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Ceilidh Erickson commented on Bursting Jeff Koons' bubble: Why he is a hypocrite, why he'll lose his latest court fight

In related news, we now have to start paying royalties to Marcel Duchamp's estate every time a toilet is used.

Posted on January 19th, 2011 12:47pm

Ceilidh Erickson commented on Wilde at heart: A production of 'Earnest' that's anything but

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about"... so why haven't we heard more buzz for this production?

Posted on January 19th, 2011 11:58am

Ceilidh Erickson commented on Taylor Swift's immodest proposal: One million units of blond suprematism

jedava, I can't really understand why you're so vitriolic here. I was reading this thinking how well the juxtaposition of high language and low subject work in this piece. But maybe "juxtaposition" is too "overdeveloped" for you...

Posted on November 2nd, 2010 11:06am

Ceilidh Erickson commented on At Brooklyn Museum, an examination of women in pop art neither seduces nor subverts

It's a shame, I was really hoping this exhibit would be more exciting. I would love it if you could have a slide show to go with the piece.

Posted on October 26th, 2010 12:27pm

Ceilidh Erickson commented on The St. Mark's Bookshop bestseller list: Franzen and Krauss takeover edition

St. Mark's doesn't break it down by fiction/nonfiction and hardcover/paperback?

Posted on October 26th, 2010 12:14pm

In Newark, Amiri Baraka recites infamous poem again, this time to applause

In September 2002, at the Dodge Poetry Festival in Waterloo, N.J., Amiri Baraka stood up on stage and read his recently published poem on the 9/11 attacks, “Somebody Blew Up America.”

The crowd reacted with stunned silence, and several people booed. A few days later, Governor Jim McGreevey asked Baraka to resign his post as Poet Laureate of New Jersey. This year, Baraka returned to the festival, and read the poem again. More

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By Ceilidh Erickson

on October 11th, 2010 10:07am

Ceilidh Erickson commented on 'Kraft' is a challenging, and a worthwhile, night with the New York Phil

Even Tommasini, who never once cracked a smile during the entire performance, said it was "fun to watch"! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/arts/music/09kraft.html

Posted on October 8th, 2010 4:40pm

Ceilidh Erickson commented on 'Kraft' is a challenging, and a worthwhile, night with the New York Phil

I think one of the most striking and surprising aspects of the piece was that it was actually very funny - something we certain don't associate with difficult contemporary classical pieces. Up on stage was a disembodied hood of a truck that read "Rapid Sewer Cleaning." Gilbert explained that it wasn't used in the piece, but "we just liked it." When Lindberg himself began blowing bubbles into a bucket, the audience stifled giggles.

Posted on October 8th, 2010 4:38pm

Ceilidh Erickson commented on Music to die to: Let Stile Antico D.J. your deathbed

I suppose it's immature of me that when I thought of what song I'd want to die to, the first that came to mind was "Highway to Hell." I think I'd like to die laughing.

Posted on October 7th, 2010 1:17pm

Ceilidh Erickson commented on Ballads for barflies: Ute Lemper sings Bukowski at Joe's Pub

You'll follow up with a review of her show next weekend, right?

Posted on August 11th, 2010 9:57am