About halfway through our conversation, Kiefer Shackelford launches into one of his favorite jokes: “Can you imagine Duke Ellington teaching a piano lesson and going, Now remember,…
Pretty Sweet: Williamsburg’s New Waterfront Wonderland, Domino Park
South Williamsburg’s Domino Park is finally finished and open to the public, and it is a gleaming example of what approximately $50 million can do…
Dog Haus Is Giving Away Free Franks at Its New Soho Pop-Up
As you may have noticed on Instagram, a so-called Hot Dog Bus has been dishing out free franks in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and will continue to…
Classic Japanese Studio Ghibli Films Like Spirited Away Return to the Big Screen
Fans of beloved Japanese storyteller Hayao Miyazaki, who produced some of the world’s most iconic animated films, will be delighted to see his quintessential works…
Female Candidates, Global Wealth Inequality, and More Exhibitions Open This Week
In Her Hands Opening Thursday, June 14 at Robert Mann Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through August 17. It seems more women…
How Hillary Clinton Inspired a Hilarious Reimagining, Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf
What do Tennessee Williams, slash fiction, and the comment sections of family-planning sites have in common? Well, they’re all widely discussed in Everyone’s Fine with Virginia…
Sons of an Illustrious Father Navigate the Fame Matrix With an In-Band Life Coach
In March, at the altruistic Bed-Stuy venue C’mon Everybody, the band Sons of an Illustrious Father delivered a blistering set for a rapt audience. It…
Party Crew JunXion Celebrated Their Fourth Anniversary With Buses And Boats
Fresh off their adventures at last week’s Elements Lakewood Fest, Bushwick’s JunXion crew celebrated their fourth anniversary on Saturday night with a party in four different locations, plus plenty of creatively designed…
Mad Props: Acme Studio Leaves Williamsburg For Bushwick
What may be the “most unique studio in New York” (and the only one to continually throw a party featuring a live llama) has left…
Meet the Artist Behind the Dreamy New Light Installation in Prospect Park
When I met Grimanesa Amorós on a wet spring day, she was dressed in a cozy jacket, red scarf and thick galoshes perfect for sloshing around in the…