Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to fight back against Donald Trump’s harshest and most regressive plans this morning at a speech in the East Village.…
Talks + Readings: Doulas, Post-Capitalism, and an After-Turkey GMO Lesson
The Doulas NYC Launch Party Monday, November 21 at Bluestockings, 7 pm: FREE. Bookstore, cafe, and activist space Bluestockings is fittingly the space for the…
Four Shows: Neon Spandex and Hair Metal Redux, Thurston Moore & John Zorn’s Dream Team
Ereptile Destruction, Growler, Shitkill Tuesday November 22, 9 pm at Union Pool: $8 Once in a while, it helps to forget everything that’s happened to…
The Queen Is Dead: Remembering Leonora Russo, Mayor of Bedford Avenue
Leonora Russo, the “Queen of Williamsburg,” has died at the age of 91, after 68 years in the neighborhood. She’ll be remembered this evening at…
Incarcerated LGBTQ Artists Get a Gallery Show Curated By Diane Von Furstenberg’s Daughter
The obstacles faced by the more than 2.3 million incarcerated people in the United States today are enormous, and the consequences of the prison system are felt…
Ad-Rock Decries ‘Homegrown Terrorism’ and Hundreds Rally Against Hate at Adam Yauch Park
Last week a pair of swastikas with the caption “Go Trump” were found spray-painted in Adam Yauch Park, a playground, dog run, and ball courts…
Indictment in Bushwick Murder; ‘Immersive Erotic Dinner Party’ Pix
Kwauhuru Govan, a 38-year-old man from Florida, was indicted Thursday for the 2004 kidnapping and murder of Bushwick teenager Sharabia Thomas, thanks to DNA found under the…
This Art Show Wants Your Election Reactions, Regardless of How Rowdy
If your blood hasn’t stopped boiling since last Tuesday, a weekend art show could be a chance to find some semblance of catharsis. This Saturday,…
Desiree Akhavan Will Take On Conversion Therapy With The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Looks like the next project from Brooklyn filmmaker Desiree Akhavan will be a timely one. She’s adapting Emily M. Danforth’s novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Chloë Grace…
Week in Film: Pooh-Pooh the ‘Sad Exigencies of Plot,’ and a ‘Mind-Numbing’ Satanic Crime Caper
Projective Life Tuesday November 22, 7:30 pm at Light Industry: $8 at the door Light Industry is billing next week’s screening event as a reading…