April 2006
The “April 2006” Issue of the Brooklyn Rail was published on April 10, 2006.
Editor’s Message
The city and the country
– By Theodore Hamm
Local
Sisterhood is Local: Offering Women an Abortion Haven
– By Eleanor J. BaderWhat’s for Dinner
– By Marjory GarrisonLocal Activist Seeks to Bring Creativity to the State Assembly
Brooklyn on a Sunday Afternoon
– By Rafael de la Uz
Express
The French Alternative to "No Alternative"
– By Francois CussetSouth American Diary
– By Theodore HammIn Search of the American Soul
– By Jason Flores-WilliamsMortal Coil
– By Peter Lamborn WilsonA Salute to Garrett Scott (1968 – 2006)
That Wretched Refuse...
– By Aaron SarverGen. Kos’ Army
– By Nicholas JahrUnsustainable Cities
– By Nora ConnorFrench Literature Today: Philippe Forest with Yann Nicol
Art
Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night
– By Robert C. Morgan, Hrag Vartanian, Stephanie Buhmann, William Powhida, and Ellen PearlmanCharles Seliger with Phong Bui and John Yau
David Smith: a Centennial
– By Karen WilkinRobert Rauschenberg Combines
– By Paul MattickStephen Westfall with John Yau
Tribute to Paul Gulielmetti (1947–2005)
– By Harriet Shorr, George Negroponte, and Bob HolmanAmy Sillman with Phong Bui
Chris Kraus in conversation with Denise Frimer
ArtSeen
Well Read
– By Shane McAdamsSean Hemmerle
– By Thomas Micchelli100 words on Mike Cockrill
– By Ben La RoccoJennifer and Kevin McCoy
– By William PowhidaPossibly Being
– By Roger WhiteSebastiaan Bremer
– By Shane McAdamsVideodyssey
– By Thomas MicchelliLynda Abraham
– By Thomas MicchelliAll’s Fair
– By James KalmMade in Palestine
– By James KalmDan Devine and Ward Shelley
– By James KalmJudith Linhares
– By Jennifer RileyMind Mandala: The Art of James Harrison
– By Peter AchesonFairfield Porter
– By Ben La RoccoFluxus: To George With Love
– By Jill Conner
Books
Trick Yourself Published
– By Jane KingLanguage Regained
– By Nora GriffinOut of the Frying Pan
– By Sarah Eastwood DiGregorioBrother Unkept
– By K.M. FerebeeBrooklyn’s Agee
– By Jen ItzensonContinental Divide
– By Elizabeth BlockAbout A Man-Boy
– By Anju Mary Paul
Music
Dimensions in Music: From Mambo to Salsa Part Three: Loss, Legacy, and the Thriving Vibe
– By Alan LockwoodUr-Gerausch
– By Matthew IngramThe Ageless Poetry of Ed Askew
– By David Shirley
Dance
Private Domain
– By Linn EdwardsThree Variants Of Downtown Dance
– By Emily Larocque
Film
Rooting For The Buzzards
– By Sarahjane BlumHow Pink Got So Violent: A Guide to Japanese Female Exploitation Films of the '70s on DVD
– By David WilentzThe Resolution of Opposites: Blue Velvet at 20
– By Patrick LevellDocs in Sight
– By Williams Cole and Williams Cole
Fiction
From Original Works
– By John StewartFrom A Strange Commonplace
– By Gilbert Sorrentino
Poetry
TURN OF EVENTS (from Live Feed)
– By Abigail ChildFrom Here Laughter Sounds Like Crying
– By Peter Gizzi
LastWords
The Russian Fur Hat
– By Carmen Firan