No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America Thursday, August 2 at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Darnell Moore,…
Sneak Preview Of the Newly Renovated Film Forum, Opening Tonight
Who doesn’t love the Film Forum? The autonomous, non-profit institution first started showing films (foreign, art house, independent, repertory) back in 1970, in a space with…
The Photographer Documenting DIY Culture in Brooklyn and Beyond
Those who proclaim the spirit of New York City is dead would be wise to look away from the fresh horror that is the CBGB…
TV On The Radio Will Play Dear Science Live As the Album Turns 10
Is it 2008 again? First Interpol releases a new single, and now this. After moving to Los Angeles, TV on the Radio is heading not just halfway,…
Despite the Washouts, Panorama NYC Made For a Killer Weekend
This year’s Panorama NYC festival was watched by more than few outside its bubble this past weekend. Between the early evacuation on Friday and Janet Jackson’s quickly praised performance, folks…
A ‘New Yonic Era’ and More Art This Week
Surface Tension Opening Tuesday, July 31 at Cooler Gallery, 7 pm to 9 pm. On view through August 12. Some art has sweeping sociopolitical messages,…
Michael Jackson Mural Hits East Village as Spike Lee Preps MJ Block Party
At the corner of First Avenue and East 11th Street, tourists and residents alike stopped in their tracks, stunned by the mural in front of…
East Williamsburg Club Will Welcome DJs, Drag Kings and Snake Chamers
If you’ve seen the Williamsburg episode of the satirical “What’s the 311?” web series, you know locals are bummed about all the venues that’ve closed:…
John Waters Considered Roseanne For a Part, Plus 9 Fun Facts About the Newly Restored Female Trouble
John Waters dropped into IFC Center over the weekend to introduce a screening of his 1974 cult favorite Female Trouble, newly restored with a 4K…
Feminist Food from the Past Comes to Life at MOFAD
On the corner of Bayard and Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) is a quiet, unassuming structure whose only distinguishing exterior…