Author Archives: Inquisigal

About Inquisigal

I am a writer, photographer, and filmmaker living in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn. I worked as a music journalist in the early 90's, covering the alternative rock scene, and have since written and directed films, and covered local Brooklyn and Bed-Stuy specific news as a photographer and writer for The Brooklyn Papers, Citylimits.org, and the Bed-Stuy Blog. I received the 2008 Pass Award, presented by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, as part of a team that produced the story “A Ballot’s Breadth Away from Rejoining Society” for Citylimits. org, and exhibited Bed-Stuy and Brooklyn-specific documentary photography this past summer at the Main Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library in a show titled "Unexpected Brooklyn: Neighborhood Landscape in Transition."

The Inside Scoop on the New Deep Dish

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Inquisigal

It’s surprising what you can find out just by taking a stroll around the neighborhood.
There I was, suffering from a bout of the “indoor blues,” which can afflict people who spend large chunks of time working alone, from home. Listening to NPR all day long, and hearing story after story about the rapidly deteriorating [...]

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Why “the Left” hates Sarah Palin

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Inquisigal

According to an op-ed written by Rich Lowry in today’s New York Post, the reason why there’s been such an outcry from many people about John McCain’s VP pick, Governor Sarah Palin, can be found in the title of his piece: “Blue-Collar Roots Spur Left’s Hatred.” While the Post has been surprisingly balanced in their [...]

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Meet Your Neighbors : Episode 11

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Inquisigal

Welcome back to Meet Your Neighbors, a feature on the Bed Stuy blog that serves to make the introductions between you, our readers, and other people who live or work in Bedford Stuyvesant.
So with summer here, and a plethora of muggy, hazy days having become the norm, my normally spry, beat reporter tendencies have admittedly [...]

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Bed-Stuy Pub Crawl

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Inquisigal

A pub crawl in Bedford Stuyvesant??!! What, are we in England or something? Well, truth be told, your humble investigative reporters – Inquisigal and The Changeling – could think of no more humorous and slightly inaccurate title for our new column on the Bed-Stuy Blog. Unlike in many of London’s most populous drinking neighborhoods, bars [...]

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Meet Your Neighbors : Update

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Inquisigal

I just want to give all of you fans of “Meet Your Neighbors” a head’s up that your beloved feature did not go gentle into that good night. I’ve had to spend some extra time as of late on work for my day job, which has eaten into the time I usually devote to hitting [...]

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Meet Your Neighbors : Episode 9

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Inquisigal

Welcome back to “Meet Your Neighbors,” a weekly feature on the Bed Stuy blog that serves to make the introductions between you, our readers, and other people who live or work in Bedford Stuyvesant.
I always like to indulge my inner dilettante every now and then, so last weekend I made it a point to check [...]

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Meet Your Neighbors: Episode 8

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Inquisigal

Welcome back to “Meet Your Neighbors,” a weekly feature on the Bed Stuy blog that serves to make the introductions between you, our readers, and other people who live or work in Bedford Stuyvesant.
I’ve got to say, this early heat wave has severely dampened the ole’ motivation, but in my sweaty misery, I am at [...]

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Conceding to Hillary Clinton

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Inquisigal

Image courtesy of www.Timeinc.net

Well, she finally did it.
Over three days have passed since Senator Barack Obama’s delegate count surpassed the number needed to clinch the Democratic nomination, and during that time, there has been much speculation as to why Hillary Clinton had not yet officially ended her campaign. To her supporters, it was a grueling [...]

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Meet Your Neighbors : Episode 7

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Inquisigal

Welcome back to “Meet Your Neighbors,” a weekly feature on the Bed Stuy blog that serves to make the introductions between you, our readers, and other people who live or work in Bedford Stuyvesant.
I have to apologize to our male readership for the lack of male “neighbors” being featured as of late. I plan on [...]

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Meet Your Neighbors : Episode 6

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Inquisigal

Welcome back to “Meet Your Neighbors,” a weekly feature on the Bed Stuy blog that serves to make the introductions between you, our readers, and other people who live or work in Bedford Stuyvesant.
This week’s holiday episode serves to provide both your humble beat reporter and all of you a needed break from some [...]

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