Iowa may be overrun with presidential candidates before tonight’s caucuses but campaign junkies gathered Sunday at Seward Park High School for the annual Political Memorabilia…
The Early Word on Five Buzzy NYC Films That Premiered at Sundance
Dick Johnson is Dead Dick Johnson dies many times in Dick Johnson is Dead, a hilarious and moving documentary portrait helmed by critics’ favorite Kirsten…
Red Envelopes Become Rat Envelopes When Artists Celebrate the Lunar New Year
During Lunar New Year celebrations, Chinese, East Asian, and Southeast Asian elders traditionally give red envelopes to their children and grandchildren, who eagerly tear them…
Performance Picks: Space Socialism and ‘Old Town Road’ Burlesque
FRIDAY You Are Under Our Space ControlNow through February 2 at La MaMa, 8 pm (some shows at 5 pm): $25 ($20 students/seniors) These days,…
The Wildlife Trade Goes Far Beyond China, Many New Yorkers Know
Customs agents at JFK airport made an unusual discovery last June: Three dozen finches straightjacketed in hair curlers. The tiny birds are used in singing…
Gordo’s Cantina Crosses the Brooklyn-Queens Border
Gordo’s Cantina quietly opened in Bushwick a month ago after leaving Long Island City last summer, and it’s been a good move for owner JR…
A Puffy Playground, A Public Art Legacy, and More Art This Week
PuffyOpening Wednesday, January 22 at Fort Makers, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through March 11. Usually you can’t touch the art, but starting…
Performance Picks: War’s Absurdity and Magic in a Flower Shop
FRIDAY A Late Night Show That is Also LiveFriday, January 17 at Brooklyn Comedy Collective, 9 pm: $10 Some show titles are abstract and obscure;…
Cigar Strikes, Anarchists and Bohemian Beer: Vestiges of a Czech Community
It looks like any other East Village apartment building now, but over a century ago, 533 East Fifth Street, between Avenues A and B, was…
Chasing Stories with the New York Times Run Club
“I’m completely hungover, I barely slept last night, I don’t even know how I managed to do this morning’s race!” Emily Palmer bursts out laughing,…