10th Annual Stand Up For Heroes
by: Michael Shields1 A star-studded evening where the true guests of honors were the soldiers who have given so much to the country they served……
Art & Fashion
The Best of ATM, 2015: Arts & Culture
As 2015 comes to its close, Across the Margin takes a look back at some of its most treasured moments in Arts & Culture… Throughout this…
Self-Consciousness and Art
When killing yourself is beautiful… Words and header art (entitled “Reaching”) by: Cristina Rutkowski My mother left The Return of the King soundtrack in…
A Night with Knausgaard
by: Michael Shields A revelatory evening with an international literary star… Writing can be demanding. It can be a gut-wrenching experience, as you attempt to…
David and Katie Get Re-Married
by: Michael Shields David and Kate are getting married….again, for all the wrong reasons. David and Katie met in school at Sarah Lawrence College. No one,…
Girl in a Band: Reviewed
by: Douglas Grant Kim Gordon’s memoir is a hard hitting, honest look into the Sonic Youth guitarist’s life and times… Sometimes we think we know…
Constellations
by: Michael Shields A new Broadway production starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson takes you on a cosmic journey of the heart…. “Our senses tell…
My Struggle
by: Michael Shields Karl Ove Knausgaard’s My Struggle, a portrait of our collective existence….. My childhood wasn’t unique in the grand scheme of things. Undoubtedly, there were…
Ralph Ellison: A Man and His Records
by: Michael Shields New York City is certainly bountiful in its cultural offerings, but every once in a while an exhibition comes along that simply…
Ian & Pat
by: Michael Shields The World’s Greatest Friendship makes its Broadway debut….. Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart (Yes, both knighted by Queen Elizabeth!) met…
Forget About it Kid! They Are Ghosts!
by: Michael Shields Immerse yourself in a cult classic…… Immediately upon entering the theater you are handed a “survival kit,” and anyone who accepts this…
Kicks Air Jordan 1 Retro ’95
by: Michael Shields The return of our recurring series entitled – KICKS – where we infuse introductions to fashionable footwear with a dash of creative…