Beach House Continue to Blossom on Bloom
The band's new album is a weird case study against a career path of constant reinvention
Media
The Top 5 James Franco Non Sequiturs In This Week's Huffington Post
Our post post-modern "Renaissance" man has taken up blogging, thinks Bully didn't have enough bullying.
Food & Drink
Attention Beer Dorks: Heady Topper Arrives in New York City
Well, now I know what the interns are doing today.
News
![Explaining The Complicated "States' Rights" Same-Sex Marriage Issue](/imager/explaining-the-complicated-states-rights-same-sex-marriage-issue/b/featurette/2232629/175f/1337019877-ssm.jpg "Explaining The Complicated "States' Rights" Same-Sex Marriage Issue")
Explaining The Complicated "States' Rights" Same-Sex Marriage Issue
E. J. Graff explains the complicated ways that same-sex marriage is actually a state-by-state thing.
Going On Today...
Ty Segall, White Fence, The Strange Boys, The Men
Well, this sure should be loud and jubilant and messy and fun, with both Ty Segall and White Fence leading their bands of psych-leaning rock before collaborating together for a set. We'll see you there, being loud and jubilant and messy and having fun. $15, $17 at the door
Webster Hall, 125 E 11th St., between Third and Fourth Aves, East Village
Music
The 10 Best Things Right Now: Animal Collective, Best Coast, Jack Kerouac and... Wait, Jack Kerouac?
The Beatniks are coming! The Beatniks are coming!
Beach House Continue to Blossom on Bloom
The band's new album is a weird case study against a career path of constant reinvention
On Lee Ranaldo's Between the Times and Tides
The Sonic Youth guitarist releases a loose, sweet pop album that sounds unfailingly honest.
Mar 19, 2012
Film
Werner Schroeter's Passion Plays
On the extravagant underground films of the cult-beloved New German Cinema outsider.
Why Not Put on the Ritz?
Formally bold debut American Animal explores the uses and limitations of pure trust-funded decadent hedonism.
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp Must Be Stopped
Dark Shadows is Burton and Depp's newest attempt at invoking whatever goodwill remains from Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood.
Income Inequality, Russian-Style: Elena
Andrey Zvyagintsev's new film is a moody, noirish look at an increasingly wealth-stratified family, and country.
Food & Drink
The 12 Best Locally Produced Drinks in Brooklyn
Or, 12 more reasons you're better off living here than anywhere else in the world.
Apr 17, 2012
Hi, I’m Brooklyn, and I’m a Locaholic
The Search for Local Booze Gets Easier in Kings County
Apr 11, 2012
The 8 Best “Summer” Dishes to Make in March
The weather is unseasonably warm, but the available produce is lagging behind. Here are some summery foods you can have right now.
Mar 21, 2012
Columns
Reviews
Theater
A Midsummer Night’s Clusterfuck
Well, if that wasn't the worst production of A Midsummer Night's Dream you'll ever see...
Film
Polisse Story
A French drama about life on the force indulges in film-fest realism and top-this kiddie crime.
Talking to the Official Historian of Rock N' Roll Hotel, the Long-Lost, Recut 3D Music Video Trainwreck Screening at Spectacle on Thursday
"Well, the credited screenwriter saw both cuts and he said they were both terrible, but I think he thought the first cut was the worst."
Cave Singers Add Morgan Henderson (Fleet Foxes) on Bass
So now they'll either way more hardcore or just way beardier.
Judge Grants Stop-and-Frisk Lawsuit Class Action Status
A judge rules to allow an anti-stop-and-frisk lawsuit class action status.
The Measure cont'd
Why You Shouldn't Watch Porn at the Library
A guy got stabbed for watching porn on the library computer.
A Sneak Peek at the Great GoogaMooga's Urban Food Exhibit
There's more to this thing than just Anthony Bourdain, you know.
Yeasayer Release New Song, "Henrietta," Via CDs Sent to Fans
News flash: they don't sound like Erasure anymore!
