If you thought it couldn’t get more ostentatious than that time the Royalton Hotel offered up the services of a “wood sommelier,” you were wrong. The High…
With Two New Cafes, These Coffee Subscription Services Are No Longer Just Mailing It In
Subscription boxes have been all the rage for years now, offering anything from cocktail ingredients to stuff to supposedly empower you when you’re single, delivered to your…
Photos: Punk and Drag Converged at the Second Annual Bodega Ball
What’s the connection between punk and drag? Chi Dracula Orengo, vocalist for local punk band Anasazi, says they both empower society’s misfits and outcasts. He…
A Silent Disco Art Show, Glamorous Putin, And More Weekend Exhibitions
Watermelon Melange Opening Saturday, October 6 at 21 Ludlow Street, 7:30 pm to 10 pm. On view through October 7. Have you ever been to…
These Comedians Are Merging Queer Culture with Socialism to Create ‘Holecialism’
Early into the Holecialism show on Wednesday night, Eric Schwartau doodled the faces of Marx and Lenin on white paper facing a crowd of a…
Ariana Grande’s ‘Sweetener Experience’ Made Me a Pop-Up Star
It looked like any other Friday on the Bowery until I came upon the three bodyguards, dressed in all black, protecting a door FBI-style. Behind the…
Cynthia von Buhler Works Her Immersive-Theater Magic On Harry Houdini
Artist and director Cynthia von Buhler arrived at our appointment carrying a case containing her new pet rabbit Agatha. The cuddly, two-month-old rescue curled up in…
Photos: The Best of What We Saw at Bushwick Open Studios
There wasn’t all that much information about this year’s Bushwick Open Studios on the Arts in Bushwick website until the end of the week, so it…
RuPaul’s DragCon NYC Turns Javits Center From Drab to Fab
It’s never too early for glitter buffets, BDSM photo ops or Lady Gaga. At least, it wasn’t too early at 4 p.m. today when we…
In The Lifespan of a Fact, Daniel Radcliffe Combats Fake News– On Broadway
Do facts really matter when there are so many opinions regarding what constitutes a truth? That question is at the heart of John D’Agata and…