Monday, May 13, 2013
Film A Defense of the Gatsby Movie By Someone Who Loves the Book
Posted by Jesse Hassenger on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 12:13 PM
TV The Network Shows This Fall That Might Actually Not Be Terrible
Posted by Henry Stewart on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Win Tickets to See Black Francis at Symphony Space!
Posted by admin on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM
We're giving away a pair of tickets to see Black Francis on Friday, May 17 at Symphony Space. Tickets are $45, but we're going to send you and a friend for free.
Sound good? Here's how to enter to win.
1. Follow @thelmagazine on Twitter.
2. Tweet at us to let us know why you want those tickets!
3. Use the hashtag "#francislmag"
You have until midnight on Wednesday, May 15 to enter. We'll announce a winner on Thursday, May 16. Good luck!
TV Game of Thrones: Jaime, Brienne, and the Bear. Oh. And Theon Gets Castrated.
Posted by Kristin Iversen on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:45 AM
This episode included a scene wherein our hero, Jaime Lannister (oh, he's not your hero? just because he almost killed a child in order to protect the sister he was fucking? good for you that your morals are so on point—feel proud), rescues Brienne from A BEAR in a heart-stopping scene that had me feeling actively nervous for their safety and their lives, but still that wasn't even close to being the most traumatic part of the episode, because, you know what? THEON GOT CASTRATED. A lot of other stuff also happened. But castration? That's a pretty big deal. Bigger than a bear? Maybe, yeah.
Sex Sex, Love, and Brooklyn: Cum On My Tits and Other Sex Habits of the Highly Effective Man
Posted by Lacy Warner on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:30 AM
The other night I was having coffee with an older writer. He is known for his Don Draper charm, his good looks, and the bachelorhood requisite to this kind of allure. He is also notorious for having been called a “toxic cad” in print by a female writer. He is the kind of man who then put the quote on his website. I'd like to think we are kindred spirits. So when I told him a story about a recent one night stand, I was shocked to hear him say, “Lacy, a friend of mine recently started therapy, and his therapist told him not to have sex with anyone until 15 dates in. I think maybe you should do the same.”
Hold up.
Friday, May 10, 2013
5 Things To Do This Weekend Besides See The Great Gatsby
Posted by Virginia K. Smith on Fri, May 10, 2013 at 2:24 PM
Sure, there's something to be said for the benefit of the doubt, and maybe, just maybe, The Great Gatsby isn't going to suck. But you know what is definitely, without question going to suck? A lot? Opening weekend crowds.
Books Another Author Who Hated Brooklyn? Henry Miller
Posted by Virginia K. Smith on Fri, May 10, 2013 at 2:06 PM
This week kicked off with the sort of unfortunate news that the lit scene's favorite Brooklyn transplant, Martin Amis, may or may not completely hate it here. Sort of a bummer, but Brooklyn is a big place, and a lone hater is pretty easy to brush off. But two? Well, this is maybe getting to be a problem.
Media Walking in New York: The Video Game
Posted by Henry Stewart on Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:45 PM
Books The 10 Best Author-to-Author Insults
Posted by Kristin Iversen on Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Words hurt. No one knows this more than a writer. The power that a malicious comment can have is exponentially stronger than any punch to the face. Cruel words worm their way into your psyche, establish themselves deep inside, and remain hidden, lying in wait should you ever doubt yourself again, then striking at your confidence over and over until you are utterly defeated. The potential for damage that words contain is immeasurable. But the damage of a fist is finite. Bruises heal. Split lips mend. Maybe this is why so many writers have been been notoriously pugilistic, even if only when drunk. After all, writers, more than anyone know that a punch can land but not linger, whereas words last forever. Or maybe writers the reason writers are so prone to fisticuffs is just the alcohol. Anyway. None of that is to say that writers don't insult each other through words. They do. Obviously they do. And when they do? The insults are of such a singular and cutting nature that it would be a shame not to honor the perverse cruelty of the author-to-author insult. Here are ten of my favorites.
Film The Great Gatsby: How Bad Could It Be?
Posted by Jesse Hassenger on Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Art Art Picks From Print
Posted by Paul D'Agostino on Thu, May 9, 2013 at 3:31 PM
Kiefer, DeFeo, Gatson and Copley, et. al., in this merely circumstantially Frieze Week suite of art picks from our 5/8 issue.
Media Does New York Need Dog Obituaries?
Posted by Henry Stewart on Thu, May 9, 2013 at 1:27 PM
Art This Issue's Cover Artist: David Brandon Geeting
Posted by Crystal Gwyn on Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:48 PM
What is your work's relation to the issue theme?
Whenever I drink I have the craziest dreams. A lot of my work is based on subconscious decisions - I make the best stuff when I'm not thinking about it.
Where can we see your work this next year?
The FADER, Bloomberg Businessweek, in a lookbook for Levi's, possibly in a gallery in DUMBO, and possibly on your bedroom wall.
The 3 Best Brooklyn Dates This Week
Posted by admin on Thu, May 9, 2013 at 11:16 AM
If you're single and hating it, leave it to your friends at The L to help. We've teamed up with the minds behind HowAboutWe to create Brooklyn Dating, a service that will (hopefully) help change online dating and find you the Brooklynite of your dreams. If you're trying to go on some dates, instead of spending all of your valuable time filling out compatibility tests, just go on some dates. We know this sounds scary, but we make it easy. Just visit Brooklyn Dating, pick the outing that sounds the most interesting to you (or come up with one of your own), make an account (if you haven't already), and go! Just go.
Every week, we'll post three of our favorite Brooklyn dates to aid you in your search for a soulmate. So get off your laptop, (or your iPad or iPhone or iPod or whatever) and go fall in love. Click here to get started, and you can find the three best Brooklyn dates of the week after the jump.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Sponsored: Brooklyn Mother’s Day Gift Ideas from Zaarly
Posted by admin on Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:44 PM
This post is sponsored by Zaarly.
