A Crash Course on the Brooklyn Art Scene

A Crash Course on the Brooklyn Art Scene

Everything you need to know to make it as an art-lover who doesn't ever want to go to Chelsea.

News & Features

Summer Museums Preview

Summer Museums Preview

Escape the heat, become smarter.

Art

Fred Valentine: Humorous Haunts

Fred Valentine: Humorous Haunts

A studio visit prior to the artist’s solo exhibition at Sometimes permits glimpses of fantastical horrors and humors alike.

Theater

Theater On A Park Slope Stoop

Theater On A Park Slope Stoop

Brave New World will perform Street Scene on the street.


Going On Today...

Big Terrific

A free comedy show brought to you by SNL's Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman.

Cameo Gallery, 93 N 6th St, between Berry St and Wythe Ave, Williamsburg


Music

Northside at McCarren: Get To Know Your Openers

Your Guide to the 2013 Northside Festival

You're going to hear us talk an awful lot about this over the next week. Just warning you now.

Jun 5, 2013


Film

Tropfest: Short Films Move to Brooklyn

Tropfest: Short Films Move to Brooklyn

Talking to the founder of the world's biggest short-film festival, which is in Prospect Park this year.

I'm So Excited!: Almodóvar's Airplane

The Spanish director returns to his roots with this sex farce.

#Wiening: Museum Hours

Jem Cohen's gorgeous ode to Vienna, museums, and art.

A Hijacking: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything

This Somali-hijacking movie is tauter for its stretches of eerie calm.


Food & Drink

Piece of Cake: Dynaco

Piece of Cake: Dynaco

This Bed-Stuy spot serves a frosted slice of chocolate that goes surprisingly well with whiskey.

Reasons to Wine: Falansai

The food at this Bushwick Vietnamese place was great. But the food pairings were divine.

Columns

Bogus Journeys

Art Fag City

Bogus Journeys

Traveling for work in the art world isn't as glamorous as it might sound.

Ask A Cabbie

How Do You Keep Cool in the Summer?

"Sometimes I put all the ice cubes in my freezer in a big bag and then rub that all over myself."

Sex With the Natural Redhead

Polytechnicalities

Dear Audrey, my girlfriend says she's poly, but I don't believe you can love two people at once.

Nightlife

L Magazine 10th Anniversary Party

Event management for The L Magazine and Kanine Records 10th Anniversary Party powered by Eventbrite

Reviews

Theater

The Fundamental Things Apply: The Silver Cord

Peccadillo revives this 1926 smother-love expose with effective sincerity.

Art

Life and Death During Wartime: Käthe Kollwitz

The Brooklyn Museum is showing its complete holdings of her affecting woodblock prints.

Bar

Ours Is Morning Drinking: Achilles Heel

A new old bar in Greenpoint opens at 8am.

Books

McCann’s Troubles: TransAtlantic

Colum's problematic new novel looks at Ireland's tragedies through myriad eyes.

Film

Wild At Heart: The Rambler

Calvin Lee Reeder's surreal road movie through American grotesquerie.

Restaurant

Wake Me When The Check Comes: Brooklyn Southern

The food is so rich and the beer so good at this place that they might just put you to sleep.

Northside Film Day 3: Picks from the L Mag Staff

It's the second to last night, so make this one count.

The Best Old Movies on a Big Screen This Week

Early Jackie Chan and perverted Cronenberg.

Jun 19, 2013

Northside Film Day 2: Picks from The L Mag Staff

Tonight, we've got a documentary about deceased pets, a love letter to New York City and more.

Jun 18, 2013

The Measure cont'd

Brooklyn's Best Young Filmmakers

Meet the local writers, directors and producers showing in this year's BAMcinemaFest.

Jun 18, 2013

Photos: Solange Asks 5,000 People to Grind Like They're at a Middle School Dance

And they obliged, thank goodness.

Jun 17, 2013

Northside Film Day 1: Picks from The L Mag Staff

Northside Film kicks off tonight across Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

Jun 17, 2013

Stories from Around the Web

Classified Directory

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Chez Lola

Replete with antiques, Lola has a colorful, eclectic atmosphere: winelist (affordable), cocktails (tailored; all dishes are homemade. Must eats: French onion soup, short ribs, lamb tagine. Open every day, Lola's specials are Live Music Wednesdays, Fondue Tuesdays, All You Can Eat Mussels Nite Thursdays & Steak Lovers' Sundays.

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Bushwick, Brooklyn

MOPAC: Meet Other People and Cook

Meet cool new peeps at MOPAC: Meet Other People and Cook in this pressure-free chill setting in Bushwick. Cook fresh exotic food and meet new peeps. You'll see that cooking and meeting people is fun and easy! Cheers! 47 Thames Street, 718-417-0619, www.mopac.us

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Krolewskie Jadlo

Greenpoint and Williamsburg are one of the fastest growing places in New York. Chef Krzysztof Drzewiecki, former Chef of Robert De Niro and Drew Nieporent’s Restaurant Nobu, invites you to come taste the finest Polish cuisine these neighborhoods have to offer. New additions to the menu include a variety of game meat dishes and vegetarian options such as crepes stuffed with cheese, mushrooms and spinach, as well as soya and apple ‘meat balls’ with thyme and dill sauce. And try our traditional dishes like pierogies, stuffed cabbage and potato pancakes. Get a free beer when you check in on foursquare! Free delivery in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. www.krolewskiejadlo.com

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

One Last Shag

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Park Slope, Brooklyn

Al Di la Trattoria

"Fantastic" savory-cooking at relatively gentle prices explains why this oh-so popular Park Slope Venetian is always packed. (Zagat)Open for lunch and dinner daily, and weekend brunch.

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Alligator Lounge

Every night until 3:30am, we serve free personal pizzas with every drink! Buy 3 drinks, get 3 pizzas. Buy 10 drinks... 10 pizzas! A selection of 13 draft beers complements the delicious crisp-crust pies, with toppings like pepperoni, artichokes and flavorful sweet sausage available for an extra $1 each. Play some pool, do the jukebox thing or head to our party-ready back room for karaoke on Thursday nights. Nice new TV's for enjoying baseball and football games. Happy hour: drinks $1 off from 3 to 6 pm daily.

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Crossroads Trading Co.

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