The New-York Ghost

Summer 2009

2009-07-31T05:44:00.000-07:00

The summer issue of the 'Ghost' features a long whatsit, illustrated with a woodcut by Brooklyn artist Jing Wei.

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'Happy Memories of the Dental Chair'

2009-04-15T08:13:00.000-07:00

Mark Twain contributes to the New-York Ghost? It sounds impossible.

But it is true.

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Read 'Happy Memories of the Dental Chair'—subscribe to the Ghost by writing to thenyghost2ATgmailDOTcom.

More on a new (?!) book by Twain here.

Oscar tie-in edition

2009-02-21T05:24:00.000-08:00

The Ghost is proud to publish "Madeleine and Mac," the latest installment of James Browning's ongoing memoir.

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2009 is here

2009-01-07T17:27:00.000-08:00

The New-York Ghost kicks off 2009 with a work week's worth of daily issues. To find out what you've been missing, drop a line to thenyghost AT gmail DOT com.

For AT write @.

For DOT write ..

(Just one period.)

In which a certain elected official

2008-10-07T07:28:00.000-07:00

...wanders by flashlight...

...eats astronaut ice cream...

...reads the Wasilla Ghost.

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July 7

2008-07-07T19:03:00.000-07:00

Counted sorbet containers in freezer. Read New-York Ghost.

EP in Brooklyn

2008-06-26T11:01:00.000-07:00

"A reliable dispensary of curiosities," says Boldtype of the Ghost—shouldn't "reliable" be in quotes?

Tonight in Brooklyn (6/26, 7 p.m.), deposed/reänointed Ghost publisher Ed Park will be reading from his new novel, Personal Days, at the Barnes & Noble on Court Street. More info here.

EP on tour

2008-06-12T04:41:00.000-07:00

Ghost publisher Ed Park is on tour for his debut novel, Personal Days. Tonight at 7 he'll be at Newtonville Books near Boston; next week—West Coast!

June 12 Boston @ Newtonville Books
June 16 Seattle @ Elliott Bay Book Company
June 17 Portland @ Powell's
June 18 San Francisco @ Booksmith (and earlier in the day at Google)
June 19 Berkeley @ Pegasus Books
June 20 Los Angeles @ Book Soup

Click here for more details. Come say hello!

Stanley Cup Edition

2008-06-05T07:14:00.000-07:00

'In hockey, the intermissions are as long as it takes to clean the ice.'
—From The Notebooks of Parkus Grammaticus, in the latest issue.

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TONIGHT (6/5): Ghost publisher Ed Park reads from his novel Personal Days in Chicago!

The Morning News

2008-05-27T12:54:00.000-07:00

The Ghost has won an "Eddy," awarded by the editors of The Morning News:

Favorite Way of Avoiding HTML Headaches
Billing itself as “The Weekly Newsletter You Print Out at Work,” The New-York Ghost, in fact, operates on a much deeper level—and not just its content, which contains peppery bites like realizing you’re dreaming when reading an interview with Bill Cosby and noticing “The Times decided to print Cosby’s phone number, just as they do the number of every interview subject.” By offering each issue through email only, what the Ghost has managed to do—unlike many of its web compatriots—is turn the expectation of content into the thrill of finding a new issue in your inbox. It works just like, you know, a real magazine.

OCD — and a reading

2008-05-21T07:34:00.000-07:00

The latest Ghost features Angela Wagner's "Oh, I Wish I Could Drive There," a harrowingly hilarious account of taking the subway each day—when you're scared of germs.

For a free trial issue or subscription, drop us a line: newyorkghostATgmailDOTcom.

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And tonight (Wed. 5/21) at 7 p.m., don't miss Ghost founder Ed Park, reading from his debut novel Personal Days at McNally Robinson bookstore (52 Prince Street). The reading will be followed by a discussion with his editor, Julia Cheiffetz, and a signing. Stop by and say hi!

