Thousands of people walk by them everyday, oblivious to their existence. But you’ll notice them if you’re looking. At eye height, two peepholes covered by…
Performance Picks: Butch Drag, Backyard Comedy, Queer Memoir
THURSDAY We’re TiredThursday, August 29 at Cobra Club, 8 pm: FREE Thursday is a strange day. It’s not quite as close to the weekend as…
Art This Week: Shoeboxes and Abstraction
Shoebox MuseumOpening Thursday, August 29 at 198 Allen Street, 10 am to 7 pm. On view through August 31. Sneaker culture has reached a bit…
Novelist Nell Zink Counts Ian MacKaye as a Fan, and Now a Character in Her Indie-Inspired ‘Doxology’
Some writers grapple with grand ideas, while others compose devastatingly satirical works of fiction. Nell Zink’s got both neatly covered. Her latest novel Doxology spans…
Bread Face Girl Wants Dough From Foot Boys
Remember breadfacing? It became a thing in 2015 when a woman in her late twenties began posting Instagram videos in which she squished bread with…
Performance Picks: A Capella Horror, Comedians Dancing, and More
THURSDAY Ablaze: an A Capella Musical ThrillerAugust 22-24 at New Ohio Theater, 7:30 pm (Sunday shows at 2 pm and 8 pm): $20 Traditionally, the…
Art This Week: Morph Suits and Sex Workers
Orchid.SummerOpening Wednesday, August 21 at The Olympia Project, 6 pm. On view through September 12. When you think of art having to do with particular…
Mr. Peanut Has a Lot of Balls, Taking Over Astor Place
This is nuts! Mr. Peanut and his Nutmobile have taken over Astor Place and are dishing out free cheese balls.
East Village Queer Film Festival Packs House, Pulls Heartstrings
The East Village Queer Film Festival brought rebellious sons and snappy elders to the big screen for a packed opening on Monday night. Hosted by…
Eileen Myles Made a Road-Trip Film Driven By Poetry, Politics, and Puppetry.
When I first read Eileen Myles’s 1994 classic Chelsea Girls, I was certain it was nonfiction. I think I may have told an inquiring stranger…