Anahita Bradberry’s neon works have never been out under the sun at the Hester Street Fair before, but they’ve stood, bright and mysterious, under lots…
Performance Picks: Your New Favourite Queer Comedy Show and More
FRIDAY (flyer courtesy of Tessa Skara) The Favourites Friday, April 12 at Club Cumming, 8 pm: FREE Most people with an awareness of pop culture…
Art This Week: Fantastical Bodies, Canal Street Takeover, and More
#CO2 Opening Thursday, April 11 at Unix Gallery. On view through May 18. Though many people still deny it, climate change is here to stay,…
Tenants and Pols Hit the Streets For Universal Rent Control
A raucous crowd marched in Harlem last night, demanding Albany legislators follow through on promises to not just renew but strengthen the state’s tenant protections.
This Hidden Sidewalk Cinema Offers Very Short Films On a Very Small Screen
Hidden on a residential street in Bushwick is a white building with black lettering that reads “Peephole Cinema,” with an arrow pointing south towards a…
Industry City’s Summer Shows: Guided By Voices, Antibalas, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and More
Sure, Monday’s brief spike into warmer weather only lasted a day, but Industry City has dropped another much-needed reminder that good climes and good times…
With a New Exhibit, Women’s Work Is in the Art Gallery
Definitions around gender have shifted dramatically in recent years. Grammar aficionados have duked it out over the singular they and dictionaries have made space for…
Watch What Happens When Filmmakers and Poets Turn Stanzas into Cinema
A good poem is a small slice of life. Loud music, a gentle gaze, raucous laughter, a brisk winter breeze. Poetry moves sensation to the…
Miss Astrid’s ‘Striptease Séance’ Will Have a Celebrity Stage Kitten
Do you know Miss Astrid? The question is the Downtown equivalent to the Williamsburg litmus test query, “Remember Cokie’s?” Your answer speaks volumes about how…
The Deuce Shoots Final Season On LES
Back in September, HBO announced that it was renewing The Deuce, David Simon’s gritty drama about the rise of the porn trade in ’70s and…