From Flavorpill:

Welcome to the working weak: reading Personal Days—the debut novel by Ed Park, a founding editor of The Believer—is like staying late at the office, drunk on cough syrup, and coming across the diary of the person who occupied your desk a year before you did. In this intricate, hysterical novel, an unnamed New York office is being downsized according to indecipherable commands. Park's hilarious take on such cubicle routines as ordering lunch, hunting for a stapler, and joining the softball team will strike a chord with anyone who's ever done the 9-to-5, while the shocking shifts in tone perfectly convey the violence of corporate downsizing.

Welcome to the Working Weak

2008-05-17T10:47:00.000-07:00

Ghost publisher Ed Park will be appearing in New York—and around the country!—to read from his debut novel, Personal Days.

The first event is Wednesday, May 21, at McNally Robinson (NYC)—click here for more information.

And then it's on to:

June 5 Chicago @ Book Cellar
June 11 NYC @ Happy Ending (with the great Rivka Galchen)
June 12 Boston @ Newtonville Books
June 16 Seattle @ Elliott Bay Book Company
June 17 Portland @ Powell's
June 18 San Francisco @ Booksmith (and earlier in the day at Google)
June 19 Berkeley @ Pegasus Books
June 20 Los Angeles @ Book Soup
June 26 Brooklyn @ B&N (Brooklyn Heights)
July 10 NYC @ St. Mark's Reading Series

Come say hello!

For more detailed information about these dates, visit Ed's website, where you can also buy the book, read a sample, and much more.

Personal 'Ad'?

2008-05-16T05:55:00.001-07:00

The ad/edit wall breaks down completely this week, as the Ghost devotes its entire issue to shilling for Ed Park's new novel, Personal Days.

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Museum pieces

2008-05-01T17:40:00.000-07:00

‘I would go to museums but I wouldn’t see anything. Perhaps it was because of a period of temporary blindness in which I could take in nothing, perhaps because everything about museums seems to me cold and calculating, the very space between the paintings, the color of the walls, blank and inoffensive, but suggesting nothing of art, nor of life...’

Read the full account in the latest Ghost. For a free issue or subscription, write to thenyghost2ATgmailDOTcom.

...and while you're at it...if you're curious...why not pre-order a copy of Ghost publisher Ed Park's new novel, Personal Days? It's priced to move...Wired calls it "hysterical"...and Elle calls it "chilling, compulsive, and hilarious"...

‘I forgot to tell you...I don’t trust anybody...especially women!’

2008-04-15T18:30:00.000-07:00

The Ghost is back—with the ultimate movie tagline cento, woven together by Sophia Giardina. For a free issue or subscription, write: newyorkghostATgmailDOTcom.

Collinsgate!

2008-03-18T09:27:00.000-07:00

In the wake of Governorgate, Paul Collins looks into the origins of that scandalous suffix. Plus: This is the dream of Regina Doublemint — a plaque offer — a poem.

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Lite Bites and more

2008-02-28T09:18:00.000-08:00

Ever had a New-York Double-Take™? Find out how!

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And now we must take a short break.

'B. Kite's Movie's Stop'

2008-02-22T13:08:00.001-08:00

The Ghost's yearly film issue features writing by Luc Sante — Craig Keller — Victoria Nelson — Jason McBride — Toni Schlesinger — Christoph Huber — Ed Park — B. Kite — D. Cairns — Bill Krohn — and more. (Actually no: that's it!) Read about some of the best American and foreign movies of 2007, plus video treasures, and the Guy Maddin movie none of us will ever see.

To get the issue, or for a free e-subscription, write: newyorkghostATgmailDOTcom

(Photo: J. McBride)

Mustache memories

2008-02-13T12:55:00.000-08:00

Ben Greenman has a story about the uncanny side of WiFi, and Sasha Frere-Jones uncovers the hair-raising correspondence of a bit of makeup from the set of that Hawaii-based show...all in this week's Ghost.

