Last month, Jemima Kirke, best known as wild-child Jessa on Girls, told us why she had started painting her friends in wedding dresses. She wanted…
Frigid Festival Lineup: Zombie Romance, Queer Shakespeare, and More
If those big Broadway musicals leave you cold, why not take a chance on FRIGID New York. The annual festival, co-founded by the theater company…
What’s Harvey Weinstein’s Severed Head Doing On the Streets of the East Village?
How’s this for getting a head in the business? In a new work by SacSix, the infamous photo of Kathy Griffin holding up Donald Trump’s…
Luke, I Am Your Roaster: Watch Luke Skywalker Get Roasted By Star Wars Characters
“People say Chewbacca’s breath is bad, but have you ever been in the Millennium Falcon cockpit with Luke Skywalker? Forget using the force, how about…
Art This Week: Marking a Year of Resistance, and More
One Year of Resistance Opening Tuesday, January 16 at The Untitled Space, 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through February 4. Though it feels…
Party Politics: Who Will Be New York’s First Nightlife Mayor?
“You gotta think of nightlife as your gene pool. The more diverse, the better it is for everybody,” says Brendan Jay Sullivan, a writer, producer…
Bookseller Fred Bass Was Buried at Sea in His Strand Sweatshirt
Fred Bass, owner of Strand Book Store, died last week at the age of 89. He was dressed in a Strand sweatshirt when he received…
Norman Glockwell? See What Happens When Guns Are Thrust into Iconic Artwork
You’ve seen what happens when Hollywood guns are replaced by thumbs ups or, even better, selfie sticks. Now see what happens when guns are swapped in to famous works…
More Theater Festivals, Clowns, And Performative Activism
American Realness Now through January 16 at Abrons Arts Center and other venues, various times and prices. If you thought last week’s Performance Picks covered all…
Ride Out Landmark Sunshine’s Final Days With Tommy Wiseau
The Landmark Sunshine will close Jan. 21, Deadline has confirmed. That leaves you with less than two weeks to say goodbye to the onetime vaudeville…