Author Archives: Martin Marks
HUFFINGTON POST: This Is CNFMNSTV’s Lightning Brunch.
This is CNFMNSTV, the most reliable source for up-to-the-minute financial news from Wall Street and around the world, with far more letters than any other cable financial network, and hosted by our crackshot team of economists, gurus, and wizards — literally. … Continue reading
VANITY FAIR: Super-Secret Bipartisan Pizza Party.
What follows is a transcript of senior-level discussions held late last night in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Minority LeaderNancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), and Secretary of the … Continue reading
ESQUIRE: Welcome to Awesomebook™!
Welcome to Awesomebook™, the social networking site that’s just awesome! We’re excited to be rolling out the new and improved site, Awesomebook Pro Plus Plus Pro Plus™, with upgraded features to help you experience our awesome online world of engaging with … Continue reading
HUFFINGTON POST: Tractatus Twitter-Philosophicus.
A Brief Working Theory as to the Socio-Semiotic Lexicographic Post-Structuralist Aesthetic Paleographic Mechanisms of Twitter, afterWittgenstein. #Glee 1 Twitter is everything that is the case. 1.1 Twitter consists of tweets, … Continue reading
HUFFINGTON POST: Wimbledon, Live from Frankfurt.
In our family, to think of Roger Federer as anything but the greatest player in the history of the game of tennis is nothing short of heresy; to extol his virtues would be like trying to fit one more angel … Continue reading
HOUSE Magazine: The Whitney Museum.
House Magazine, Issue #17, Summer 2011 The Whitney Museum. With Warhols fetching princely – if not sheikhly – sums at recent auctions, it’s difficult to remember a time when American artists didn’t even have a home. But such a time did exist, and not … Continue reading
HUFFINGTON POST: Fridays, No More.
Sometimes, there is news too cruel to accept, too confusing for our fragile minds to comprehend, too painful for our psyches to accommodate. We see reports of blood on the streets. Europe is bankrupt. The stock market goes up. The … Continue reading
HUFFINGTON POST: We Are Friends.
An Open Letter from Colonel Gaddafi to the American People. Text Martin Marks Illustration Brian Fee . To the Good Citizens of the United States of America, Over the past several days, I’ve taken time out of what has proven to be an … Continue reading
AVENUE: Tracy Pollan.
Born-and-bred New Yorker Tracy Pollan comes from a famous literary family, but decided to follow a different path to success. A working actress, she and husband Michael J. Fox—plus their beautiful children—have formed their own iconic family. Read more at Avenue … Continue reading
HUFFINGTON POST: In Soft Water.
Back when I lived in Baltimore, there was a man named Mike, a nice enough guy save that when he went off his meds, he’d turn into Crazy Mike, an alter ego that liked to wander around Charles Village screaming … Continue reading
This Afternoon’s Aquatic Adventures.
From this afternoon’s wake boarding session near the Lake Worth pier, a seven foot hammerhead shark that passed away peacefully and rather close to the shore.
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ESQUIRE: Science in the Seams.
When I first started playing soccer in the early ’90s, my father used to tell me stories about his teenage league football in ’50s Manchester. Back then, they practiced with a soccer ball made of real leather, which, when waterlogged … Continue reading
AVENUE: Drena De Niro.
Drena De Niro grew up living the Hollywood dream—in downtown New York—playing as a kid on film sets with her famous father, actor Robert De Niro. As with many celebrity offspring, gigs as a model, a DJ and an actor … Continue reading
Some Writerly Advice for March.
This morning, I wrote to a professor, and included a few lines at the end about the March-time Malaise that seems to spring up every year. Her response, with its accompanying wisdom: MALAISE MAY BE some terrible wisdom. I gardened, … Continue reading
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Fashion Week, Fall 2011.
Adam Kimmel + Carhartt Celebration. When an invitation arrived for a celebration of the collaboration between Adam Kimmel, the American-born and Italian-studied menswear designer, and Carhartt, the workwear manufacturers, into the night I went. Read more at Paper Magazine. Rad Hourani. It’s … Continue reading
