Dave Mandl
@dmandl.bsky.social
WFMU DJ, writer (The Wire, Los Angeles Review of Books, etc.), bassist, photographer, amateur linguist. Founder, Brooklyn Psychogeographical Association.
Web: dmandl.tumblr.com
Instagram: @dmandl
Playlists from my radio show: https://wfmu.org/playlists/GX
Web: dmandl.tumblr.com
Instagram: @dmandl
Playlists from my radio show: https://wfmu.org/playlists/GX
The state of bike lanes in Brooklyn.
February 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The state of bike lanes in Brooklyn.
When I was a kid this was the hippie handshake, used by people who were into music, drugs, etc. It was most definitely a thing. It's still a little weird seeing these people use it. Howard Lutnick rocks!
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
When I was a kid this was the hippie handshake, used by people who were into music, drugs, etc. It was most definitely a thing. It's still a little weird seeing these people use it. Howard Lutnick rocks!
The president of the United States posted a video of the Obamas as apes. Let's see where the story appears in the biggest US newspaper.
February 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The president of the United States posted a video of the Obamas as apes. Let's see where the story appears in the biggest US newspaper.
Screening of a new documentary about poet/writer/bon vivant Andrei Codrescu (dir. by Julian Semilian) at the Bowery Poetry Club tonight. Andrei charming and funny as always, though I missed the Q&A.
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Screening of a new documentary about poet/writer/bon vivant Andrei Codrescu (dir. by Julian Semilian) at the Bowery Poetry Club tonight. Andrei charming and funny as always, though I missed the Q&A.
Lynn Geesaman at Yancey Richardson gallery.
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Lynn Geesaman at Yancey Richardson gallery.
Eggleston at David Zwirner gallery. Hot damn.
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Eggleston at David Zwirner gallery. Hot damn.
It's a new Monday, and that means a new installment of my radio show, "It's Complicated" (an hour of prog and prog-adjacent music). Tonight at 7:00 ET, listen at 91.1 FM on your radio (NYC area), on the web at wfmu.org, or by way of the fabulous, free @wfmu.bsky.social app. (Pictured: Nooumena.)
February 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
It's a new Monday, and that means a new installment of my radio show, "It's Complicated" (an hour of prog and prog-adjacent music). Tonight at 7:00 ET, listen at 91.1 FM on your radio (NYC area), on the web at wfmu.org, or by way of the fabulous, free @wfmu.bsky.social app. (Pictured: Nooumena.)
This Saturday, Feb. 7, come see the incomparable Time Trout play at P.I.T. in Williamsburg (Brooklyn). Also on the bill with us: the stellar improv trio of Kris Gruda, TJ Borden, and Stan Zenkov. Early show: 7 p.m.!
February 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This Saturday, Feb. 7, come see the incomparable Time Trout play at P.I.T. in Williamsburg (Brooklyn). Also on the bill with us: the stellar improv trio of Kris Gruda, TJ Borden, and Stan Zenkov. Early show: 7 p.m.!
I will not buy another photo book I will not buy another photo book I will not buy another ph—OK, just this one. A stunning collection of pictures by 162 photographers, from @subjectivelyobj.bsky.social, who never fail to deliver the goods. subjectivelyobjective.com/product/ever...
February 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I will not buy another photo book I will not buy another photo book I will not buy another ph—OK, just this one. A stunning collection of pictures by 162 photographers, from @subjectivelyobj.bsky.social, who never fail to deliver the goods. subjectivelyobjective.com/product/ever...
Odd thing I've noticed: On nearly every store gate I see, there are a slew of these stickers from gate-repair companies. "Hey, we're here when you need this gate fixed." There are many of these companies, apparently, and they never paste over one another's stickers. This gate here is pretty typical.
February 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Odd thing I've noticed: On nearly every store gate I see, there are a slew of these stickers from gate-repair companies. "Hey, we're here when you need this gate fixed." There are many of these companies, apparently, and they never paste over one another's stickers. This gate here is pretty typical.
February street scene, Bush Terminal.
February 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
February street scene, Bush Terminal.
These wind icons are to be taken seriously. In my experience they don't mean "breezy," they mean "You and your bike are likely to be blown clean across the street." #weather
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
These wind icons are to be taken seriously. In my experience they don't mean "breezy," they mean "You and your bike are likely to be blown clean across the street." #weather
Bush Terminal Piers Park.
February 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Bush Terminal Piers Park.
...Here's the quote.
February 1, 2026 at 12:49 PM
...Here's the quote.
R.I.P. Demond Wilson, co-star of one the greatest '70s sitcoms.
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
R.I.P. Demond Wilson, co-star of one the greatest '70s sitcoms.
I predict that synthesizer aficionados are going to have heated arguments over the pronunciation of this guy's name.
January 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I predict that synthesizer aficionados are going to have heated arguments over the pronunciation of this guy's name.
Is information a solid or a liquid?
January 31, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Is information a solid or a liquid?
Bush Terminal, 13°F.
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Bush Terminal, 13°F.
I now have proofs of my book, which will be out in a few weeks or so. (These chunks of pages are signatures, which will be sewn together to make one 80-page paperback book.) Not shown: the breathtaking laser-cut outer cover. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered it. More details soon. #photography
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I now have proofs of my book, which will be out in a few weeks or so. (These chunks of pages are signatures, which will be sewn together to make one 80-page paperback book.) Not shown: the breathtaking laser-cut outer cover. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered it. More details soon. #photography
Eugène Atget at the ICP!
January 29, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Eugène Atget at the ICP!
Essex Market after dark.
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Essex Market after dark.
Marine Park, Dec. 2023.
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Marine Park, Dec. 2023.