It was a good weekend to be a fan of Arthur Russell: for one thing, NPR Music started streaming Corn, a new posthumous album of unreleased recordings from the early…
We Tested NYC Dirt and Tasted (Yes, Tasted) London Smog
Have you ever wondered what another city’s pollution tastes like? Of course you haven’t. And yet, there it was: a tasting booth serving up smog meringue at Ideas City…
Kevin Smith On Losing 80 Pounds and Getting Called Out By Courtney Love
It’s funny that Mallrats will be one of Nitehawk’s first outdoor films of the summer, because we just saw Kevin Smith at Vulture Festival, where…
Pols Toured the East Village Explosion Area and Sought Wisdom From Zoltar
A little over two months after the Second Avenue gas explosion, local politicians and a small group of community members toured the still-smarting small businesses around the blast site.
And the First Two Films of Nitehawk’s Summer Series Will Be…
Nitehawk Cinema just announced that its summer outdoor screening series, in collaboration with BuzzFeed, will kick off with Billy Madison and Mallrats. That’s right: come July, you’ll…
Jonathan Franzen Has ‘No Idea’ Where His Latest Novel Came From
At Book Expo America last week, well-respected book critic and Salon co-founder Laura Miller attempted to open for us the “hot, hungry microcosm” of Jonathan Franzen’s brain.
Awkwafina Shares Her NYC Subway Horror Stories
“Shout outs to the drunk white girls,” exclaimed Awkwafina, gesturing toward a giggling gaggle gathered Thursday night at McNally Jackson Books in Soho. At this month’s installment of the Real…
Watch John Waters Give a Commencement Address
Last week, when we saw John Waters at Powerhouse Arena, the “People’s Pervert” mentioned he’d be giving a commencement address at the Rhode Island School…
Bushwick Getting a Hotel; LES Goes From ‘Glossy to Gritty’
Two people suffered minor injuries following a second-floor fire at 73 Monroe Street on the Lower East Side yesterday afternoon. [NY Daily News] Approximately 100…
This Exhibition Explores What Happens When Brooklyn Girls Drink Ayahuasca
Walking into the Company Gallery on the Lower East Side feels like stepping inside a Tumblr. Photographs of painted people, tinted by sunlight flooding in through…