From Amy Tan and Marcel Proust to pole dancers and pinup girls, Bonnie Gloris does it all. This Jersey City-based fine artist and illustrator works on both sides of the much-discussed art/commerce divide, with her work appearing both in galleries and in commercial venues like magazines.
In the last game of the group stages for the United States, the U.S. side could finally be said to resemble some of the European powerhouses of the 2010 World Cup — which is to say, skilled play on the ball, (mostly) smart passes and opportunities to score in abundance — but equally similar to many of those teams this year, they performed in a dominant manner that lead nowhere — almost.
Boy, oh boy, was it just me, or were there a ton of things going on last week? I warmed up for JC Fridays (and a sizzling summer) on Tuesday, June 1, at LITM’s latest opening — “The Formula of Summer,” by tapemaster extraordinaire Kayt Hester. DJ Dancing Tony set the undercurrent to the continuous [...]
Editor’s Note: We’ve got a new columnist to introduce this afternoon. Starting today, Sophie Penkrat will be bringing the Independent’s readers her occasional nightlife dispatches from art shows, special events and more.
Now that every other movie is in 3D and consumer electronics companies are scrambling to come out with 3D TVs (better than HD they [...]
Chillfest co-founders Charles Ignacio (left) and John Catania (right)
“It’s hard to believe five years of Chillfest have passed,” says John Catania, one of the co-founders of Jersey City’s “mostly gay and lesbian film series.” In August 2005, he and his long-term partner Charles Ignacio, who are both film and TV producers, were looking for a [...]
- NJ Transit’s walkway connecting the Newport area with Hoboken terminal is now open, and Hoboken 411 has a photo tour. Apparently, the walkway will be closed each night from 9 pm until 6 am the following day, which some residents are criticizing.
- Roughly 50 Jersey City residents rallied yesterday in front of School 11 [...]
Photos: Dominic Perri
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the Summer/Fall 2009 issue of NEW. You can download the entire issue here.
Burger reviewing is damn near impossible. Like carne-based cousins the hot dog and the cheesesteak, the hamburger inspires near-evangelical fanaticism among its worshippers and, if you’re going to stretch the metaphor as far as possible [...]
Gülick, center, spends some quality time with her bunnies (photo by Virginia Kamenitzer)
A larger-than-life severed stuffed bunny head and a bowl of chocolate eggs greeted patrons at the door of LITM last Tuesday night for the opening reception for Megan Gülick’s “Battered Bunnies.” Inside, Alice in Wonderland was projected onto a wall to pulsing mariachi [...]
The Not Yo Mama’s Craft Fair, slated to take place on March 28 at LITM (140 Newark Ave.), is accepting applicants through this Friday, Feb. 27. The fee to apply is $25. Organizers Megan Gulick, Sophie Penkrat and Leah Siegel-Picus will jury the applicants and solidify a lineup of between 15 and 18 vendors by [...]
- Blog city blog uses the opportunity provided by off-duty JC cop and alleged vehicular killer Martin Abreu to editorialize on JC’s high-profile swills. Indeed, we agree that the drunken antics of certain of our elected officials send an unfortunate message to the world about our fair city, and we’re not naive enough to think [...]
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