Children’s books have a way of teaching lessons without coming across as preachy or insistent. They teach you to eat your vegetables and take care…
Political Cartoons On the Wall at This Year’s MoCCA Arts Festival
The Society of Illustrators expects to draw crowds to Hudson Yards this weekend for the annual MoCCA Arts Festival. Hundreds of New York- and Brooklyn-based…
Dueling Pistols: Founding Members of the Sex Pistols Make Rare NYC Appearances
In rock and roll, there are legendary feuds. Mike Love vs. Brian Wilson, Axl vs. Slash, and one of the most savage: John Lydon, frontman of…
A Kerouac Fest, a Translation Slam, and More Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month
Aside from being April Fool’s, today was also the first day of National Poetry Month. If you forgot, that’s all right. There are plenty of…
Art This Week: An Activist’s Paintings, Interactive Light Vessels, and More
Monika Monika Opening Monday, April 1 at Steuben Gallery, 5 pm to 8 pm. On view through April 5. Monika Monika is both the name…
Trans-Pecos Closes Trans Am Cafe, Launches Vegan Pop-Up With Seitan’s Helper
The Ridgewood-Bushwick cafe scene saw some dramatic changes this weekend with the closing of the TransAm Cafe on Wyckoff Avenue. (Never fear, the Trans-Pecos performance…
Joseph Scapellato On His ‘Existential Noir’ Novel, The Made-Up Man
Joseph Scapellato, author of the deft story collection Big Lonesome, brings his debut novel, The Made-Up Man, to McNally Jackson’s new Williamsburg outpost—which has been…