In 1976, a comic artist named John Holmstrom begot Punk magazine as an excuse to stalk his favorite bands from the downtown scene, and look cool in…
Talks + Readings: Scam Artists, Music Meccas, and Steve Jobs-O-Rama
The Confidence Game Tuesday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. at The Strand, 828 Broadway New Yorker columnist Maria Konnikova is in her element with a deep dive…
The Fire This Time Festival Celebrates Diversity of Black Theater
Though it’s easy to get distressed about how white and male-dominated the artistic landscape still is today (because it really, truly is), it’s important to…
Greenpoint Hospital Renaissance Ahead; House of Yes Returns
Here are photos of the suspect police believe slashed a man’s face Saturday afternoon on E. 6th Street. [EV Grieve] Mayor de Blasio will reportedly…
Week in Shows: a Set So Harsh It’s Blister-Popping & a Cyber-Industrial Reawakening
Guido, Ritual Humor, Lover’s Touch, Rubber, Decorum Monday January 18, 8 pm at Aviv: $8 Late notice, but we know you’re looking for something to…
LES Girls Club Broadcasting ‘Girl Power’ Straight to Your Ears
“The world of podcasting is really white and really male-dominated if you look at the charts,” said Julia Furlan, the founder of Buzzfeed Audio. She…
Photographer Catherine Opie Has a Pair of New Exhibitions That “Humanize Celebrity”
In the late 1990s, Catherine Opie drove across the country, taking photos of lesbian families in and around their homes. The resulting series, Domestic, (which Opie,…
Exponential: an Experimental Theatre Festival For the Brooklyn Set
January is theatre-fest time: there’s the always exciting COIL fest, Under the Radar at the Public Theater, and the opera-centric summit Prototype. But Theresa Buchheister– a founding member of Title:Point, the DIY…
WTF? Another French Tapas Spot, Excuse My French, Flips Open Its Doors on the LES
“This is my little baby,” Ricardo Valdez said with an excited grin, opening the door to his brand new bar on Orchard Street. A former…
Winter Waterland: Spa Castle Premier 57 Just Added Heated Rooftop Pools
Not since the jacuzzi at Plato’s Retreat has Manhattan seen an aquatic playground like Spa Castle Premier 57. When we checked out the beloved Queens…