Watchmen

I went to see The Watchman on Friday, choosing a cinema trip, over the requisite night spent drinking in the LES. Because I read the book, I appreciated the book's close adherence to the text, I also thought they improved the ending and made it more believable, emphasizing the similarity between the work and 9/11 (though it was written well before the tragedy.)

It went on a bit too long though--the movie started at 11:50 and ended at 3:00 am, people kept getting up and leaving the theater. I nearly fell asleep but I made it until the very end. The changed ending seemed to have a great similarity to the Dark Knight flick.

New Writing Assignments in a Bleak Economy

I have been in a bit of hibernation in terms of my writing work, not to mention the fact that our scary economy has lead to newspapers folding and art sections being slashed down, even doing free work is a rarity for some nowadays. I guess that's what I get for doing my career planning in the nineties when journalism was a realistic career path for the most part.

I had a review of Here Art's The Thirst in last week's issue of The Villager. I also am going to a launch party tomorrow night at the new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex for a new jewelry line/record release from Semi Precious Weapons, I'm writing it up for Venus Zine.

Magazine Work

I recently uploaded my pieces in Venus Zine and some of my reviews for Bust Magazine as they are not available online. You can view the following:

Venus Zine Spring 09

Mary Gaitskill Interview

Vivian Girls Interview

Bust Magazine

June/July '08

August/September '08

October/November '08

February/March '09