What Happens When the Girl Is Neither Lovely Nor Better
Ms. Barbara Streisand recently came to Hill-Billy's rescue:
Indeed, there seems to be no difference between Hill-Billy and the other dirty, old, men, you mention:...
The Little Corporal!
We are so lucky to have discovered Jessica Raimi.
Here is a perfect summer read reprinted by permission!*
Beneath the gilded dome of the Invalides in...
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, ...
The Line of the Year 2012
"Argo, fuck yourself" must be the line of the year 2012 because it delivers our day's philosophy in a nutshell: most of the time,...
Bono’s Appendix to His Little Book to Humanity
TPV is greatful to be able to reproduce Bono's appendix to his little book published a few days ago on his website.
If this is...
The Imminent Whining Doctrine
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Why Shut Yo' Mouth Section correspondent, was brushing his teeth for the first time in a month, when he read ISIS...
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
Hair, Nip, Rump and Kanye
The best four moments of the 57th Grammy Awards were shockingly not related to music but to the people who brought us atonal tonalities, aka amusical crap:
4....
Frozen Assets
New York is not much fun for the slow minded, especially at a time of depression, such as ours. Take the New York Public Library,...
The Theory of Internet-Based Information
Watching and reading about the recent film, Page One: A Year The New York Times, is a strange experience. To be sure, its subject...
Ballad for Bernie
Bernie Sanders, you’re white
Bad, but not your fault.
Bernie Sanders you’re no spring chick
But you’re wise, youthful, and caring
Bernie, I don’t need a selfie with...
Purple Rain Dried Out…
Prince is dead.
Known for his sexually charged lyrics and electric performances, Prince made a final public appearance at a show on Sunday.
Prince did...
Nude and Pretty
Marquel was staring at his naked body in Central Park recently , when a pretty girl handed him a copy of the TImes' Hundreds...
BricLAB with Jerome and James – where art becomes thou
Yesterday, I attended a most unexpected performance.
It had wit,
erudition,
beautiful music, and
a great sense of purpose as both performers enjoy tremendous charisma.
But...






