Plus: Answering the Smiths.

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Aristotto

2008-02-05T03:28:00.000-08:00

In the manner of Tom Phillips, M. Rebekah Otto has reimagined Aristotle's Poetics as a network of secret caverns. This week's Ghost samples her project—in four different editions.

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Light Bites

2008-01-24T10:43:00.000-08:00

The latest issue of the Ghost contains 'Light Bites,' an interactive fiction by Ben Greenman, a delicious recipe involving crackers, and the latest breaking news. For a sample issue or free subscription, write to us at newyorkghostATgmailDOTcom.

(Last week's number contained David Cairns's breathless play-by-play of the Joan Crawford film Possessed, among other treats.)

Photo via.

Brief memorandum

2008-01-15T08:53:00.000-08:00

Last week saw the debut of The Document, the Ghost's unique 'life-style supplement.' And in a few weeks, the Ghost will start running an advice column that's sure to entertain and educate.

In a bind?
Can't figure out which end is up?
Uncertain of how to handle awkward rooming-house situations?

Ask Dr. Ring-a-Ding—he'll set you straight. Just send your queries to thenyghostATgmailDOTcom and 'sit tight'!

Samantha Hunt

2008-01-10T07:48:00.000-08:00

The New Yorker has a nice piece this week on Tesla, the New Yorker Hotel, and Samantha Hunt's forthcoming novel, The Invention of Everything Else.

But Ghost readers read about Hunt's obsession with the Tesla/New Yorker Hotel connection way back in issue #4—a first-hand account of the mysteries underneath the building...by Samantha Hunt herself!

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Coming next week...

2008-01-02T08:15:00.000-08:00

The first Ghost of 2008!

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Eight-sided dice

2007-12-13T06:03:00.000-08:00

'It seems impossible to conclude that Dr. Octagon ever spake any oaths to Hippocrates...'
—Stahl's Brief Lives of the Hip-Hop Artists

Don't miss the latest Ghost, featuring Levi Stahl's 'life' of Dr. Octagon, the wintry conclusion to 'Pages from a Fatalistic Farmer,' a poem, and more...For a free sample or free subscription, write to thenewyorkghost AT gmail DOT com.

'The days are all night'

2007-12-06T08:35:00.001-08:00

The return of 'Pages of a Diarist Savant' (hereinafter '...Fatalistic Farmer') — Mr. Ben Greenman's literary challenge — a poem by Aimee Kelley — the 'Evening-Scholar' — more Morse Code — isn't it time you subscribed?

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Free rarities

2007-12-05T09:43:00.001-08:00

The rare first issue of the Ghost has been republished in another free e-publication, Essays and Fictions.

Danticat Jones Takes Over 'The New-York Ghost'

2007-11-29T06:18:00.001-08:00

...at least for a little while.

This is Vol. II, No. 36.

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Too complicated!

You've found us...

2007-11-25T08:31:00.000-08:00

Subscribe for free by dropping a line to newyorkghostATgmailDOTcom. (Make sure your e-mail address is in the body of the message as well.)

FOR slightly more than a year, a mysterious little periodical has been circulating through the cubicles of New York publishing offices, attracting the kind of cultish attention usually reserved for letters stamped with secret societies’ seals...The name of the periodical, which arrives as an e-mailed PDF file, is The New-York Ghost. It offers an assortment of stream-of-consciousness prose, whimsical poems, dream transcripts and archival illustrations, as well as a mischievous motto: “The Weekly Newsletter You Print Out at Work”.... —Saki Knafo, The New-York Times

While waiting for the next issue, why not listen to our theme song?

Photo: Adrian Kinloch

'Apologies to those maimed by omission'

2007-11-22T08:08:00.000-08:00

The Ghost is down to one page for the holiday weekend.

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We're not there—a tale of the tape

2007-11-16T12:10:00.000-08:00

Thomas Beard goes head to head with film-maker Todd Haynes. Subscribe for free: newyorkghostATgmailDOTcom.

