I spent November in the past, finishing a memoir. I’ve been having a little trouble coming back. My stop-over island between Now and Then is a documentary called I Like Killing Flies. Matt Mahurin made this movie about Kenny Shopsin, his restaurant, and his family in 2004. The New York seen here—waves vaguely—was an unlikely fish pancake of comfort and desire and conflict. Mahurin’s unfussy, no budget video captures how we moved and what we ate (if we were lucky). It also documents Kenny’s move to the Carmine Street corner space, a location missing from
Monday, November 30 2020
Monday, November 30 2020
Monday, November 30 2020
I spent November in the past, finishing a memoir. I’ve been having a little trouble coming back. My stop-over island between Now and Then is a documentary called I Like Killing Flies. Matt Mahurin made this movie about Kenny Shopsin, his restaurant, and his family in 2004. The New York seen here—waves vaguely—was an unlikely fish pancake of comfort and desire and conflict. Mahurin’s unfussy, no budget video captures how we moved and what we ate (if we were lucky). It also documents Kenny’s move to the Carmine Street corner space, a location missing from