The late Fred Bass, longtime owner of the Strand Bookstore who died January 3 at age 89, is getting posthumous bear hugs from the City…
Sarsour: ‘No Conflicts’ Over Women’s March, Despite ‘Irresponsible Journalists’ and Times Story
This weekend, there will be hundreds of events in the U.S. marking the first anniversary of the massive women’s marches around the country and the…
Ibogaine Activist Dana Beal On His Arrest For Pot Trafficking: ‘I’m Just Trying to Complete My Mission’
No way does long time marijuana activist Dana Beal come across like a blissed-out stoner. In fact, the New York yippie leader sounded briskly analytical…
SantaCon Location Comes Early
Breaking from a years’ long tradition of withholding its starting point until the night before, SantaCon announced last night that its red-suited revelers will first gather Saturday…
SantaCon Location Still a Mystery; Critics Say ‘Be Good, For Goodness Sake’
SantaCon’s massive band of red-suited revelers will arrive in New York on Dec. 9, but no one seems to know where. The controversial bar crawl keeps its starting…
Kate Millett, ‘Extraordinary Woman,’ Remembered By Steinem, Ono, and Clinton
Feminist icon Kate Millett, author of the ’70s classic Sexual Politics, received a star-studded sendoff Thursday afternoon, following her death on September 6 at age 82. The…
Controversial Antifa Expert Prefers ‘Social Revolution’ to ‘Terrorist Group’
Bluestockings bookstore quickly filled to capacity last night for Mark Bray, a former Occupy Wall Street organizer turned Dartmouth history lecturer who is making waves…
Former Village Voice Scribes Gather to Say, ‘That’s All She Wrote’
It seemed more like a wake than a party for Village Voice alums at the renovated 19th century firehouse on 87 Lafayette Street that’s known…
Gay Talese Is ‘Enthusiastic About a Brash New Yorker’ in the White House
It was the last Tuesday night concert of the Washington Square Music Festival. A few minutes before the JP Jofre Ensemble began to play mostly…
Artichoke Debuts New Pizzeria Across From Fire-Ravaged Original
A brand new Artichoke Pizza opened today in the East Village, across the street from where its famed and decidedly funkier predecessor was shuttered by…