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Hate Crime at East Village Church? Vandal Went On $100K Destruction Spree
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Yonah Schimmel Swats Rumors: ‘We’re Going to Be Here For Another Hundred Years’
David Cross Is Premiering Hits, His Directorial Debut, at Nitehawk
Comedian David Cross, a disillusioned East Villager turned DUMBO dweller, is making his directorial debut with Hits, and he’ll be at the comedy’s New York premiere Feb. 12 at Nitehawk. The best part: the price of the ticket is up to you, so if you want to be a cheapass a la Todd Margaret you can save a few bucks and treat yourself to a beer while you watch.
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‘The Decadence and the Drama’ of Nutcracker Rouge’s Wild Costumes
(Photos: Angelica Frey)
At the beginning of Nutcracker Rouge, amid wafts of frankincense, the virginal Marie Claire (Laura Careless) finds herself in a haunted forest where she’s surrounded by a storm of snowflakes. Dancers appear on stage clad in lace corsets, tutus, Swarovski-encrusted masks and matching jewelry. Their skeletal, horn-shaped headpieces are frightening. To the tune of Vivaldi’s Winter, they twirl and encircle the wide-eyed Marie Claire, who wears an iridescent turquoise rococo gown paired with a red, ruffled cape.
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SantaCon Plays Nice While Beasticon Rears Its Head
Resin-cast doll by Mica Hendricks.
With a “day of anger” expected to keep police busy and SantaCon’s organizers asking its drunken devotees to stick to a list of participating bars in Murray Hill and Hell’s Kitchen rather than marauding through the streets, the annual Running of the Santas promises to be a lower-key affair this year (an as-yet mysterious “exciting starting point” will be revealed tonight). But while SantaCon may be playing itself down, Beasticon has come back like a thing possessed.
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Leave SantaCon to the Amateurs and Bounce to Beasticon
“Tokyo Jesus” by Gaki Devil
This year, skip SantaCon and travel into the belly of Beasticon, opening next week at Mark Miller Gallery. “Instead of hollow conviviality and amped-up displays of holiday spirit,” goes the invite, “The artists were asked to fearlessly reflect inward on the nature of the Beast or the shadow self.”
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Canines of New York: Tagging Along With The Dogist, a Pup-arazzo Who Hounds Dogs
J Lo (Photo: The Dogist)
On a Greenwich Village street corner, photographer Elias Weiss Friedman was having trouble getting J Lo’s attention. Her eyes darted restlessly and she wouldn’t stand still. “She’s a real bitch,” said the young man who accompanied her. “She hates cameras.” J Lo was a slender, seven-year-old white Bull Terrier. Finally, after a couple of “C’mon mama, sit down mama”s, she relented and posed.
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Wizard Skull Just Stripped My Little Ponies Of Their Last Shred of Dignity
(Photos: Angelica Frey)
If you thought Bronies were ruining My Little Pony, wait till you see Wizard Skull’s new show at Cotton Candy Machine.
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