Zaarly is your online marketplace for local food, services and handmade goods.
Are you visiting mom this weekend and panicking to find a gift for Motherís Day? Did you forget your wife is also the mother of your children? (Donít worry, we forgot, too.) Damage control; weigh your options. Youíve given her tons of flowers before and it reeks of desperation. If you really want to underwhelm her, you could spend $5.95 on a last-minute card from the Target at Atlantic Center. Maybe this year you should take advantage of this wonderful borough you live in and get her something handmade in Brooklyn. But what and where?
Check out Celine Legrosís handmade canels at her Zaarly storefront. A former lawyer, Celine began organizing cooking classes outside of her day job. Eventually she decided to leave law to pursue baking full-time. Now she sells delicious custard pastries available in small and large quantities and even delivers right to your door.
15 assorted miniature pastries by Celine
Originating in the Bordeaux region of France, Canels are formed in a mold and caramelized on the outside and soft on the inside. Celine makes them with unique flavors: rose blossom water, pink praline, chestnut, coffee, dark chocolate, pistachio, salted caramel, and cinnamon. At only 25 calories apiece, your wife or mom wonít feel guilty for having more than one.
If momís not the caramelized custard type, then consider giving her a beauty product from Glory Boon. Proprietor Alexandra began by making hand-crafted soaps and moisturizers for herself and family members. As demand grew, she moved to full-time and now she sells a large variety of paraben-, phthalate-, sulfate-, and cruelty-free products through her Zaarly storefront.
Mom would love the vegan body lotion, which comes in grapefruit and lavender scents, and revitalizes the skin with natural aloe vera. Or perhaps the pink rose clay facial mask. A favorite among her customers, it naturally draws oils and dirt to the surface of the skin while also exfoliating. And after that she can apply goat milk face moisturizer, which improves collagen density, acts as an anti-inflammatory, diminishes small skin abrasions.
Pink rose clay facial mask from Glory Boon
And like Celine, Alexandra will deliver to Manhattan and Brooklyn, so you donít have to make another stop before heading home to see mom!
For more local Brooklyn and NYC gift ideas your mom or wife will love, check out the many storefronts on Zaarly.
Film The 5 Must-See Movies at BAMcinemaFest
Posted by Henry Stewart on Wed, May 8, 2013 at 1:29 PM
BAM's annual film festival returns for its fifth year with a kick-ass slate of films. Featuring lots of high-profile indies that have been making waves at other festivals, it also "remains a hometown festival," the press release reads, "with nearly half our main slate by Brooklyn filmmakers." We're psyched about making new discoveries and catching up with names we've been hearing about, but if your resources are limited and you want to know what's, like, essential to see, you shouldn't go wrong with any of these, because we were already excited to see them before we heard they were playing at BAM.
The Best Brooklyn Booze Accessories
Posted by Kristin Iversen on Wed, May 8, 2013 at 10:46 AM
Alcohol is a beautiful thing. We are right to be celebrating it. But, there is more to life than just spirits. I mean, sometimes, you need something to go with your bourbon. At the very least, you need something in which to pour your drink. You don't want to just drink out of the bottle, do you? Of course not. You're an adult. And perhaps you want something to eat while you're drinking? Obviously! Obviously you do. Drinking on an empty stomach almost never leads to good things. And we all want good things. So, here's a round-up of some of the best locally made or, if not made here, at least readily available here, accompaniments to Brooklyn booze.
Music A Booze Playlist: The 20 Best Drinking Songs
Posted by Kristin Iversen on Wed, May 8, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Drinking and music go together like, I don't know, two things that go together really well, in a really sloppy, perfect kind of way. They just fit. If you've never belted out a song while holding a bottle of something in your hand, extended arm wobbling and sloshing the contents to the floor, well, I don't know that you can say you've really lived. But what makes a perfect drinking song? Well, it helps if it references alcohol, although any kind of intoxication will do, be it alcohol, drugs, or even love. It helps if it's easily identifiable from its opening bars, so that you can prepare yourself to sing along. It helps if the chorus is repeated enough that, even if you forget most of the lyrics, you can chime in a few times over the course of the song. It helps if it's particularly gleeful or particularly poignant, anything that makes you feel. These are songs that will make you cry into your glass and jump up off your bar stool. These are songs that will make you grab the person next to you and insist that they sing along. These are songs that you will dance to, because you just can't help it, you need to dance. These are the songs that, just when you're sure that the alcohol has dulled your brain past the point of cognizance, bring you back again, so that you can start all over. You can start everything all over.
Film The Best Old Movies On a Big Screen This Week
Posted by Aaron Cutler, Paul D'Agostino, Daniel Loria and Justin Stewart on Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Directed by Terrence Malick
Malick’s first film is also his most accessible; written while he was still studying at the American Film Institute, it features Malick’s most polished and easy-to-follow narrative. It follows a young outlaw couple as they embark on a haphazard killing spree across the American heartland in the 50s. But the film sounds more conventional than it actually is. Touches of Malick’s signature visual style show up throughout, and then there's Sissy Spacek’s anchoring voiceover narration. Martin Sheen's coolly detached protagonist is one of those characters you never want to stop watching. This newly restored 40th-anniversary print will screen for a week, a longer theatrical run than most of the director’s films receive elsewhere in the country. Daniel Loria (Opens May 10 at Film Forum)
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Music Brian Eno's 77 Million Paintings Makes You Feel Real Calm (But Maybe Also a Little Edgy)
Posted by Jeff Klingman on Tue, May 7, 2013 at 12:22 PM
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