50 Great Outdoor Events in Brooklyn This Summer

50 Great Outdoor Events in Brooklyn This Summer

How to get a season's worth of culture without ever stepping inside a building.

Art

Bushwick Open Studios 2013

Bushwick Open Studios 2013

Insider information on what to expect from the ever-expanding event this year. In short: more than ever.

Food & Drink

Whiskeyed Away to Isle of Skye

Whiskeyed Away to Isle of Skye

Williamsburg has a Mecca for Scotch drinkers.

Film

Ode to Joy: Talking with Noah Baumbach

Ode to Joy: Talking with Noah Baumbach

The director of Frances Ha on how much fun it was to make.


Going On Today...

Then She Fell

Based on the life and work of Lewis Carroll and his disturbing relationship with Alice Liddell, the young girl he loved and for whom he wrote Alice in Wonderland, this is the opposite of passive theatergoing: it's a real adventure through the proverbial looking-glass. Performed in a 100-year-old institutional building that has been dressed to look and feel like an old asylum, crammed with all kinds of creepy Carroll ephemera, it viscerally arrives at is the awful standoff between a little girl and an older man who loved her inappropriately and made something beautiful for her to salve his pain—and also to ensnare her forever. It gets across the full horror of what that meant for her, and also what that means for us. $95-$125

The Kingsland Ward at St. Johns, 195 Maujer Street, Williamsburg


Music

When Did Synth-Pop Get So Sincere?

When Did Synth-Pop Get So Sincere?

Is the laptop the new acoustic guitar?

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

8 Bands You Need to Hear

The best of the local music scene.

Apr 10, 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

Ode to Joy: Talking with Noah Baumbach

Ode to Joy: Talking with Noah Baumbach

The director of Frances Ha on how much fun it was to make.

This Is 40: Before Midnight

Richard Linklater revisits classic characters in this trenchant depiction of committed relationships.

Yale Breakdown: Nancy, Please

A horrifying comedy about an adjunct professor who won't take responsibility for his failures.

Unexamined Suburban Privilege: The Kings of Summer

Boys build their own home in the woods in this American indie comedy.


Food & Drink

Whiskeyed Away to Isle of Skye

Whiskeyed Away to Isle of Skye

Williamsburg has a Mecca for Scotch drinkers.

Veggie Burger Paradise: Root Hill Burger

Gowanus has a great new place for meatless patties. Also for meat.

Columns

Did You Go to Your Prom?

Ask A Cabbie

Did You Go to Your Prom?

"Who the fuck wants to hang out at school when you don’t have to?"

Art Fag City

Punk Couture: An Oxymoron?

The Met's latest fashion exhibit tells visitors nothing about its subject.

Sex With the Natural Redhead

Sex, Meh

"Dear Audrey, I am completely uninterested in sex."

Nightlife

L Magazine 10th Anniversary Party

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

Reviews

Theater

Russian, But Unrushed: Nikolai and the Others

If you care at all about art, you ought to adore this great play.

Art

Bushwick Open Studios 2013

Insider information on what to expect from the ever-expanding event this year. In short: more than ever.

Bar

hOmE Again: Alameda

The brothers Haslegrave do it again, this time in Greenpoint.

Books

An Enquiry Concerning Zombie Understanding: A Questionable Shape

Bennett Sims's brilliant zombie novel is as much philosophical treatise as narrative.

Film

Grease-Monkey Melodrama: Fast & Furious 6

Safeguarding country and family justifies any kind of violence.

Restaurant

Spring, Chicken: Sweet Chik

The best vegetarian fried chicken in Brooklyn. Plus, real chicken!

Max Fish Is Officially Moving to Williamsburg

Say your goodbyes now, if you have any.

Talking With the Creator of Park Slope Family Circus

A new blog lampoons the neighborhood with the old comic strip.

Unlikelier Franchise: The Fast and the Furious or Before Sunrise?

A whole lot of unlikely sequels are opening this weekend.

The Measure cont'd

How Did The Hangover Series Become So Successful?

Assessing director Todd Phillips's career.

Northside Film Tickets Are On Sale Now!

Pace yourself on the popcorn.

May 23, 2013

Interview: Prinzhorn Dance School Finally Make Their U.S. Debut

"We make pop music. It just seems people have different ideas about what pop music is."

Stories from Around the Web

Classified Directory

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Elote

Think Cinco de Mayo is just once a year? Think again. Come experience Cinco de Mayo everyday at Elote. Located in the heart of Williamsburg just steps from the L train, Elote boasts drink specials and happy hour during the week to keep the fiesta going. Dine on tacos, nachos, burritos and more while sipping margaritas made with hand-muddled limes and house infused jalepeño tequila. Just when you think it can't get any better, it does. Brunch on the weekend features a tasty main dish, coffee, and a cocktail all for only $11. Nurse that hangover with hearty huevos rancheros and a bloody mary with a twist. Enjoy the warmer months in the back garden. We deliver to the Williamsburg area. Open at 6pm Mon-Fri and 11am Sat and Sun.

NIGHTLIFE East Village, Manhattan

Drop Off Service

For 5 years, we've been dishing the cleanest, freshest brews to our local beer lovers and surprising our new customers with the quality of service and product. This isn't a normal bar - we do it the right way, serving up over 22 varieties on tap with a great selection of international and domestic brews and Cask Conditioned ale, all served in British-style Imperial Pints -20oz vs. 16 oz! Also serving specialty cocktails and excellent wines. Happy Hour everyday till 8 pm: $3 20 oz Pints and half price drinks. Open til 4am no matter what.

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Park Slope, Brooklyn

Belleville Bistro

A 2010 Michelin guide recommended restaurant, Belleville wows with its extensive menu of French classics. Belleville is a landmark Brooklyn bistro, frequented by devoted hip locals looking for authentic Parisian food and ambiance. Recently opened is the Belleville Lounge - a nightspot serving up French style tapas, open mic nights, poetry, and music. 330 5th St 718-832-9777 www.bellevillebistro.com

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Chelsea, Manhattan

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CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Sugarcane

A jazzy steel bar and a cool decor complement each other well at Sugarcane. Voted Best Caribbean restaurant in New York, we are stylishly Caribbean without the "island" cliche. Join us as we celebrate the cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago with its fascinating blend of West African, East Indian, Chinese and Middle Eastern influences. Our upscale panCaribbean delicacies are as pleasing to the eye, as they are to the palate. Drink specials from Tues - Thurs include delectable tropical cocktails, infused rum shots and exotic martinis.

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

Art of Natural Beauty Center

Relax, Rejuvenate & Refresh. Art of Natural Beauty Center provides a luxurious spa atmosphere for laser hair removal and anti-aging services using state of the art technology and our own revolutionary treatments. Call for appointments. w

SHOPPING Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Graham Avenue BID

Williamsburg’s largest shopping district where buying stuff won’t max out your credit cards. Graham Avenue from Broadway to Boerum Street, Moore Street, Debevoise Street & Flushing Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Flushing Avenue stop on the J or M train; Montrose Avenue stop on the L train. Walk, peddle or park...we’ll be waiting!

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