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DIGEST 135: Fake Bitches
At Auction September 16-22, 2026 + Maddie’s Secret, Jemima Kirke, Sam McKinniss, Robert Pippin
I finally got to see Maddie’s Secret on Saturday, followed by a brief but very good conversation between John Early (writer and director) and Je...
DIGEST 134: Looters Will Be Shot
I have a profile out today in the print version of New York magazine on the painter George Rouy. It’s tied to his big show opening on Thursday at Hauser on 22nd St. The show is quite good. I have more art-critical thoughts that will end up...
DIGEST 133: Shitty Photos
At Auction, Sept. 2-8, 2026 + Peter Hujar at The Morgan
I frequently find myself on instagram thinking: now, are you a photographer or a gay guy with a camera? The confusion, which is not a confusion at all, arises because (1) gay guys are...
DIGEST 132: The NYC Cheap Treat List
At Auction August 26-September 1, 2026
An interesting feature of living in New York is that I now find things at the airport to be refreshingly affordable: the funhouse-style pricing of everything in NY (iced coffee: $16; can of sofa $4, e...
DIGEST 131: Transition or Enlist
I did finally see The Odyssey (and also, randomly, Spider-Man). The two movies have grossed an obscene amount of money. The 2026 box office is up 20% from 2025, in large part because premium-format IMAX madness has swept the nation: it is i...
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