When I read that Josh Ozersky died Monday while in Chicago for the James Beard Awards, I was shocked not only by the sudden loss…
Former Teacher Confesses to Punking Her Students In New Sketch Show
I hate to say it, but I can sort of imagine Natasha Vaynblat, when she was Ms. Vaynblat, coming off at first as the teacher who…
Cinco de Mayo Isn’t the Mexican 4th of July, But Drink Up Anyway
Cinco de Mayo is probably best known as a reminder of American ignorance. Northern-dwelling Americans, including myself, are often raised to think of this Mexican…
Smorgasbord Coming to Coney Island; Jack Black’s at the Apple Store Tonight
Brooklyn-born Cooper Union grad Joseph Lechleider, the inventor of DSL high-speed Internet, died last month at the age of 82. [NY Times] The East Village…
The 15 Most Instagrammed Things from the New Whitney Museum
Friday ushered in the long-awaited rebirth of the Whitney Museum of American Art with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by FLOTUS herself. Right on the High…
Talks + Readings: Headscarves, Hymens, Spinsters and an Anti-Bridget Jones
As we get ready to watch Kate Bolick read from Spinster, “a revelatory and slyly erudite look at the pleasures and possibilities of remaining single,” tonight at 20 Cooper Square…
Music Blog-Turned-Zine Alt Citizen Gets Even Realer With Shop and Gallery
Alt Citizen has been doing their thing since 2012– the music blog’s bread-and-butter is album reviews (past and present), essays, show recommendations (mostly local Brooklyn…
What Twitter Is Saying About Los Angeles Luring New Yorkers
Los Angeles is the new Brooklyn, according to a provocative Sunday Styles piece that described ever fed-up New Yorkers packing their bags to head West. Quoting a transplant who said L.A.…
Jim Gaffigan Hits Katz’s With Adam Goldberg, Offers a Taste of Gaffigan Show
Jim Gaffigan, last seen being pious on the streets of Nolita, filmed on the Lower East Side with Adam Goldberg this morning, as you can…
Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields Did Songs From A-Z: His Setlist and Comments
Stephin Merritt, last seen getting the Katie Lazarus treatment at Joe’s Pub, kicked off a rare solo tour in Philadelphia on Saturday. Since the Magnetic Fields frontman…