Nicholas Martin
@nichooolas.bsky.social
Curator for the Arts and Humanities, NYU Special Collections.
I remember at a family wedding a few years back folks learning about my work and asking “isn’t everything just NFTs now?” A completely absurd thing to assume. Those same folks today bring up AI every time I see them
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I remember at a family wedding a few years back folks learning about my work and asking “isn’t everything just NFTs now?” A completely absurd thing to assume. Those same folks today bring up AI every time I see them
It’s a trap lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It’s a trap lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
This is such a beautiful piece by @oneillbooks.bsky.social on the David Wojnarowicz / Rimbaud exhibition at Leslie Lohman. I’ve been terrified of seeing my name come up in reviews of the incredible catalogue I contributed to, so this is doubly pleasing 4columns.org/o-neill-davi...
David Wojnarowicz
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October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is such a beautiful piece by @oneillbooks.bsky.social on the David Wojnarowicz / Rimbaud exhibition at Leslie Lohman. I’ve been terrified of seeing my name come up in reviews of the incredible catalogue I contributed to, so this is doubly pleasing 4columns.org/o-neill-davi...
Yes in fact it is me tearing up on the subway reading about a dude my age riding every roller coaster in the country - defector.com/the-journey-...
The Journey Of All 1,091 U.S. Roller Coasters Ends With A Toot Around The Track | Defector
Rick Mathews has spent most recent weekends driving thousands of miles. Sometimes he flies somewhere and then drives. Sometimes he has several flights in a weekend between all that driving. This was w...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yes in fact it is me tearing up on the subway reading about a dude my age riding every roller coaster in the country - defector.com/the-journey-...
We must preserve this primer pronunciation with the same urgency we preserve schism (it’s sizz-em!)
Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’
It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”
It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”
It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”
It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”
October 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We must preserve this primer pronunciation with the same urgency we preserve schism (it’s sizz-em!)
Very cool, and now accessible at NYU Special Collections: The Phyllis A. Tweel Collection on Bill Cunningham: findingaids.library.nyu.edu/fales/mss_655/
Phyllis A. Tweel Collection on Bill Cunningham: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids
Phyllis A. Tweel is a former publicist, fashion columnist, and 1980s
findingaids.library.nyu.edu
September 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Very cool, and now accessible at NYU Special Collections: The Phyllis A. Tweel Collection on Bill Cunningham: findingaids.library.nyu.edu/fales/mss_655/
Mourning the passing of trailblazing TV producer Joe Lovett, the first network producer to spotlight the AIDS crisis with urgency and empathy. It was humbling and enlightening to get to know Joe and learn about his staggering career over the past several years. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
Joseph Lovett, TV Producer Who Shed an Early Light on AIDS, Dies at 80
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August 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mourning the passing of trailblazing TV producer Joe Lovett, the first network producer to spotlight the AIDS crisis with urgency and empathy. It was humbling and enlightening to get to know Joe and learn about his staggering career over the past several years. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
An underrated benefit of archival research is discovering all the stuff folks were up to on your birthday. Bill Dixon had a big night on the day I was born
May 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
An underrated benefit of archival research is discovering all the stuff folks were up to on your birthday. Bill Dixon had a big night on the day I was born
NYU Museum Studies students curated a very cool exhibition from the Downtown Collection which opens on Saturday 04/05: events.nyu.edu/event/361342...
March 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NYU Museum Studies students curated a very cool exhibition from the Downtown Collection which opens on Saturday 04/05: events.nyu.edu/event/361342...