Tim Kinsella first registered on the public radar c.1990 as the frontman of Chicago emo band Cap’n Jazz, before going on to lead a number of…
Sugar Slaves, Suicidal Starlets, and Space-Age Pleasure Parks
It’s almost time for pig roasts and kiddie pools, but that’s no reason to lose your intellectual edge entirely. Here’s our weekly rundown of readings…
Alas, Naughty Droid: A Night of Shakespeare and Star Wars
Get thy lightsabers ready and prithee get thee to the bookstore—where a performance of choice moments from the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars series will take place. If…
Nathan Deuel and Friday was the Bomb
In 2008 Nathan Deuel,Village Voice and Rolling Stone editor, moved with his wife Kelly McEvers (a foreign correspondent) to Saudi Arabia. The couple’s first child had just been…
Good Talks: World Cup Buzzkill, a ‘Live Documentary,’ and Shakespeare Star Wars
Upcoming talks and readings. Because sometimes, you just want to watch C-3P0 soliloquize in Early Modern English. Thursday, June 26 Nathan Deuel and Friday was the Bomb…
The Syrian Refugee Crisis
Photojournalist Diego Cupolo has documented sinister environments and the tough lives lived in them from Bushwick to Montevideo. Tonight at WORD, he discusses his recently released book, Seven…
Will Jesus Lizard Tour Again? ‘I Hope Not, But Probably,’ Says David Yow at Word
Rock and roll and coffee table books aren’t the most likely combination, but, as promised, three members of The Jesus Lizard appeared at Word bookstore…
Hang With Jesus Lizard and Drink Free Beer at Their Book Release Party
Speaking of Kurt Cobain, one of his favorite bands, The Jesus Lizard, is releasing a coffee table book, and the band’s members — David Yow,…
Literary Bad Boys Might Be Dead, But Bret Easton Ellis Nods to ‘Greenpoint Glamor’
Sure, we’re making a big fuss about William S. Burroughs’s 100th, but in the Times Sunday Book Review, James Parker argues that the idea of the literary…
Dagmara Dominczyk: Greenpoint Still Smells Like Sausage and Ciggies
Dagmara Dominczyk’s Greenpoint memories