Update:
Those printer's devils were at it again, attempting to sabotage our latest 'Tale of the Tape.' A few lines were inadvertently dropped—well, advertently, from the devils' point of view.

First page, first column:
breaks down. ¶ I was just wondering if you'd had any

Second page, first column:
how they would be expanded, even exhausted at some point in the future. What do you think about those ideas

Second page, second column:
he's an architect—who's dying of AIDS and being cared

The Ghost apologizes for the error!

Two letters

2007-11-01T17:39:00.000-07:00

Q: How can the latest Ghost be both a regulation-size (four-page) issue and the shortest one ever?

A: It consists of only two letters!

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Halloween issue

2007-10-25T04:33:00.000-07:00

Halloween is around the corner—prepare for it by subscribing to The New-York Ghost, with it's triple shot of seasonal goodies.

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—Cancel anytime.
—Operators are standing by.
—They are outside the office, smoking clove cigarettes, watching the rain.

The 'Ghost' presents...

2007-10-04T06:52:00.000-07:00

...the stunning conclusion to "The Black Veil," a tale of the Twenty % Tippers.

To subscribe, or check out a sample copy, drop us a line: newyorkghost AT gmail DOT com. For more about the Tippers, read on.

Everything is free, will always be free. Except for this:

Deep breath

2007-09-27T08:50:00.000-07:00

The Ghost takes a breather this week. Next week: The exciting conclusion of 'The Black Veil.'

The 'Ghost' Turns One...

2007-09-21T13:26:00.000-07:00

...come celebrate with an inscrutable playlet, assorted lists, a poem from Aimee Kelley, and a whole gallery of uncanny goodness from Adrian Kinloch, including the image above.

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"Way to go, mysterious stranger!" —Print Fetish

Black Veil of Tears

2007-09-13T06:30:00.000-07:00

The New-York Ghost, the free newsletter delivered weekly to your second e-mail account, features the first part of a strange chapter in the history of those Twenty % Tippers, a poem, and a photo of our favorite defunct Cobble Hill address.

Bonus: A chart to help you understand where to shelve your books.

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The 'Ghost' has vanished...

2007-08-31T05:31:00.001-07:00

...for a couple of weeks. See you in the fall!

So much going on...

2007-08-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

In this free issue, you get:

Novelist Scott Bradfield on the perils of the F.P.Y.O.H.M.
B. Kite's 'Movie's Stop' on an ancient Moby Dick
Aimee Kelley's poem
Vintage Adrian Kinloch photography

What more could you want?

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The Ambiguously Desirable New-York Ghost

2007-08-16T15:23:00.000-07:00

In this issue: Alexander Provan on the sounds of The Darjeeling Limited, Sarah Manguso's devilish dictionary, another Aimee Kelley poem, and more.

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Tornado special

2007-08-09T09:48:00.001-07:00

The latest Ghost features the return of 'Pages from a Diarist Savant,' new photos, a new poem, your letters, and more (though not much more). Four action-packed pages!

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Photo by Adrian Kinloch

Attention new subscribers!

2007-08-02T15:35:00.000-07:00

You will be sent this week's issue (and all further issues) from a different address: thenyghost2ATgmailDOTcom. Please direct any inquiries to this new address.
Thank you.

'Agenda' readers

2007-08-01T14:26:00.001-07:00

Waiting for the next Ghost? To help pass the time, we offer—free of charge!—Team Knucklehead's "Theme to the New-York Ghost." Enjoy!

Harry Potter and the 'Ghost'

2007-07-23T09:42:00.000-07:00

The last issue for the summer? Enjoy it while you can by sending us a message: thenyghostATgmailDOTcom.

(Image from Mutant Frog Travelogue)

Fresh-ish

2007-07-12T08:59:00.001-07:00

Fresh-ish 'New-York Ghost' is available for free home or office delivery—send a message to us at thenyghostATgmailDOTcom!

