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,…
Cool Off And Get Cultured At These Seven June Book Talks
Michael Eric Dyson + Shaun King + Harry Belafonte Monday, June 4 at The New School, 7 pm to 8 pm. Michael Eric Dyson joins…
Book Jackets: Stephanie Marano Combines High Fashion With Works of Literature
Tavi Gevinson caused quite a stir among Donna Tartt fans last week when she posted an Instagram photo of a custom-made jacket inspired by Tartt’s 1992…
Brandon Harris Talks Gentrification, Race, and the Perennial Struggle of Making It in NYC
In his first book, Making Rent in Bed-Stuy (HarperCollins, 2017), New York-based writer and filmmaker Brandon Harris uses his memoir of “trying to make it…
In Williamsburg, a New Zine Destination Snuggles Up With a Comics Store
When Quimby’s opened up a few weeks back just off the Metropolitan stop, Williamsburg gained another hip little bookstore in an area where it sometimes feels like…
Reductress Has Literally Written the Book on Feminism, But They’d Still Like To ‘Do More’
For being a somewhat niche concept of a satirical women’s magazine, Reductress really runs the gamut when it comes to content. There’s been their acclaimed and biting…
Bernie’s Revolution Is Great and All, But Ralph Nader Thinks It’s Time to Start a Youth Party
Let’s be real about this right up front– if we’re talking actual votes, Ralph Nader hasn’t exactly seen a lot of success as a presidential candidate.…
Death By Audio’s Residents Dish on the DIY Venue’s Final Freaky Streak
To celebrate the arrival of Ebru Yildiz’s new book, a hefty collection of black-and-white photos from the final 70 or so days of Death By Audio, the…
Tim Murphy, Author of Christadora, On the East Village Then and Now
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the East Village in the 90s? Junkies passed out on Avenue A while…
Four Readings: Alt-Comedy Collective to Tear Up the Strand + Actor Winos, Winot?
TUESDAY Hyperallergic IRL 2 August 16, 7 pm at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, The super stylish Hyperallergic, the online magazine for all your arts-and-culture-related thinkpiece…