DAILY MAGPIE – January 16 and so on – Fridays 6-9 at the Whitney

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Every Friday from 6-9p.m. the Whitney Museum has a pay-as-you-wish window.  I wish for unicorns.  But like money, I haven’t any.  Instead I get an amazing and free glimpse into one of the largest one-time collections and the only U.S. retrospective of the great photographer, William Eggleston.  The show runs through January 25 and includes not only nearly all his black and white and color prints from over 40 years, but also his films from the 1970s.  Go see some Americana before we mortgage it to China.

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About Jay Babcock

I am an independent writer and editor based in Tucson, Arizona. I publish LANDLINE at jaybabcock.substack.com Previously: I co-founded and edited Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curated the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was somehow listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. From 2010 to 2021, I lived in rural wilderness in Joshua Tree, Ca.

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