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Homer’s GULF STREAM

At the debut of the 20th Century the painter Winslow Homer holidayed on the Gulf Stream. Florida. Cuba. And the Caribbean. According to Wikipedia he read McCabe’s Curse, a Bahamian tale about a British Captain McCabe who in 1814 was robbed by thieves, hired a small boat in hopes of reaching a nearby island, but […]

Punk Is In

This Spring New York City is going retro-Ramones thanks to a Metropolitan Museum exhibition featuring Punk Fashion. In 1975 the only stores to buy punk clothing were Trash n Vaudeville and Manic Panic run by Sick Fucks’ Snooky and Tish. Manic Panic closed years ago, however Trash n Vaudeville on St. Marks Place remains the […]