The Independent art fair (the art fair that prefers not to be described as an art fair) opened its doors yesterday evening. To its credit,…
This Theater Kid Has a Thing For Skulls, and So Does Hair Metal
In the two and a half years that Ariel Pellman has gone to Hair Metal in Greenpoint, she’s also gone through six hairstyles. See if…
Vice’s Shane Smith: ‘Will We Eventually Be Old and Shitty? Yes.’
Previewing season two of HBO’s Vice to an audience of NYU students last night, Vice Media co-founder Shane Smith admitted there was a time when “we…
Nightwood Is Leaving Williamsburg, Sharktooth Is Moving In
While it seems like every business on the planet is trying to lock up a lease in Williamsburg, Nightwood is walking away from theirs. At…
One Word For the Observer Editor Who Thinks Brooklyn Is ‘Over’: Junglepussy
After deriding “Brooklyn’s Overhyped, Undercooked Restaurant Scene,” the New York Observer has now gone ahead and declared that “Brooklyn is over. Done. Finished. Brooklyn as…
Laurie Anderson Will Be at The Strand Tonight
Performance artist Laurie Anderson will be in the East Village tonight at the Strand, one of her first public appearances since losing husband Lou Reed in…
Trade Your Baubles For Fine Art at Cynthia Daignault’s Barter Shelf
Do you have any small and valuable objects? A beloved rubber ducky? The first love letter you ever received? A condom that’s been in your…
Do Your Apartment Ace Hotel-Style at Rough Luxe, a New Home Design Shop
Feltraiger isn’t the only retro-minded store that’s recently relocated to Williamsburg. After a little over a year in Dumbo, Thomas Buczkowski, a veteran of Brooklyn Flea, closed…
Like Billy Madison, Mr. Throwback Will Not Make Out With You in the Middle of Class
When Mr. Throwback suggested a Billy Madison quote as his throwback pick of the week, our first reaction was an apathetic eye roll, but we…
This Year’s Red Bull Music Academy Festival: David Byrne, a Laser Show, a Street Party and More
After dropping an oral history of the East Village’s Pyramid Club earlier this week, the Red Bull Music Academy has now announced the line up…