The obstacles faced by the more than 2.3 million incarcerated people in the United States today are enormous, and the consequences of the prison system are felt…
Ad-Rock Decries ‘Homegrown Terrorism’ and Hundreds Rally Against Hate at Adam Yauch Park
Last week a pair of swastikas with the caption “Go Trump” were found spray-painted in Adam Yauch Park, a playground, dog run, and ball courts…
Indictment in Bushwick Murder; ‘Immersive Erotic Dinner Party’ Pix
Kwauhuru Govan, a 38-year-old man from Florida, was indicted Thursday for the 2004 kidnapping and murder of Bushwick teenager Sharabia Thomas, thanks to DNA found under the…
This Art Show Wants Your Election Reactions, Regardless of How Rowdy
If your blood hasn’t stopped boiling since last Tuesday, a weekend art show could be a chance to find some semblance of catharsis. This Saturday,…
Desiree Akhavan Will Take On Conversion Therapy With The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Looks like the next project from Brooklyn filmmaker Desiree Akhavan will be a timely one. She’s adapting Emily M. Danforth’s novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Chloë Grace…
Week in Film: Pooh-Pooh the ‘Sad Exigencies of Plot,’ and a ‘Mind-Numbing’ Satanic Crime Caper
Projective Life Tuesday November 22, 7:30 pm at Light Industry: $8 at the door Light Industry is billing next week’s screening event as a reading…
Williamsburg Bar-Venue Over the Eight Is Closing at the End of the Year
About an hour ago, Williamsburg bar and performance space Over the Eight announced on Facebook that it’ll be closing its doors at the end of next month.…
How the Men at One Office Reassured Their Coworkers That ‘The Future Is Female’
Monica Singh, an employee of education and staffing company General Assembly, wasn’t expecting anything unusual when she went to work on Tuesday, one week after the…
When You Shotgun a Beer and Set Off an Alt-Right Hate Storm
The video shows Contessa Stuto pretty much topless in the middle of an Election Night party on the Bowery, with a submissive dog-girl yipping wildly at her feet. According…
Seth Rogen Eyes East Village Condo; 200-Pound Tuna in Greenpoint
Yesterday afternoon on Knickerbocker Avenue, an alleged drunk driver who was going in the wrong direction hit a man in the foot after he first…