Sisterhood is Local: Offering Women an Abortion Haven
by Eleanor BaderLocal
Abortion counselor Catherine Megill discovered that some out-of-towners traveling to New York City for multiple-day second-trimester abortions were sleeping on park benches, at Port Authority, or in cars, because they couldnt afford hotel rooms.
The French Alternative to No Alternative
by Francois CussetExpress
The showdown in Paris and other cities against the right-wing governments First Employment Contract bill (CPE) turns out to be Frances largest student movement in twelve years but joining forces with last Novembers suburban rioters remains a harder task.
Charles Seliger with Phong Bui and John Yau
by Phong Bui and John YauArt
Rail publisher Phong Bui and art editor John Yau talk with painter Charles Seliger about his life and work in conjunction with the current exhibit of his new paintings at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery.
Amy Sillman with Phong Bui
by Phong BuiArt
In the midst of her preparation for the upcoming solo exhibit at Sikkema Jenkins & Co. from April 8 to May 6, and the late April publication of her first book, Amy Sillman—Works on Paper (which includes drawings from the past ten years and is being published by Gregory R.
Stephen Westfall with John Yau
by John YauArt
On the occasion of his new exhibit at Lennon Weinberg, Inc., which will be on view until April 22, Rail art editor John Yau visited Stephen Westfalls loft/studio last week to discuss his life and work.
The city and the country
by Theodore HammIt goes without saying that New York City used to be a different place.
- Well Read by Shane McAdams
- Sean Hemmerle by Thomas Micchelli
- 100 words on Mike Cockrill by Ben La Rocco
- Jennifer and Kevin McCoy by William Powhida
- Possibly Being by Roger White
- Sebastiaan Bremer by Shane McAdams
- Videodyssey by Thomas Micchelli
- Lynda Abraham by Thomas Micchelli
- All’s Fair by James Kalm
- Made in Palestine by James Kalm
- Dan Devine and Ward Shelley by James Kalm
- Judith Linhares by Jennifer Riley
- Mind Mandala: The Art of James Harrison by Peter Acheson
- Fairfield Porter by Ben La Rocco
- Fluxus: To George With Love by Jill Conner
Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night
by Robert C. Morgan, Hrag Vartanian, Stephanie Buhmann, William Powhida, and Ellen PearlmanArt
The 2006 Whitney Biennial had the potential to harness a subversive undercurrent with only a slight (if radical) reinterpretation of its curatorial premise, Day for Night.
From A Strange Commonplace
by Gilbert SorrentinoFiction
The boy was in the backyard, playing aimlessly in the thin snow that covered the packed soil in which nothing had ever been planted. She looked out of one of the panes in the back door window at him, waiting.
Alls Well That Ends in Well Lisa Kron and Leigh Silverman
by Winter MillerTheater
My introduction to Lisa Kron was in the Five Lesbian Brothers The Secretaries at New York Theater Workshop. It was love at first sightbut with the entire group of five women.
How Pink Got So Violent: A Guide to Japanese Female Exploitation Films of the 70s on DVD
by David WilentzFilm
One of the more thrilling film experiences I had in the last ten years took place in my small apartment in Taiwan sometime during 1997.
French Literature Today: Philippe Forest with Yann Nicol
by Yann NicolExpress
Born in Paris in 1962, Philippe Forest is the author of numerous essays on art and literature and of three novels, all published by Gallimard.
Full Contents
Local
- Sisterhood is Local: Offering Women an Abortion Haven by Eleanor Bader
- What’s for Dinner by Marjory Garrison
- Local 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 Cusset
- South American Diary by Theodore Hamm
- In Search of the American Soul by Jason Flores-Williams
- Mortal Coil by Peter Lamborn Wilson
- A Salute to Garrett Scott (1968 – 2006)
- That Wretched Refuse... by Aaron Sarver
- Gen. Kos’ Army by Nicholas Jahr
- Unsustainable Cities by Nora Connor
- French Literature Today: Philippe Forest with Yann Nicol by Yann Nicol
Art
- Charles Seliger with Phong Bui and John Yau by Phong Bui and John Yau
- Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night by Robert C. Morgan, Hrag Vartanian, Stephanie Buhmann, William Powhida, and Ellen Pearlman
- David Smith: a Centennial by Karen Wilkin
- Robert Rauschenberg Combines by Paul Mattick
- Stephen Westfall with John Yau by John Yau
- Tribute to Paul Gulielmetti (1947–2005) by Harriet Shorr, George Negroponte, and Bob Holman
- Amy Sillman with Phong Bui by Phong Bui
- Chris Kraus in conversation with Denise Frimer by Denise Frimer
ArtSeen
- Well Read by Shane McAdams
- Sean Hemmerle by Thomas Micchelli
- 100 words on Mike Cockrill by Ben La Rocco
- Jennifer and Kevin McCoy by William Powhida
- Possibly Being by Roger White
- Sebastiaan Bremer by Shane McAdams
- Videodyssey by Thomas Micchelli
- Lynda Abraham by Thomas Micchelli
- All’s Fair by James Kalm
- Made in Palestine by James Kalm
- Dan Devine and Ward Shelley by James Kalm
- Judith Linhares by Jennifer Riley
- Mind Mandala: The Art of James Harrison by Peter Acheson
- Fairfield Porter by Ben La Rocco
- Fluxus: To George With Love by Jill Conner
Books
- Trick Yourself Published by Jane King
- Language Regained by Nora Griffin
- Out of the Frying Pan by Sarah Eastwood DiGregorio
- Brother Unkept by K.M. Ferebee
- Brooklyn’s Agee by Jen Itzenson
- Continental Divide by Elizabeth Block
- About 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 Lockwood
- Ur-Gerausch by Matthew Ingram
- The Ageless Poetry of Ed Askew by David Shirley
Dance
- Private Domain by Linn Edwards
- Three Variants Of Downtown Dance by Emily Larocque
Film
- Rooting For The Buzzards by Sarahjane Blum
- How Pink Got So Violent: A Guide to Japanese Female Exploitation Films of the 70s on DVD by David Wilentz
- The Resolution of Opposites: Blue Velvet at 20 by Patrick Levell
- Docs in Sight by Williams Cole
Theater
Fiction
- From Original Works by John Stewart
- From A Strange Commonplace by Gilbert Sorrentino
Poetry
- TURN OF EVENTS (from Live Feed) by Abigail Child
- From Here Laughter Sounds Like Crying by Peter Gizzi
LastWords
- The Russian Fur Hat by Carmen Firan
Editor's Message
- The city and the country by Theodore Hamm



