Articles Written By Elizabeth Kiem
TMN Contributing Writer Elizabeth Kiem reads and writes in Brooklyn.
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The Artist at Home
Alla Bayanova on the Arbat
Wandering along the Arbat in Moscow, Elizabeth Kiem finds the residence of a Russian singer who spent a year in a concentration camp during World War II, and who claims never to have known her true home.
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Op-Ed
In Other Election News
Some claim Russia’s Medvedev is a False Dmitry; others—especially the new prime minister—insist he’s the real deal. A look at Russia’s post-election party-protests.
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The Artist at Home
William Weaver at Annandale-on-Hudson
After a life spent telling stories in two different tongues, the American translator of Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino is struggling with his own.
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Personal Essays
How to Make Friends and Poke People
Facebook is old news for the sub-30 set, but plenty of their elders are tuning in, logging on, and tossing cows.
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Astroland's Last Summer
The Long Goodbye
For 45 years, the weekend after Labor Day has closed out the season for Astroland Park. This year, with the fate of Coney Island in the balance, the weekend passed without resolution.
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Astroland's Last Summer
Miracle on 33rd Street
What do you get when you marry Rodriguez to Rodriguez, double it, parcel it out, deliver it from evil and send it back to church?
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Astroland's Last Summer
Waiting for the Sirens’ Call
Coney Island’s annual Siren Festival is billed as the largest free outdoor indie music festival in New York. This year’s lineup included 14 bands—all of which were free, outdoor, and apparently, indie.
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The Artist at Home
Essad Bey at Positano
Lev Nussimbaum spent the second half of his life as a refashioned Muslim prince—before meeting an early end in Italy.
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Astroland's Last Summer
Independence Day
Coney Island celebrated the Fourth by crowning the first American hot-dog eating champion in seven years.
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Astroland's Last Summer
A Mermaid’s Tale
Celebrating a quarter-century, Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade is a reminder that for some, changing times should be ignored.
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Astroland's Last Summer
Burlesque on the Beach
As Coney Island gears up for its annual fancy-dress bacchanalia, the mermaids on parade contemplate the legendary funpark’s mortality. Part three of “Astroland’s Last Summer” by ELIZABETH KIEM.
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Astroland's Last Summer
The Bowery
Coney Island’s Bowery was once lined with attractions for six straight blocks. Today it is largely shuttered, pending a new wave of development.