Eba Hamid

Published: September 28, 2012 Seeing the Beauty in the Bronx Daniel Hauben, 56, a painter who grew up in the Bronx, infuses his scenes of the oft-maligned borough with a touch of whimsy. He was commissioned to create a series of paintings for the new library at Bronx Community College. A selection of his works is below. Related Article »

An artichoke and an elevator. A Checker taxicab and a conductor’s baton. A MetroCard and a mastodon tusk.Inspired by “A History of the World in 100 Objects,” the British Museum’s BBC radio series and book, we recruited historians and museum curators to identify 50 objects that could embody the narrative of New York.

Because the • world • is • a scary • place • right • now. Because concrete. Because litter. Because anger. Because cruelty. Because my living room is often the only safe place I can picture. Because the air outside is thick with pain and I cannot walk through it without internalizing rage and grief that are not (only) mine. Because the most I can do right now is try to survive. * Not actually on Netflix.