RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Stories that matter, from the heart of the East River.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Month: February 2020

Is Roosevelt Island Exposed? Gay History And Fabulous Tales

Roosevelt Island’s little known gay history jumped out of the figurative closet, in 2019, at Joe’s Pub. It’s a musical. The Gorgeous Nothings In Concert. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News We learned something in 2019, when a theatre…

Black Cat Parody: How Roy Lichtenstein Changed Art, Then and Now

Roy Lichtenstein’s black cat parody… Roy Fox Lichtenstein was one of the most interesting and peculiar artists of the 20th Century. He had a long career of innovative artwork but is best known for a short burst of comic book parodies….

Feline Fun Available Now with Humorous Cat Art Prints

Feline fun is available now with humorous cat art prints, popular, colorful designs for home and office by Deborah Julian, ready to ship. By David Stone Among the many things cats have given us over the years – love, friendship,…

Office Cat Mischief: Parody On The Art Of Edouard Vuillard

Edouard Vuillard’s Office Cat… Visual artists invent worlds to put their work in context. Creativity spills into the world where you, I and cats live… By David Stone  Edouard Vuillard, for example, lived in a particularly ripe time that included…

Mind-Bending Mysterious Secrets Hiding In What We Remember

The mystery of what we remember starts here… I tried, but I can’t remember along what road I walked to that odd place in gritty downtown Binghamton. Under what conditions I climbed the stairs or why I came at all. To…

RIOC Upgrades Southpoint Park

RIOC Upgrades Southpoint Park, starting with the shoreline. Damaged by Super Storm Sandy, areas near the East River are unsafe. Phase 1 fixes that, RIOC projected in February 2020. Reporting by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News With approvals…

Famous Artists’ Cats: The Ultimate Book Now On Sale

About the Famous Artists’ Cats Book… The art’s timeless. The cats? They don’t care as long as something keeps their lightning-quick minds stimulated.

Parody: Which Is Really Picasso’s Cat Before A Mirror?

Picasso’s Cat Before A Mirror… You’d have an interesting time and very likely get lost, if you embarked on a hike through Pablo Picasso’s mind, like this cat did. From Famous Artists’ Cats: The Book By David Stone There’s no…

My Cat Died… but never gave up

My cat died…   Dread settled around me when the young resident veterinarian led Deborah and me into a room larger and, in some odd way, more somber than any of the examining rooms before.   We were already sad…

Beautiful Black Cat Admires His Reflection in Monet’s Garden

About the black cat in Monet’s garden….. By David Stone Claude Monet moved to Giverny in 1883. He was 43 years old and a recent widower with two children. His life, once so difficult he attempted suicide, impoverished and unrecognized,…