Upcoming talks and readings. Because sometimes, you just want to watch C-3P0 soliloquize in Early Modern English. Thursday, June 26 Nathan Deuel and Friday was the Bomb…
Morbid Anatomy’s Divya Anantharaman Shows Us DIY Taxidermy
Since we profiled Divya Anantharaman and her taxidermy shoes last summer, she’s become a “taxidermist in residence” at Morbid Anatomy, an enterprise dedicated to “cool stuff that’s at the intersection of…
In Williamsburg, A Hidden Refuge For the Undocumented and Incurable
The former convent on Hewes Street is a mystery house: there’s no sign outside announcing its name or mission. People walk in and out of the two-story…
Save Huge On Rotary Phones as Miss Hoe Leaves the Bowery
Miss Hoe is the perfect place to shop for a person who doesn’t need anything (flamingo-shaped lamps! owl backpacks! mushroom pillows!). But a rent hike is forcing…
Best Gay Bars, Outdoor Drinking Spots; 21 Questions For Alex Karpovsky
The driver of a 2003 Infiniti sedan was decapitated after crashing into the back of a flatbed truck on the BQE while trying to evade…
The Lowline Just Got Another $30K From Boosters Like Adrian Grenier
The folks behind the Lowline are in high spirits: a benefit at the Bowery Hotel on Monday night attracted 500 guests (including celebrity supporter Adrian Grenier) and…
Meet Brooklyn’s Newest Small-Batch Sriracha
The snarkier corners of the web had a field day when it came to light that artisanal sriracha was being made in (where else?) Brooklyn,…
Bushwick’s New Venue, Palisades: ‘It’s Everyone’s Scene’
As DIY spots like 285 Kent and Steel Drums continue to disappear and our old party pads become high-rise condos, where do we turn? Enter…
Now Showing: Bicycle Film Fest, Al Fresco French Flicks and More
Now you’ve finally made it through OITNB, maybe you’re ready for some big-screen action? Fed Up If Super Size Me, Food, Inc., Hungry for Change and…
Michael Jackson, Five Years Gone
It’s the fifth anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death. While Metro tries to imagine how he would’ve looked at the age of 50 (sans surgery), we prefer…