Monthly Archives: April 2003

Empire

Posted on April 30, 2003 by Felix

Sometimes, when New York gets too hectic, the best way to clear the mind is to go lie on the beach in Rio de Janeiro for a couple of weeks. Sometimes? More like always. It certainly worked for Nick Denton, … Continue reading →

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Aureole Las Vegas

Posted on April 23, 2003 by Felix

I’ve just got back from a trip to Las Vegas – what a city! I went for my birthday, and one of the highlights was a trip to Aureole Las Vegas for my birthday meal. Although I’m really not qualified … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants | 4 Comments

Literary fiction

Posted on April 13, 2003 by Felix

A couple of weeks ago, I was quite rude about those who take their literature extremely seriously. Today, in order to redress the balance a little, I’d like to respond to the opposite tendency: the idea, as Michael Blowhard puts … Continue reading →

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Beacon, Barney and Baker

Posted on April 7, 2003 by Felix

If New York didn’t know about Dia:Beacon before, surely it does now. A massive Richard Serra piece dwarfs a black-clad gallery-goer on the cover of the New York Times Magazine, which inside runs a 6,500-word opus by Michael Kimmelman all … Continue reading →

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The Believer

Posted on April 1, 2003 by Felix

For a new magazine from the Dave Eggers stable, The Believer has had surprisingly little hype. It’s quietly arrived in bookstores without the Eggers name anywhere to be seen (although his influence is obvious and everywhere felt) and is clearly … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 4 Comments