NYC Reimagined: City of Women

Even though the biggest (and arguably most recognizable) statue in NYC is Lady Liberty, most of the streets, monuments, bridges and buildings in the city are named for men. For their upcoming book “Nonstop Metropolis” Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro have made a “creative atlas of New York City” that, through maps and essays, explores a different NYC. Just one of the pages is “City …

Lana Crooks’ Sculptural Specimens at “All That Remains”

Silk and wool turned into preserved skeletal remains at a macabre exhibition

We are in the midst of a season for bewilderment and succumbing to the bizarre (meaning Halloween, though, we suppose the election qualifies, as well). With that in mind, it’s quite easy to be taken by the sculptural treasures of artist Lana Crooks. At Albuquerque’s Stranger Factory, Crooks has curated an exhibition featuring some of her own work and the macabre manifestations of many others. …

Jenny O.: Case Study B

In true dream-daze fashion, LA-based singer/songwriter Jenny O. sings and strums upon her guitar with home-recorded care throughout “Case Study B.” One of five songs off her Work EP, which released on 7 October via Manimal, “Case Study B” embraces her ethereal side and envelops listeners in thick swathes of emotion. Work is a follow-up to her acclaimed debut full-length Automechanic (though it’s more a …