asked...
Derivative Works Better!
Derivative is usually the curse of small cultures. George Enescu, the greatest Romanian composer, is rather too Dvorakian in his compositions, so few outside...
Hill, Would Your Face on the $20 Bill Suffice?
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Hey Lady Section correspondent was hailing a cab when he saw the driver's gender and unperturbed walked in and said, "To...
Bernie For President
I could see them supporting Bernie then. Money has changed them so much. Too bad.
La Femme et Son Image
MoMA brought to our attention Cindy Sherman's work this year, but what the New York's modern art crown jewel should also do is bring...
TPV played the D
To celebrate Make Music New York (MMNY), a group of 175 artists joined together break the mark for the largest electronic keyboard ensemble, playing Pachelbel's Canon...
Sneaking into Paradise with John Malkovich
“Michael Sturminger, give me your opera, theater, musicals,” I would have easily said plagiarizing Emma Lazarus at the end of The Giacomo Variations, ...
Live from ThePotholeView: According to Us, Gore Vidal Is Still Having Fun
When you have Gore Vidal's irreverent wit and cosmopolitan nature, you cannot stop having fun. At random, I picked this quote to announce his...
Theater Review: Hamilton, Musical of the Century
There's a new show in town, and if you haven't noticed everyone is talking about it. Your intrepid reviewer is now able to confirm...
