Director Crystal Moselle, who traced a family of Lower East Side shut-ins with her documentary The Wolfpack, is back in the public spotlight. This time,…
Those ‘Beer For Farting’ Ads Are Hot Air, But Vice Is Giving Away Free Beer Anyway
What a gas! The posters around Williamsburg mimicked an ad campaign for Old Blue Last, the beer launched by Vice in 2016. But instead of…
A Puppet Fest For Adults? We’re Not Stringing You Along
I’ll admit, I always thought that puppet shows were mostly for kids, but maybe I was just pulling a Statler and Waldorf. This display of…
James Franco’s The Deuce Returns to Blue and Gold Tavern
HBO series The Deuce is heading into its second season, as you can see from the trailer released yesterday; today, the production is taking over Blue and Gold…
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Is Teaching the Ramones All Wrong
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is notorious for getting it wrong, sparking yearly lists of snubees. (For starters, Sonic Youth and the Pixies…
Video: Smashing Pumpkins Turned 30 With Courtney Love and… the Guy From Sugar Ray?
On stage at the PNC Bank Arts Center last night, Billy Corgan recalled how someone, after the previous evening’s show at Madison Square Garden, asked…
Get Your Summer Reading (or Flirting) On With These 9 Book Talks
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America Thursday, August 2 at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Darnell Moore,…
Sneak Preview Of the Newly Renovated Film Forum, Opening Tonight
Who doesn’t love the Film Forum? The autonomous, non-profit institution first started showing films (foreign, art house, independent, repertory) back in 1970, in a space with…
Despite the Washouts, Panorama NYC Made For a Killer Weekend
This year’s Panorama NYC festival was watched by more than few outside its bubble this past weekend. Between the early evacuation on Friday and Janet Jackson’s quickly praised performance, folks…
East Williamsburg Club Will Welcome DJs, Drag Kings and Snake Chamers
If you’ve seen the Williamsburg episode of the satirical “What’s the 311?” web series, you know locals are bummed about all the venues that’ve closed:…