Halloween may be over but true horror fans watch scary movies year-round. This year’s NYC Horror Fest kicks off with NYC’s very own Lloyd Kaufman —…
At the Brooklyn Fishing Derby, Shit Got Reel
The Brooklyn Fishing Derby culminated Sunday after three days and nights of aggressive angling. The event, sponsored by the Brooklyn Urban Anglers Association, brought together…
It’s ‘Game Over’ For This Video Game Store’s St. Marks Location
8 Bit and Up has left 35 St. Marks Place after three years on the building’s second floor, but it isn’t Game Over for the…
Jeff Koons and Lady Gaga Teamed Up For an ArtRave at the Navy Yard
While you were sleeping last night, Lady Gaga and Jeff Koons were throwing an “artRave” involving an eight-foot-tall sculpture of naked Gaga modeled after the…
Nine Greenpoint Coffee Shops Stayed Up Past Their Bedtimes
This past weekend, nine coffee shops curated by Greenpointers offered special menus, treats, and live performances during the neighborhood’s first-ever celebration of its local cafés.…
Cornel West Praises Catholic Anarchist, Thinks Obama Is ‘Not Worth Breakdancing Over’
Cornel West dropped into the East Village’s Maryhouse on Friday to deliver a holy-rolling birthday tribute to Dorothy Day, the Catholic-anarchist writer who would’ve turned…
Video + Photos: Auster, Spiegelman and Brooklyn’s Best Comic Book Artists at CAB
Comic enthusiasts gathered in Williamsburg this past weekend for the first annual Comic Arts Brooklyn, which turned out to be the hippest comic festival ever…
[UPDATED] Man Fatally Shot Three People and Killed Himself in East Williamsburg
A man shot and killed three people — possibly bandmates — early this morning in East Williamsburg before turning the gun on himself. Police responding…
Forget Thor and Pick Over Some Highbrow Comics This Weekend
While theater-goers watch a comic book-based movie about a Norse god who smashes things with a hammer this weekend, a different kind of comic book…
There’s a Debbie Harry Bobblehead (and No, It Doesn’t Have a Heart of Glass)
Nothing is real but the girl, but what about this? That’s right: there’s now a Debbie Harry bobblehead. Till now, we’ve had to settle for…