How did M.I.A.’s father, an early leader of the Tamil resistance movement, react to the documentary about the trailblazing pop star, out today? “My dad watched it yesterday…
What Does It Take to Win the Miss Subways Pageant? A Lot of Training
This year’s Miss Subways pageant got an upgrade form its usual location, the backyard of City Reliquary, to a proper stage at Littlefield in Gowanus.…
Leslie Zemeckis On the Feud That Fueled the Golden Age of the Showgirl
Leslie Zemeckis, the author of Feuding Fan Dancers: Faith Bacon, Sally Rand, and the Golden Age of the Showgirl, which drops next week, is well-known…
A Montauk Magazine Just Brought a Pop-Up Dive Bar to the East Village
The trendy elusiveness of a pop-up and the grungy walls of a dive bar have combined to make The Boneyard, a spot in the East…
A Future Without Cisgender Men, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY This Is It Wednesday, September 26 at The Glove, 8:30 pm: $8 If you were planning on going to a show tonight and being…
Step Right Up to Dirty Circus, the Sexiest Show on Earth
If there was a circus made for adults, what would it look like? Half-naked people flying through the air while those in the audience sat…
New York City Does Not Have Enough Ranch Dressing
In the land of dreams and opportunity, a dark secret roams the streets, hides itself on the menus of pizza shops and local pubs, and…
How Mo Rahmati Went From Uber Driver to Best Rookie at the Food Vendor Awards
“I’m the only person selling these dumplings on the street,” says Mo Rahmati as he dishes up some of the last of his steaming mantu,…
Get Ready to See the Sarah Lucas Retrospective All Over Your Insta Feed
New Museum kicked off its big fall season last night with a huge, career-spanning exhibition of one of the UK’s most influential living artists, Sarah…
At This Queer Venue, Check Your Notion of Gay Bars (and Your Cell Phone) at the Door
3 Dollar Bill opened this summer near the Montrose L stop as the largest queer venue in Brooklyn. “We should be proud of ourselves that…