Morning Reads: Chen Discussed Suicidal Thoughts, Chabad’s Hip Home, Rat Feast Wrap-up

  • On the witness stand, a soldier testifies that Private Danny Chen confided that he was contemplating suicide because he was being harassed by superiors (NYT).
  • Chabad’s new synagogue on the Bowery arrives with “swagger” and reflecting “the hip vibrations of today.” (NYT)
  • The New Museum has a fancy new web site; among the standout features is a large digital archive (New Museum).
  • Taking in the scene at the New Museum’s White Party (Velvet Roper).
  • Gnawing on rat bones at the Allegra LaViola Gallery (NYT).
  • Tompkins Square Park riot reunion events kick off this weekend (EV Grieve).