Danticat Jones reporting!

2007-07-05T07:31:00.001-07:00

This issue contains the latest filing from Danticat Jones (pictured), Gentleman Columnist; words on Kafka from Joshua Cohen and a painting by Michael Hafftka (no relation to Kafka); the most expensive poem ever written; and—chaos in the editors' chambers!

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3-page economy edition

2007-06-28T14:10:00.000-07:00

...featuring a cento by Crystal Suh that will have you rewriting your history of contemporary American lit, another heartbreaking poem by Aimee Kelley, your letters, and more...

{Photo: Crystal Suh}

'Daily Negations'

2007-06-22T03:42:00.000-07:00

The latest Ghost has a week's worth of 'Daily Negations,' which you can cut out and mount on your bulletin board or monitor casing.

Warning: Do not read more than one Negation a day!

To get a sample issue, or subscribe, drop a line to thenyghostATgmailDOTcom. It's free...

Grab-bag

2007-06-14T15:30:00.001-07:00

A glimpse inside Luc Sante's twin museums of crime and God, a review of a neglected Serge Gainsbourg masterpiece, another Aimee Kelley poem—it's all good, as they say. Plus we change from (parens) to {braces}, and evade the doll who reigns over the Park Slope pit.

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Photo: Adrian Kinloch

Pages From a Diarist Savant

2007-06-07T06:22:00.000-07:00

The latest New-York Ghost features extracts from a six-decade-long diary project—bask in the aura of minutiae!

Plus: Sasha Frere-Jones gives us a 'One-Line Interview' with rapper Bun B, and Aimee Kelley comes through with a mind-blowing poem.

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A Thursday 'Ghost'

2007-05-31T11:23:00.000-07:00

"My room was full of all this artwork that no one saw....I lived in this vacuum."

Read Mairead Case's exclusive interview with cartoonist extraordinaire Jeffrey Brown—and sample some pages from his upcoming book, Little Things, only in this week's Ghost.

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The New-York 'Bat'

2007-05-22T07:28:00.000-07:00

The latest 'Ghost' is an origami-fest that will help you turn your room into a bat-cave. Drop us a line at thenyghostATgmailDOTcom for a free subscription—or just write 'sample' if you want to try it out first.

The 'Ghost' Is a Newsletter and Song Both

2007-05-15T05:45:00.000-07:00

What's this? A new New-York Ghost? Yes!

This one features a new offering from Mr. Ben Greenman, author of the new book A Circle Is a Balloon and Compass Both. To subscribe (it's free), drop us a line at thenyghostATgmailDOTcom. If you like, feel free to request just a single issue. Sample it in the comfort of your home. Then get back to us and let us know what you think. You have no obligation and you need spend no cash. This offer is good in all 50 states and most countries, except islands.

Now we must play our harp (see illustration).

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The New-York...'Gipsy'?

2007-05-01T10:47:00.000-07:00

Something about this edition feels vaguely familiar...

With the help of a time-honored Oulipian tactic and Klett's Super-Mini German-English Dictionary, the interim editors of The New-York Ghost have made some alarming changes to an earlier issue. The question now is: Why?

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Photo by Advocate Kitchen

Theme From 'The New-York Ghost'

2007-04-03T04:11:00.000-07:00

We are thrilled to present the new single by Knucklehead—'Theme From The New-York Ghost'! To receive this righteous toe-tapper, all you need to do is subscribe. Drop us a line at thenyghostATgmailDOTcom.

(The song, plus other great Knucklehead numbers, can be listened to at the Knucklehead site.)

Psychic mailboxes photo by Adrian Kinloch

Hiss!

2007-03-27T11:07:00.000-07:00

The 'most experimental' Ghost yet—is that a good thing?—is out, featuring some easy recipes, musings on layout, an Oulipian interlude, more musings on layout, and much dithering, all of it guaranteed to beat you down till you look like the glum serpent above. Fortunately, all is redeemed by Adrian Kinloch's photos and Aimee Kelley's weekly poem.

