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...first time. I arrived in New York alone, weighed down with a heavy backpack, with no idea where I was to stay. The prospect of a cheap, insalubrious downtown hostel enticed me, so I headed for Madison Square Garden. Spat out onto the street from the subway, I had no idea where to go; people rushed past and into me without interest; and, of course, I couldn't look at a map. Everyone told me that--never look at a map on the street. Nascent paranoia was restrained as I made a lucky guess and arrived at the famed hostel...

Author: By Tony Gubba, | Title: Being Afraid | 10/29/1992 | See Source »

...Brenner) provide an educational experience for the filmmaker-to-be. Unexpected zooming and random camera angles reminiscent of home video abound. Let's see how many different shots we can get of two people kissing in a doorway...or is it two different doorways?...or is it in a subway station...

Author: By Dvora Inwood, | Title: Lights Out | 10/29/1992 | See Source »

...most famous images is Radiant Child, a drawing of a crawling baby accented by Haring's signature black lines. Haring created over 5000 drawings between 1981 and 1986. He was arrested at least 20 times for defacing public property with his "graffiti art"; in actuality, when he painted in subway stations, he only painted on blank billboards...

Author: By Tara B. Reddy, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Three Masters on Mickey Mouse | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

...American life as Mickey Mouse is. The Worcester Art Museum has set aside one of their small galleries as a room where children (and adults, too) can participate in hands-on activities. The room features Keith Haring coloring books, black paper and chalk which visitors can use to create "subway drawings" like Haring's, and huge black and white plastic-covered photographs of Madonna and Batman which children can embellish with colored markers to create Warhol-esque images. It is Mickey Mouse, though, that is the unifying image of this exhibition. His presence here guarantees an unusually accessible...

Author: By Tara B. Reddy, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Three Masters on Mickey Mouse | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

Also missing are two from Mother's Milk: "Subway to Venus," with superb bass lines and a great horns section, and "Sexy Mexican Maid," an excellent example of the Peppers' ability to mix funk and thrash. Their absence especially hurts as one can only wonder why the group included the 17th song, the horrific and banal "Catholic School Girls Rule," and the last song "Johny Kick a Hole in the Sky," which is little more than mediocre...

Author: By John Goldman, | Title: RED HOT: What Hits!? Presents Some of the Chili Pepper's Best | 10/15/1992 | See Source »

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