Earlier this year photographer and filmmaker Larry Clark had a photography show of his early 90’s documentation of the skate scene that led to his seminal film Kids. I was actually in NYC at the time for my now fiance’s knee surgery, but I wasn’t able to make it over to the show because I was taking care of her. Not only was there a show, but Leo Fitzpatrick put together a zine with photographs from that time period and interview with Clark and Tobin Yelland. I am a photobook/zine collector, a Larry Clark collector, and Kids had and outsized impact on my life so I needed that zine. I sent my friend Ronen down to the gallery for me, …
I thought I would die in my NYC apartment. I had lived there for nearly twenty years, I outlasted more than a half dozen roommates and the rent was so affordable eventually I was living in a big two bedroom in Williamsburg by myself. When my girlfriend Shannon moved in in 2022 we sort of had this dream of one day owning a home, but obviously we weren’t going to be able to do that in NYC. When my new landlords raised the rent by $800 in one year and $400 the next, I realized it was time to make a change. In March of 2024 we moved to Wilmington, NC. We kept my office in NYC because I was …
This weekend I am going back to LA for the first time in way too long. I have a few photos in the Superchief Contagious Culture show on Saturday night (7-11pm at Superchief Gallery). The show is curated by LA photography legend Estevan Oriol and I was so psyched my photos made the cut. Not only do I love Superchief (been doing stuff with them for pretty much as long as they have existed) but it means a ton that Estevan dug my stuff. Anyway, when I sent in my photos I mentioned that I wish I could be there for the opening and it made me think, maybe I can be there? I looked up flights and I had …
Last night the Washington Capitals were eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and it seems like the perfect time to finish this article I began working on when Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky to become the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. To understand the importance of Alexander Ovechkin, all you need to do is look back at how I became a Washington Capitals in the first place. Growing up in suburban DC in the 80s the first live sporting events I ever attended were Georgetown Hoyas basketball games. My dad was an alum and raised me on players like Dikembe Mutumbo, Alonso Mourning and eventually Allen Iverson. But outside of the Hoyas, my dad would take my brother and …
The new Driven By Boredom shop launched today and I launched a super limited new product and I wanted to hit you with a quick B-Side post about it. I had been using Etsy for years but for a bunch of reason I switched over. Big Cartel looks better, I have a custom domain and my fees are way lower. I do have to pay a monthly fee, which is not ideal if I am not selling stuff, but hopefully it makes sense for everyone. At least now you don’t have to sign up for an account or anything. If you buy anything, let me know how it goes. I haven’t tested anything so here’s hoping nothing goes wrong… The …
