“And then you’d see a body, and what would happen is, old bums would go down there to stay warm and they’d be drunk and they’d hit the third rail and they’d fry. You never see it on the news. He said, “Oh yeah, we get them every week.” We never even knew about it. It was eerie.”

courtesy of Michael Lee Nirenberg and his forthcoming book cinematic immunity villagevoice.com/on-location-in…

hooting “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” down in the subways was just as dangerous as the action on the screen. villagevoice.com/on-location-in…

“There was so much dust and crap in the subway system. And it was all turned up by the movement of the train. It was like a fog. The entire train was obliterated, you couldn’t see it.”#Filmmaking #film #movies #newyorkmovies #NYC villagevoice.com/on-location-in…

morning

It is wild how we can see Israeli forces massacring and shredding children every day, livestreamed on our screens, and then go over to the NYT, Guardian or BBC and find no mention of it whatsoever. Just a normal day for Western journalists.

Recent acquisitions, all uniquely November.

A true giant of modern music - Quincy Jones passes away, aged 91. He leaves an incalculable impact on culture.

R.I.P. Quincy Jones, March 14, 1933 — November 3, 2024. Here he is in the studio with Herbie Hancock in 1984.

milf (map i’d like to forget)

This party sucks. bsky.app/profile/nirenb…

So much fun reuniting with my friend Michael Lee Nirenberg at The Academy Archive library. Here we are on the Kirk Douglas Grand Staircase! 🎥📚🎉❤️

Official cover. Pub date 2/2/2026. With the legendary Feral House / Process Media Thought it would take 2 years but it took 5.

Slowly re-releasing all my old work through Metalabel . Starting with this goofy little zine I made during the pandemic. privatesector.metalabel.com/record_6a2bdda…

Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story (2014) is back on streaming again. Only on Metalabel. Pay what you wish. John Torrani #stayindie #hustlermagazine #firstamendment #70sporn HUSTLER Magazine metalabel-7coh.metalabel.com/backissuesdocu…

Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story (2014) is back on streaming again. Only on Metalabel. Pay what you wish. John Torrani #stayindie #hustlermagazine #firstamendment #70sporn HUSTLER Magazine

Nice to see people are rediscovering this one from 10 years ago. Also nice to be independent. Pay what you wish is the fairest model.