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Photo: Adrian Kinloch

Part law firm, part poem...

2007-03-20T12:30:00.000-07:00

The brand-new number of The New-York Ghost is part false light, part dream, part movie, part law firm, part poem, part mysterious object at noon—make that '3:30 p.m.'!

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Photo of the Ikea construction site in Red Hook by Adrian Kinloch

'Western' New-York Ghost

2007-03-13T11:13:00.000-07:00

The latest number features Adrian Kinloch's chilling yet beautiful photographs of an abandoned insane asylum in Buffalo, vain attempts at wording a joke, and another mega-sized Aimee Kelley poem. (Is it true that only people with the initials 'A.K.' work for the Ghost?)

There's an odd ringing sound as we write this, halfway between a tossed coin settling to rest and a chorus of small frogs.

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Photo: Adrian Kinloch

Back to Basics

2007-03-06T10:09:00.000-08:00

The new New-York Ghost features an expanded 'Tales of the Tape,' an Aimee Kelley poem suitable for framing, and . . . your letters!

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Pictured: A reader wearing an attractively embroidered New-York Ghost yarmulke. For details, see previous post.

Post-Oscar Movie Shakedown!

2007-02-27T10:06:00.000-08:00

'Trust me, you want this.' —GreenCine Daily

The latest issue of the New-York Ghost features comments on the films of 2006 (gathered by resident film critic B. Kite)—and comments on things watched in 2006 that might have been made in the 1930s. Plus: Aimee Kelley, a blank page, and a special offer from the Ghost's resident seamstress, who informs us that her mailbox dimensions are more accurately 4 X 6 X 12".

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Specific questions about possible stitchery? E-mail the seamstress: reginadoublemintATgmail.com.

Issue II.6: The Twenty % Tippers

2007-02-20T12:30:00.000-08:00

As part of his agreement to join the project, Joe put together a ‘package’ or ‘itinerary,’ in which, among other things, I was shanghaied into joining his law firm’s intramural volleyball team...

The Police have reunited—yawn!—and so have the Twenty % Tippers.

Who?

Read the complicated, hilarious, heartbreaking story of one singer's attempt to coordinate the schedules and commitments of her wayward bandmates in this week's issue of The New-York Ghost.

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The Late-Night Edition of 'The New-York Ghost'

2007-02-06T19:49:00.000-08:00

The phonelines at the Ghost office were sizzling today.

'What happened?'
'Where's th' issue?'
'Uhhhhhh!'
'I want my money back—oh.'

We hid under the desks and wept. When it was over we contemplated new design ideas, changes in font, bagels, dingbat enlargement, coupons, advertising, 'shmear,' sans serif, nova. In the end it wound up being pretty much the way it always is—just much, much later.

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Photo: Sabrina Milliner

Waiting for the UFO—new issue out

2007-01-30T10:14:00.000-08:00

Another week—another Ghost! This week Benjamin Strong explores the myth of graf artist UFO, whose tentacled tag flourishes in our boroughs. (Watch this space for some 'web resources.') Plus Aimee Kelley's poem, a very short 'Ask the Yes-Man,' and more

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(Photo: Benjamin Strong)

The Teachings of Manguso

2007-01-23T07:18:00.000-08:00

'In winter, running on the treadmill at the gym, if the runner on the machine beside me and I decide wordlessly to match our pace for a mile or two, I feel a certain intimacy.'
—Manguso, 'Lines'

The latest New-York Ghost is out, replete with exclusive axioms. Subscribe for free by sending an e-mail to thenyghostATgmail.com.

(Photo: Voltan Richards, QWERTY Productions)

Second issue of the year!

