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RssDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Readers of the print edition of The New York Times âthey're out there somewhereâwere treated to a bit of creative whimsy in the art accompanying Danny Hakim's A1 story about former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's unwillingness to pose for an official portrait . To illustrate the story, the paper used four imaginary portraits by illustrator Thomas Fuchs done in the signature styles of Andy...
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The Media Mob (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Readers of the print edition of The New York Times —they're out there somewhere—were treated to a bit of creative whimsy in the art accompanying Danny Hakim's A1 story about former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's unwillingness to pose for an official portrait . To illustrate the story, the paper used four imaginary portraits by illustrator Thomas Fuchs done in the signature styles of Andy Warhol,...
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The Politicker (Free subscription) | yesterday
In case more evidence were needed, New York State is in a recession . "Bonus-killer" Andrew Cuomo raised a lot of money at his 51st birthday party. read more »
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RssDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALBANYâDavid Paterson was joined by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as he reiterated disappointment and outrage that a list of seven potential nominees to become chief judge of the state's highest court included no women. "The process has to be called into question," Paterson said. "All we're saying is, it seems highly unusual that in a class of seven individuals considered to be capable of...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
It's been 14 years since Mario Cuomo left the Governor's Mansion, but he still hasn't taken time out to sit for his official Governor's Portrait. According to the NY Times , while successor George Pataki's portrait will be unveiled next year, Cuomo is a bit more modest. He "suggested he found the whole idea pompous. He also said he had no patience for posing: ' I went to electric razors...
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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
ALBANY—David Paterson was joined by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as he reiterated disappointment and outrage that a list of seven potential nominees to become chief judge of the state's highest court included no women. "The process has to be called into question," Paterson said. "All we're saying is, it seems highly unusual that in a class of seven individuals considered to be capable of supervising...
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Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Of the 54 governors New York State has had, Mario Cuomo is the only one whose portrait isn't hanging in the state capitol’s Hall of Governors, because he refuses to pose for one. He has a lot of reasons, but when it comes right down to it, he says it's because he thinks that posing for one is kind of vain and precious and, and what, is he going to wear like a "powdered wig"? He's been going...
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New York News, Weather, and Sports (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Fourteen years after leaving the governor's office, Mario M. Cuomo is still refusing to sit for his official portrait.
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New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Simon Nget and his wife, Michelle, were arrested and charged with underpaying their mostly illegal-alien staff, demanding kickbacks, defrauding the state unemployment insurance fund, and creating false business records in a complaint filed by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
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PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Alone II follows the template of its rarities-packed predecessor a little too closely, leaving behind it a mish-mash of semi-decent tracks and only a few genuine takeaways.
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North Country Gazette (Free subscription) | yesterday
By June Maxam Embattled Daniel Wiese has an engagement on Thursday. The Attorney General’s office has made him an offer they say he can’t refuse. It’s called a subpoena, demanding his appearance before the special prosecutor and advisors who have been hired by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as a result of Gov. David Paterson’s directive issued on March [...]
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Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Mario Cuomo, one of America's most entertaining political figures, has refused to sit for his official portrait ever since leaving his post as New York governor in 1995. "“I went to electric razors so I would not have to look...
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Weezer albums of late have tried masking Rivers Cuomo's myriad insecurities (girls, addictions and his own songwriting prowess) with dumb-as-a-post riffing and lyrics so hokey they must be some kind of inside joke for an audience of one. But stripped of Big Rock pomp, "Alone II" (Geffen) is a more tender take on those concerns, with a few revealing moments of sweet-hearted guitar pop. "Don't...
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Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
It's official, pending confirmation, Hillary Clinton will leave the Senate to become Obama's Secretary of State. New York's Governor, David Paterson, will now have to appoint someone to finish out her term. NYS AG Andy Cuomo's surrogates have been doing him more harm than good trying to gin up support for appointing him. Now it looks like he's getting the shiv.
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Stereogum (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
The seemingly evergreen slate of Rivers projects got a re-up recently when Billboard sat with Mr. Cuomo to talk shop. First up, for Weezer fans, there's the tentatively titled Odds And Ends collection which will be just that: a selection of "great songs" spanning the band's career which "for some reason ... didn't make the final cut for [a] record." In addition, iPhoners will find six Weezer-covered...
