Drink Local: The Best Booze Made in Brooklyn
The borough now produces all manner of delicious wines, beers, whiskeys, gins, vodkas, and liqueurs.
News & Features
9 Brooklyn Bartenders Talk Booze
Find out what drink order will make them roll their eyes.
May 8, 2013
Art
May's Must-See Exhibitions
Get through several weeks of allergy season by spending time with art in several of our finest NYC institutions. Also, WHALES!
Theater
In Park Slope, A New Theater
With the Brooklyn Lyceum closed, Ugly Rhino moves into the Tea Lounge. Or, rather, under it.
Going On Today...
Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical
After runs in London and D.C., this backstage musical about the creative and romantic relationship between Danny Faye and Sylvia Fine comes to New York. From their first meeting at an audition through their often tumultuous relationship to Faye's film stardom, this showbiz story is retold with many favorite Faye tunes. $56.50/$31.50
St. Luke's Theatre, 308 W 46th St, Between Eigth and Ninth Avenue, Midtown East
Music
More Punk: Giving a Fuck or Not Giving a Fuck?
New records by Deerhunter and Savages offer drastically different takes on whether it matters to be understood.
The Knife and the New Politics of Synth-Punk
It's impossible to overstate the influence of this band in creating a whole new language for the genre.
Apr 12, 2013
The So So Glos Were Banned from CBGBs
Part One of an in-depth interview with the Brooklyn natives on the eve of the release of their latest album, Blowout.
Apr 10, 2013
Film
Grow Up!: Frances Ha
Noah Baumbach's latest finds Greta Gerwig at a twentysomething dead end.
Tourists Are the Worst: Sightseers
In this dark comedy, a couple on holiday kill a lot of people.
Love in the Time of Capitalism: Pieta
In Kim Ki-duk's 18th film, a brutal (and we mean brutal) loan shark goes soft.
Becoming Traviata: Behind the Diva
This documentary examines soprano Natalie Dessay's rehearsal process.
Food & Drink
Spring, Chicken: Sweet Chik
The best vegetarian fried chicken in Brooklyn. Plus, real chicken!
hOmE Again: Alameda
The brothers Haslegrave do it again, this time in Greenpoint.
Columns
Art Fag City
MonkeyTown 3.0: Monkey Business
Talking to the man behind the popular dinner/video art project, which will be resurrected this summer.
Ask A Cabbie
What Are Your Plans For The Summer?
"I work all the time. I don’t have time to play like you. Summer, winter, it’s all the same."
Nightlife
L Magazine 10th Anniversary Party
Event management for The L Magazine and Kanine Records 10th Anniversary Party powered by Eventbrite
Reviews
Theater
In Park Slope, A New Theater
With the Brooklyn Lyceum closed, Ugly Rhino moves into the Tea Lounge. Or, rather, under it.
Art
May's Must-See Exhibitions
Get through several weeks of allergy season by spending time with art in several of our finest NYC institutions. Also, WHALES!
Bar
Horse Attitudes: OTB
A new Williamsburg bar pays homage to the now-defunct storefront gambling parlors.
Books
A Book-Worthy Life: The Book of My Lives
In deftly clinical language, Aleksandar Hemon recounts his extraordinary experiences.
Film
I Don't Care If You Die: Aftershock
The characters are unlikable in this horror-disaster movie.
Restaurant
South, Vietnam: Nightingale 9
Hanoi-cooking goes below the Mason-Dixon at this Williamsburg spot.
Should You See the Star Trek Sequel?
If not, what could you see instead?
RIP to the Best Used Bookstore in Brooklyn
Babbo's Books has closed. An appreciation.
The Measure cont'd
RSVP to the Third Literary Upstart Reading!
Now at Spike Hill!
The 10 Worst Pick-Up Moves of All Time: Political Edition
Never tell a woman that you want her to "rub your tumor." It's not a good pick-up move.
