Chinese drag queen BaeJing is at home in front of a camera. When she heard we’d be taking photos, she strutted to the front of…
A Film Series Offers Free ‘Midnight’ Movies and Free Reasonable-Hour Popcorn and Beer
New York’s still ripe for catching movies, be it the common blockbuster or obscure fare, but it’s tough getting people in the door. Yet over…
Netflix Wins Big, and More Takeaways From the Gotham Awards
The 2019 Gotham Independent Film Awards arrive at a critical moment in awards season. Predating most of the major awards, they provide a clue into…
Art This Week: Uncanny Glitches and Duchamp’s Commodification
Present Bodies: Papermaking at Dieu DonnéOpening Wednesday, December 4 at BRIC, 7 pm. On view through February 2. Though it’s not quite as big a…
New Book Reveals Downtown Ghost Signs Hiding in Plain Sight
Over the years, B+B contributor Frank Mastropolo has brought us a series on Lower Manhattan’s ghost signs; painted on walls or erected in metal or…
‘It Was the Place to Be’: 20 Years of Pete’s Candy Store
Pete’s Candy Store opened in Williamsburg on December 1st, 1999. It’s almost unbelievable that it would still be open, 20 years later, considering the trajectory…
What to Do On Thanksgiving If Turkey Ain’t Gonna Cut It
If gorging on turkey, stuffing and canned cranberry sauce doesn’t sound like a good time and you wouldn’t be caught dead at the Macy’s parade,…
Did a Brooklyn Dad Beat Elon Musk to Creating the Cybertruck?
Last week Elon Musk revealed the apparent result of that weed he smoked on the Joe Rogan podcast: the Tesla cybertruck, a retrofuturistic wedge that’s…
Teen Songstress Chloe Grace Baker’s Interactive Music Video Has a Hidden Message About Social Media
If you text teen pop star Chloe Grace Baker, a.k.a Baker Grace, you’ll probably wait for a reply for three to five business days. The…
A New Breed of Climbing Dirtbag Has Parked in NYC
Parked under a bridge in Queens is a white Mercedes Sprinter van. On the outside it looks like any other car; maybe you notice the…