“Enough!” Lydia Lunch told the crowd at IFC Center as they gave her a semi-standing ovation after the world premiere of Lydia Lunch: The War…
A New Doc Rides Alongside Terry Gilliam as He Tilts at His Long-Unmade Don Quixote Film
When it comes to famously unmade movies, there’s Jodorowsky’s Dune and Terry Gilliam’s Don. Gilliam’s decades-long quest to adapt Don Quixote was the stuff of…
Does a CBD Workout Make Hitting the Gym More Chill?
Before starting the new CBD workout at Hanson Fitness, owner Harry Hanson— known for training celebrities like Rihanna and Tyra Banks— helped me apply a…
A Notable Pierogi Shop Comes From Overseas to Greenpoint
Greenpoint is a place where you can do your laundry while playing pinball, score affordable old-fashioned doughnuts, eat a nice dinner, and catch a metal…
The Activist Whose Family Owns One of the City’s Most Beloved Mexican Restaurants Still Faces Deportation
On the way to his asylum hearing at 26 Federal Plaza this morning, Marco Saavedra first stopped across the street at the African Burial Ground…
Performance Picks: Live Animal Comedy and a Carnival of Debauchery
THURSDAY Petting Zoo: The Wildlife Stand-Up ShowThursday, November 7 at Vital Joint, 8 pm: $10 Some might say performers and animals have quite a bit…
What to Watch at This Year’s DOC NYC Festival
Cult leaders! Despots! And a man who goes by the name of Mr. Toilet. One of the city’s most popular film fests, DOC NYC, starts…
Politicians Press the Flesh at a Kinky Party Supporting Asian Sex Workers
Nudity, leather, kink, heavy makeup. It was a celebration of desire and sexuality, of BDSM and marginalized voices. On stage, burlesque dancer Viva Lamore took…
Claywoman, An Ancient Alien With a Cult Following, Talked Impeachment With Some Celebrity Friends
Claywoman is withered and weathered, like something literally molded from clay and, by degrees, dried out. She’s the 500-million-year-old extra-terrestrial performance persona of the actor…
Art This Week: Riffs On History and Hyperreal Sculptures
A Part of USOpening Thursday, November 7 at Geary. On view through December 20. The first thing an onlooker might notice about the works of…