THURSDAY Failure Pride: IdolsThursday, June 20 at Club Cumming, 8 pm: $10 Queer culture is full of idols: pop icons like Madonna and Lady Gaga,…
A Very Burlesque Valentine’s, and More Performance Picks
THURSDAY Filthy Gorgeous Burlesque Valentine’s Spectacular Thursday, February 14 at Brooklyn Bowl, 7:30 pm: $25 There are a staggering number of events of all stripes…
Your Halloweekend Performance Picks
FRIDAY Halloweird Comedy Hour Friday, October 26 at Pete’s Candy Store, 7 pm: $8 Before you get properly spooked at whatever party you go to…
A Tribute To Brooklyn, Queer Storytelling, and More Performance Picks
THURSDAY ¡Oye! For My Dear Brooklyn March 15-31 at Abrons Arts Center, various times: $20 It’s far too common to see comedians, storytellers, and other…
‘Passport’ to Planet Booze, Where Rivers of Craft Cocktails Flow Free (Er, Two-for-One)
It’s forecast to rain all weekend (boo), but today the weather gods are giving us a pretty tantalizing taste of the summer vibes around the corner.…
4 Readings: Whingeing About Work, Surveying the Surveillance State, and More
WEDNESDAY Dave Isay presents Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street. Feeling unmotivated at…
Talks + Readings: Radical Mutants, Hanya Yanagihara and Choose Your Own Misery
Ramzi Fawaz + Phil Jimenez Thursday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. at The Strand, 828 Broadway “Dissecting comic book history through the lens of queer theory” is probably…
Talks and Readings: Slice Harvester, Literary Recipes, and Virginity Tales
TUESDAY If you’ve ever wished there was a way to mix the quiet solitude of writing with the blood-thristy spectacle of an MMA throw-down, (and…
A Zine Fest, a Torture Talk, and Mommy’s Dating Life in Graphic Novel Form
From zines to graphic novels, poetry to ethical treatises on torture, this week’s talks and readings have you covered. Friday, July 25 Pete’s Mini Zine Fest…
Watch the Oscars at One of These 13 Spots and You’ll Be Golden
At last year’s Oscars, Seth MacFarlane hosted, Jennifer Lawrence tripped, and Ben Affleck called his marriage to Jennifer Garner “work.” Movie musicals and James Bond…