Anthony’s Inner Rudy

We’ve been wondering for a while about whether Anthony would benefit from embracing what we see as his inner Rudy: his reflex to defend outer-borough Catholics and Jews, and his willingness to offend liberals.

Already, Anthony’s become something of a bogeyman for Middle East liberals, like Juan Cole, particularly over his calling for Read More

How Welfare King Richard Schwartz Landed at the Daily News

What is the New York Daily News ? Is it the paper of New Yorkers like Pete Hamill, the old-fashioned, brass-knuckled newspaperman who has returned, almost comically–like Billy Martin strolling again through Yankee Stadium’s gates–for yet another ride at the tabloid?

Or is the News the paper of New Yorkers like Jim Dwyer, the passionate, Read More

The Latest Warhol Creation

Warhol’s Latest Creation

Reading the agreement that the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc., reached with the State Attorney General’s office last November is like encountering one of those dead cows occasionally found by farmers out West, surgically drained of all its blood and offering no clue as to how the poor beast Read More