In 2004, Mark Russell resigned from his position as Artistic Director of P.S. 122 after more than two decades spent developing the theater into a mecca for wildly adventurous performance art. And he hasn't looked back; in addition to serving as Artistic Director for Portland's Time Based Art Festival, Russell has remained a major force in New York with his Under the Radar Festival, now in its fourth year and headquartered at the Public Theater. The event draws performers and audiences from around the world for what has arguably become the most exciting theater festival in New York City, a town lousy with them. Russell's impeccable taste is integral to Under the Radar's success; as Eric Bogosian β who got his start at P.S. 122 in the 80s β puts it: "Russell is a genius at finding the awkward new stuff, the gems and diamonds no one's noticed yet. If the 'artist is the antenna of the race,' then Mark is the antenna of the antenna."
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Cop Recovering From Subway Shoot-Out Doing "OK"
Police officer Annmarie Marchiondo, the 17-year NYPD vet who was shot during a Friday night confrontation with convicted felon, has been recovering at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. Marchiondo was shot three times (in the hip, ankle and foot), and her husband said, "I'm just happy she's OK...She was almost ready to retire."
Blood Gets In My Eyes
Louis Barone, aka Lump Lump Barone, who shot another patron at Rao's restaurant right before Christmas will be pleaing that he was insane and angry. Ah, yes, the prosecutors love the insane and angry defense. The 67 year old Barone shot Albert Cicerelli at the Harlem Italian restuarant after Cicerelli first insulted a woman singing at Rao's and then insulted Barone:
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Cicerelli: "Oh God. Could someone shut this fing broad up?"Barone told the Post, "The things that were coming out of this guy's mouth - I've never spoken to a man like that," and told the police, "I was really mad at this point. I had blood in my eyes." Barone was carrying a gun because the nation had been elevated to a "high/orange" alert, so we'll wait for the "Homeland Security made me pack some heat which I used when I was angry" defense. But, really, what was Cicerelli doing mouthing off to an old Italian man in an Italian restaurant? For a "made" man, Cicerelli was pretty stupid.
Barone: "Hey, watch your mouth. Mind your manners. You're talking about a lady."
Cicerelli: "F you, I'll f you in the ass and I'll split you in two."
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