Last Exit Magazine
Archive
August 2008
Tompkins Square Riot
On the night of Aug. 6, 1988, a riot broke out in New York’s Tompkins Square Park as police clashed with residents protesting a newly-enforced park curfew.
[published: August 13, 2008]
Six Ways to Say Goodbye
As Shea Stadium nears the end, we celebrate and mourn the underdog from Queens.
[published: August 12, 2008]
The End of the Beginning
A flood of new money has changed the art world and changed New York and now it’s drying up. We’ve seen this all before.
[published: August 12, 2008]
The Kids are Alright
Don’t tell the punks, but they are a trapping of wealth.
[published: August 12, 2008]
Ostalgia
Nostalgia for East Germany’s simpler, if more oppressive, way of life still afflicts the inhabitants of the former DDR, particularly those riding the nicest trams.
[published: August 09, 2008]
The Mistress of Taliesin
Frank Lloyd Wright’s many renovations haven’t exorcised the ghost of his murdered mistress from Taliesin, the home the famed architect built for her in Wisconsin.
[published: August 07, 2008]