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Rah-Rah! Campus Life Sweet at Williamsburg College

Observer Staff — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:08:09 -0400

With that in mind, we thought we’d present this modest introduction to the neighborhood. It’s not much, but it will encourage your natural curiosity and soften the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune by directing you to the elements of Williamsburg life that will be the most comfortable to you and that have been developed with you strictly in mind. read more »

Vice Diddley Tribute: Funny Because It's Not True

Matt Haber — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:07:52 -0400

Oh, those irrepressible scamps at Vice. The Brooklyn-based magazine's Web site features a tribute (of sorts) to the recently deceased bluesman Bo Diddley that, from headline to kicker, is one long piss-take. read more »

Vice Photo Editor Gets Solo Show, Exhibits "Weirder" Images

Joe Pompeo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:19:29 -0500

On Thursday, Jan. 17, Manhattan photographer Patrick O’Dell sent a message to his friends on MySpace urging them to come to the opening of his first solo exhibit.

“I have a fear this is going to be like my birthday or whenever else I invite everyone I know to something and like 4 people show up...I've already had bad dreams about it,” he wrote.

On the contrary, Mr. O’Dell’s opening Saturday night at Fuse Gallery, which is housed in the back of the cave-like East Village bar Lit, on 2nd Avenue, turned out to be a generously attended affair. A mixed crowd of downtown hipsters and art patrons snaked through the 33-piece photo exhibit, sipping on bottles of Bud and Red Stripe as actor Leo Fitzpatrick, a friend of Mr. O’Dell’s, spun classic ‘80s records. read more »