2007-01-16T19:11:00.000-08:00

The new New-York Ghost is available for easy download. Read Ben Ehrenreich's translations of Argentine poet Roberto Juarroz, and savor the surreal delights of 'Half-Seen Cinema'—nearly anonymous 'filler' movies that happen to flicker to life on the tube late at night, often with significant editing.

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Photo: Nimrod Mackenzie III

Issue #15...or do we mean 'Vol. II, No. 1'?

2007-01-09T12:58:00.000-08:00

It's the first 'Ghost' of 2007—don't miss it! This brand new edition of the weekly newsletter you print out at work includes photos, a poem, 'Half-Seen Cinema' (a new featurette), reader mail, and more.

Subscribe today by dropping a line to thenyghostATgmail.com.

'Outstanding!'
—Ed Halter, 'The Year in the Internet,' at Burncopy.com

(Photo: Regina Doublemint)

2006 roundup

2007-01-02T05:16:00.000-08:00

We're taking a break this week—for real!—and would like to present a skeletal but sufficient accounting of the first fourteen issues.

Most issues have a letters section. The last element in each summary is the title of Aimee Kelley's weekly poem.

1. The shocking debut — blasphemous notes on The Who — 'Seasons'
2. 'Overdreamt in New York' — endless typewriter repair story — 'Installation of the Last Matter of Fact'
3. The New-York Film Festival — meditation on Ric Ocasek — ancient man in Manhattan — 'A Final Sonnet (Yellow Couple)'
4. Park Avenue Pensée — Samantha Hunt on what's beneath the Hotel New Yorker — Depressed Gargoyle photo — 'The Northernmost Anything'
5. 'Is this the Hallowe'en Issue?' — Michael Gerber's 'If H.P. Lovecraft and P.G. Wodehouse Were the Same Person' — 'This is how the life of Beatrice began'
6. Another dream — notes on The Queen — an idea for a concert — meditation on Carnegie Hall frieze — 'Afternoon'
7. The Emperor's Children as roman à clef — Adrian Kinloch's 'Denizens of the Iron Triangle' — TV show idea — chilling Alasdair Roberts song — 'Thought works this way'
8. 'S/Z in Cobble Hill' — introducing the hot new dingbat — 'Gotham Giggles' — 'Marquee Mumblings' — 'It wasn't automatic'
9. Obligatory Thanksgiving number — Hua Hsu's 'Tale of the Tape' — the Ghost Literary Supplement — 2046 outtake? — 'Parliament of You and Me'
10. Banging our knee — Dodie Smith at Ivy's Books — 'Tale of the Tape' #2 — best letter yet? — mini GLS — Untitled ('I live in a kingdom of ends')
11. Underlined passages in Revolutionary Road — Adrian Kinloch's 'A Coney Island of the Sign' — GLS names Alison Bechdel's Fun Home 'book of the year' — 'Jealousy at the Top of the World'
12. Bare-bones holiday edition — Tower Records sale is swamp of misspellings — Sloane Crosley's 'After Hours' — 'When I Was a Wandering Spaceman'
13. James Browning's 'Yule Log: A Log' — notes on Suture — 'Beatrice'
14. 'Deadpan in Nulltown,' by B. Kite and Bill Krohn (12-page special issue) — 'James in Flames'

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Issue #14? But I thought...

2006-12-26T18:20:00.000-08:00

Well, disregard the last post—issue #14 is out! It consists mostly of "Deadpan in Nulltown," B. Kite and Bill Krohn's twelve-page descent into cinephile madness (see photo, above, from Follow Me Quietly), plus your weekly poem. It's a knockout.

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Unprecedented—

2006-12-26T06:36:00.000-08:00

The Ghost is taking this holiday week off!

Issue #13—

2006-12-19T07:31:00.000-08:00

—is ready! It's the obliquely festive holiday issue, featuring a Yule-log log, the pursuit of misspellings, notes on our new favorite movie, and more!

