Everyday Matters In a city of unexpected fates and constant change, it’s hard to pin down the state of things. Drawing can help, especially after a traumatic accident. An excerpt from Danny Gregory’s new drawing-diary, Everyday Matters.

Observations: Bleecker St. Park New York is exceptionally warm right now, especially for Spring. Weekends are spent napping outside, reading on the stoop, or watching people sweat. Rosecrans Baldwin reports from a park on Bleecker while the West Village busies itself with relaxing.

Yes, Fragile Prog rock at one of its finest moments, though perhaps not at its most ambitious (and that should probably be…

Personal Hygiene on a Shoestring Budget It’s a cold, menacing world out there, and it doesn’t care whether or not you’ve brushed your teeth this morning. But you care and you’re broke. So what’s going to come between you and your hygiene needs? The law? Michael Barrish spits – but so minty, so fresh – in the face of conformity.