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BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY

A three-day tribute to a downtown maverick

by Angela Ashman

May 13th, 2008 12:00 AM

William Kristol is the Shameless Supervillain: The Propagandist
This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow

Columbia's Knotty Noose Problem
by Graham Rayman

NYPD's Busts Get Busted
Runnin' Scared by Sean Gardiner

The Gentrification Project That Turned into a Rat Castle on Ludlow
Runnin' Scared by Maria Luisa Tucker

Trash Talking with Harvey Weinstein
by Tony Ortega

Trash Talking With Harvey Weinstein
by Tony Ortega

Coming and Then Licking It Up. Is This a Gay Thing?
Savage Love by Dan Savage

At Home With Competitive Swallowers Crazy Legs and Eater X
by Andy Kropa

Gene Simmons and the Whores He Admires
La Dolce Musto by Michael Musto

Columbia's Knotty Noose Problem
by Graham Rayman

The 'W.' Stands for 'War Criminal' (17)
Nat Hentoff

Scientology's Crushing Defeat (14)
Tony Ortega

Runnin' Scared: From Brooklyn, a Rap Campaign Against Tight Clothes (9)
Runnin' Scared: Arcynta Ali Childs

Runnin' Scared: The City Pitted Kids Against Artists in the East Village (6)
Runnin' Scared: Chloé A. Hilliard

Savage Love: My Boyfriend Almost Fathered a Lesbian Couple's Baby?!? (5)
Savage Love: Dan Savage

If the innovative composer and disco producer Arthur Russell were still alive, he might be amazed by all the attention that his too-short life (he died of AIDS in 1992, at the age of 40) and work have received lately. His songs, which were clearly ahead of their time, have been popping up everywhere from art shows to T-Mobile commercials. And now there’s Matt Wolf’s new documentary, Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell, which will be screened tonight as part of the Kitchen’s three-day Russell tribute. (Russell was also the former music director of the Kitchen.) The film includes rare archival footage and commentary from friends, family, and fellow artists, including Allen Ginsberg, Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers), Philip Glass, and Jens Lekman. On Friday and Saturday, check out live performances of Russell’s songs as well as his instrumental works for ensembles.
Thu., May 15, 7 & 9 p.m.; May 16-17, 8 p.m., 2008

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