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Issue #12

2006-12-12T06:54:00.000-08:00

What sort of albums can you find at the moribund Tower Records? Why should you be careful about who you date in your dreams? What is it about parties and loose manhole covers? Find out in the latest ('bare-bones') edition of The New-York Ghost, the weekly newsletter you print out at work. Also it's a—

—Special 'non-Garamond' Edition—
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2006-12-07T08:45:00.000-08:00

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Issue #11 — chock full of ads!

2006-12-05T09:09:00.000-08:00

Yes! Another issue of The New-York Ghost exists for your reading pleasure. Make sure you subscribe by dropping an e-mail to thenyghost@gmail.com.

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Photo by Adrian Kinloch

Issue #10—a stunner!

2006-11-28T07:54:00.000-08:00

Issue #10 is out—marking 40 pages of Ghost-ly hijinks. Find out what all the fuss is about—subscribe by dropping a line to thenyghost@gmail.com. It's absolutely free. Also, this motionless squirrel says you should do it.

Issue #9 materializes

2006-11-21T09:36:00.000-08:00

This somehow hefty-feeling number of The New-York Ghost is the perfect prelude to Thanksgiving—or postlude, if you're Canadian. Enjoy the stunning new features 'Tale of the Tape' (out-takes from hip-hop interviews) and the 'Ghost Literary Supplement' (a mildly alcoholic look at the year's best books). Thrill to our errata. Plus: letters, poetry, photos, and more.

What they're saying:
'All issues are lovely, but issue #9 is especially because it includes internal dialogue; cheese, cakes, and ham; also Tove Jansson's Moomin characters...'
—Mairead Case, 'Look a Ghost in the Eye'

'Well, well, well—last New-York Ghost was swell (swell, swell).'
—R.K., Connecticut

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Issue #8—sprung into the ether!

2006-11-14T08:21:00.000-08:00

Do you know where this is? Find out in the eighth action-packed issue of The New-York Ghost. Play a challenging game of word golf, watch favorite movies in a new light, and protect your children from 'Zedism'! It also features several glaring factual errors, which we invite readers to correct. Subscribe by dropping a line to thenyghost@gmail.com. It's free!

Issue #7 is out!

2006-11-06T20:13:00.000-08:00

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Issue #6 — flying in-box-ward!

2006-10-31T05:20:00.000-08:00

Yikes! It's Hallowe'en and another New-York Ghost is ready for your reading pleasure. Make sure to subscribe to this free weekly newsletter by dropping a line to thenyghost@gmail.com.

This issue includes a Carnegie Hall revelation, reviews of The Queen and Marie Antoinette, audiobook ruminations, haunting photos, a fresh new poem, and the announcement of a new contest!

(Spooky graphic courtesy of Sandringham Magic & Light.)

Issue #5 has been unleashed!

2006-10-25T08:24:00.000-07:00

The Hallowe'en issue—or is it?—of The New-York Ghost is out. Drop an e-mail to thenyghost@gmail.com to begin your free subscription.

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"I could not stop laughing while reading issue 5—my cube-mate thought I was having a seizure. too many quotes had me rolling..."
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Issue #4 is ready!

2006-10-15T14:38:00.000-07:00

Hey, you . . . Don't make that face! Things are looking up. Why? Well . . . for one thing, the fourth issue of The New-York Ghost is ready.

This issue features Samantha Hunt's true mysterious excavation beneath the west 30s of Manhattan, a poem, a depressed gargoyle, the first 'Park Avenue Pensée,' and much more!

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Photo by Adrian Kinloch

Issue #3 is ready!

2006-10-10T06:51:00.000-07:00

In issue #3, you'll find the usual mix of sizzling gossip and poetry, plus cutting-edge coverage of the New York Film Festival, the latest discoveries in local paleolithic art, and much more! Request a free subscription, if you haven't already, by sending an e-mail to thenyghost@gmail.com.

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2006-10-03T05:14:00.000-07:00

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Boo!

2006-09-26T20:21:00.000-07:00

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