NY’s Little Pakistan: still little after post-9/11 devastation
Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Aashish Jethra in News Features
~By Aash Jethra~
Before 9/11, as told by New Yorkers who call Little Pakistan home, their neighborhood in Midwood, Brooklyn was a true microcosm of the old country 7,000 miles away. Today, this enclave, desolate and reclusive, wrestles with population loss and ignorance. And fear.
Recession Brings New Dress Drought to Red Carpet
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Jordan Shakeshaft in Arts & Culture
~By Jordan Shakeshaft~
In preparation for the this year’s Academy Awards, celebrity stylists like Rachel Zoe scrambled to dress their A-List clients despite the so-called recession-induced “dress drought.” It seemed that designers were producing far fewer of the red carpet dress contenders—because they were just that—mere contenders. Why invest the time and money, designers asked, to create an Oscar-worthy dress that a star wasn’t even guaranteed to select? (more…)
Projekt Darkwave: Music in the Shadows
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Dale Eisinger in Arts & Culture
By Dale W. Eisinger
The headquarters of one of the longest-running independent record labels in America– and certainly the longest in its genre – is hidden in a squat orange warehouse on Fourth Avenue at First Street in Gowanus. The graffiti-scrawled space houses Projekt Records, run by Sam Rosenthal since he founded the brand in 1983. (more…)
