Last September, Bushwig sold out the Knockdown Center, that sprawling ex-manufacturing lot just on the Maspeth side of the Brooklyn/Queens border. It was perfect drag…
Saying Goodbye to The Glove, a DIY Space Sent From Heaven Above
Now that it’s no longer an active venue, I can tell you the address of The Glove. The only problem is I never knew the…
Hidden in a Brooklyn Couple’s Home, a Literal Karaoke Den
Late on a Friday afternoon, right before things were sure to get busy, Zaida Soler-Williams and Roberto Williams welcomed me into their East Williamsburg apartment,…
Art This Week: Cuban Abstraction and Tender Collaboration
Constructing Her UniverseOpening Thursday, September 5 at Sean Kelly, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through October 19. Most of the exhibitions in New…
Cinema Secret: At IFC, Peepholes Let Passersby Watch Movies in Miniature
Thousands of people walk by them everyday, oblivious to their existence. But you’ll notice them if you’re looking. At eye height, two peepholes covered by…
Performance Picks: Butch Drag, Backyard Comedy, Queer Memoir
THURSDAY We’re TiredThursday, August 29 at Cobra Club, 8 pm: FREE Thursday is a strange day. It’s not quite as close to the weekend as…
Art This Week: Shoeboxes and Abstraction
Shoebox MuseumOpening Thursday, August 29 at 198 Allen Street, 10 am to 7 pm. On view through August 31. Sneaker culture has reached a bit…
Novelist Nell Zink Counts Ian MacKaye as a Fan, and Now a Character in Her Indie-Inspired ‘Doxology’
Some writers grapple with grand ideas, while others compose devastatingly satirical works of fiction. Nell Zink’s got both neatly covered. Her latest novel Doxology spans…
Bread Face Girl Wants Dough From Foot Boys
Remember breadfacing? It became a thing in 2015 when a woman in her late twenties began posting Instagram videos in which she squished bread with…
Performance Picks: A Capella Horror, Comedians Dancing, and More
THURSDAY Ablaze: an A Capella Musical ThrillerAugust 22-24 at New Ohio Theater, 7:30 pm (Sunday shows at 2 pm and 8 pm): $20 Traditionally, the…