Sweetgreen is growing like a weed. The D.C.-born chain just opened a new one. Its 19th New York City location is in Greenwich Village, right…
Performance Picks: Chocolate, Non-Toxic Masculinity, Comedy for PR Relief
WEDNESDAY Chocolate Dances’ Costume Party Tasting Performance Wednesday, October 11 and Saturday, October 14 at Triskelion Arts, 8 pm: $30 advance, $35 doors Sometimes, chocolate…
On a Bus with Ai Weiwei, Or So I Thought
Is there going to be food on this thing? That’s my first thought when I board a tour bus with about 20 other journalists, before heading…
Kool Thing: New Museum Taps Rem Koolhaas For New Building
The Bowery might be losing the International Center of Photography, but it’s gaining a starchitect. New Museum announced today that it’s tapping Dutch architect Rem…
Greta Gerwig Directed Lady Bird With a Little Help From Blink 182
When describing her directorial debut, Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig turns to pop music: “It’s a pop song that’s really fun to sing along to––a really…
Supreme Comes to Williamsburg, Bringing Crazy Lines With It
After months of rumors that Williamsburg was getting a Supreme store, the cult skatewear brand opened on Grand Street this past Thursday. If you’re familiar…
Last Waltz With Paramount Brooklyn’s Old Wurlitzer Before a Two-Year Restoration
Last month, we noted that a mighty Wurlitzer organ that belonged to the Brooklyn Paramount before it was converted into a gym would be played one last…
Trying Out the Human-Free Ordering System at the New Astor Place Shake Shack
Shake Shack opened its latest location in the “Death Star” building at 51 Astor Place today, and we stopped in to try out the kiosk-only ordering system.…
Cosplay Diplomacy: How 10 Comic Con Goers Would Defeat Their Enemies
Trump says “only one thing will work,” but the attendees of New York Comic Con know better. We asked them how they’d defeat their mortal…
Watch: Indigenous People Gather to Sing, Dance, and Say ‘Enough of Columbus Day’
Monday, October 9, Columbus Day, officially marks an Italian man’s passage across the Atlantic Ocean, an event that kicked off the genocide of New World…