Irving Place Records on the East Side is doubling in size. But for that to happen Blast Radius Record & Video, which was next ...

Book publishers this year seem to be turning away from the heavy-hitters and opting for something silly. Here are some of the best.

The stark black-and-white compositions do what Mapplethorpe did best: transform the socially unacceptable into formalist art through meticulous attention to light, shadow and balance.