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Press about OFFOFFOFF.COM
New York Daily News
August 22, 2001
From: Arts and Lifestyle | Culture |
Wednesday, August 22, 2001
Sonic Net:
New York Fringe Festival
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the New York Fringe Festival coming to an end on Sunday, it's easy to succumb to the
feeling that the non-mainstream arts scene is going into hibernation. Nothing could be
further from the truth. Keeping track of what's happening on the fringe after the Fringe
is easier with Offoffoff.com (www.offoffoff.com).
The site has theater listings, along with reviews of shows present and past. Venue
information for each show is bolstered by links to the venues' Web sites, and some of
Offoffoff's reviews are enhanced by video clips (for which you need RealPlayer). The site
branches out with a smattering of TV listings, profiles of New York-area bands, MP3 and
RealAudio music clips and alerts concerning upcoming concerts. The same services are
provided for fine-art exhibits and dance performances. Sign up for the E-newsletter by
sending an E-missive to subscribe@offoffoff.com.
Bruno Blumenfeld
(See the article as reprinted on the New York Daily News web site.)
New York 1
March 28, 2001
Ty Burr of Entertainment Weekly gave an enthusiastic review of the site on
New York 1
TV the last week of March 2001. Offoffoff, he says, "serves the function of that really
cool friend who points you toward interesting stuff you'd never otherwise hear of, and
says, 'Hey, check this out!' "
He adds: "My only complaint about Offoffoff.com is that there's not enough of it!"
And he's right — that's why there's more stuff on the way. Check back
often, sign up for our newsletter, and see what's new.
Here's the clip on Real Video. Requires the free
RealPlayer.
The infamous fishhook incident
August 2001
Okay, I'm a wimp. So when I was at a screening of the Korean film
"The Isle"
and the gruesome fishhook scene came on, I decided it was about time to go out
for a breath of fresh air — yes, ordinarily a film critic is supposed to watch
the whole film, but even for a journalist, being sick in the theater is considered
poor form. So out the door it was, except I never quite made it out the door.
After staggering through the lobby, I found myself collapsed against the wall
with the world around me going black.
When I came to, I had a skinned knee
and, before long, a reputation. Somehow the city's most-watched
gossip column heard all about this and by Sunday I was mildly famous.
Curiosity-seekers are welcome to check out the article from
the New York Post's Page Six
and the follow-up from columnist Jeffrey Wells on Reel.com.
By the way, after a restorative somosa from the Indian shop up the street,
I went back and caught the end of the film, which was really quite good.
(See the review.)
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