William Kentridge Follows His Nose

The South African artist's mid-career MoMA retrospective shape-shifts from animation up to recent opera productions.

By Benjamin Sutton

Bourne Goes to Iraq

Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon's Green Zone is an essential thriller... if you can't remember anything that's happened in the last seven years.

By Nicolas Rapold

Are Accents More Important Than Race in How We Interact?

The answer would seem to be yes.

By Jonny Diamond

Apathetic Hipster Youth Rises Up, Vandalizes American Apparel in Williamsburg

Hey, at least the kids are finally showing a little initiative, right?

By Jonny Diamond

Going On Today...

in Music

in Talks & Readings

in Theater

Broken Bells, Plants and Animals

James Mercer. Danger Mouse. People flipping out. Tonight. It's safe to call this one anticipated — the pair is playing only a few shows in minimal cities before hitting SXSW — but we can't help but wonder if Mercer will still act like a lifeless doll onstage, as he does when he performs with the Shins. Aw, we kid. We're just pissed that we didn't get tickets. SOLD OUT

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Music

Pop Scene:<br> Auto-Tune at its Best... and Worst

Pop Scene:
Auto-Tune at its Best... and Worst

We look at songs by Orianthi, T-Pain and Timbaland, only one of which is even remotely listenable.

By Mike Conklin and Benjamin Sutton

Goth Goes Mainstream, Sorta

Dear God, I Hate Myself is not only Xiu Xiu's band's best-named record to date, it's also their most approachable.

By Jeff Klingman

The Shout Out Louds Grow Up

The Swedish band experiments with more interesting textures and varied tempos, but they're still a pop band, and proud of it.

By Lauren Beck

Still Quasi After All These Years

Over fifteen years into their career, the Portland mainstays release American Gong, containing some of the best work they've ever done.

By Jeff Klingman

Feb 17, 2010

Film

All About the Mother

Bong Joon-ho's quirky neo-noir Mother tracks an unlikely detective's ruthless investigation.

By Benjamin Sutton

This Movie Will Self-Destruct In 80 Minutes

Local indie The Exploding Girl is its own worst enemy.

By Andrew Schenker

On a Scale of 1 to 10...

Hateful "romantic" "comedy" She's Out of My League is really asking for it.

By Nick McCarthy

Bourne Goes to Iraq

Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon's Green Zone is an essential thriller... if you can't remember anything that's happened in the last seven years.

By Nicolas Rapold

Food & Drink

Philippine Dream

Ditmas Park's Purple Yam will almost definitely knock your socks off.

By Kara Zuaro

Feb 17, 2010

Roebling Inn: The Song Remains the Same (Sort of)

You take one bar out, you put another bar in... The Roebling Inn is just ok, for now.

By Kara Zuaro

Feb 3, 2010

A Bistro Named Sue

Sue Perette's new French on Smith Street is perfectly unfussy.

By Kara Zuaro

Jan 20, 2010

Cheap Eats in Fancy Digs

Now you can tell people you ate somewhere posh without actually spending lots of money.

Jan 20, 2010

Columns

Sex With the Natural Redhead

You're Supposed to Peel it First

By Audrey Ference

So, oral sex and condoms? Really? Also, when is the last time you saw a dental dam?

Fashionville

Snow Nor Tragedy Stops Fashion Week

By Laurel Pinson

A blizzard. The awful death of Alexander McQueen. Fashion Week stops for nothing.

The Conscientious Objector

Orcas Don't Kill People, Zoos Kill Orcas

By Amanda Park Taylor

It's time we put an end to zoos.

Art Fag City

This Year's Whitney Biennial: It's Good

By Paddy Johnson

One of the best biennials in years has plenty of great stuff for everyone... And somehow it all fits.

The Power of My Proven System

Let's Do the Right Thing and Lose to Canada

By Timothy Bracy

In which Timothy Bracy makes a case for pre-emptive hockey failure.

Fare is Fair

Do You Think the Hands-Free Ban is Fair?

By Marian Lorraine

Not only are cell phones banned, but cabbies are no longer allowed to talk, even if it's hands-free.

Reviews

Album

Has Yeasayer Developed or Simply Changed Directions?

On Odd Blood, the Brooklyn band adopts a handful of new sounds that would be better served with aspects of their old one.

By Mike Conklin

Theater

Normalizing Queerness Since 1958

Hot British actors sublimate their urges in The Pride.

By Dan Callahan

Books

Bolaño Goes Extra Dark with Monsieur Pain

Prolific Chilean continues to produce from beyond the grave.

By Henry Stewart

Film

Cute Kids Are Cinematic Scam Artists

Ponzi-themed family drama Children of Invention hooks its take on the zeitgeist to a couple of vulnerable moppets.

By Henry Stewart

Restaurant

I Won't Take Manhattan

North Brooklyn's latest hipster outpost ain't all that.

By Keith Wagstaff

The Measure

Armond White Didn't Actually Say Noah Baumbach Should Have Been Aborted, Guys

Inside the most exciting scandal to rock film criticism since the last time Armond White was in the news.

Posted by Mark Asch at 4:49 PM

Rolling Stone Wants to Send You and A Friend to See a Washed Up Post-Grunge Band at SXSW

Flies in the vaseline, we are.

Posted by Mike Conklin at 4:35 PM

New NYC Condom Design Is a Total Turn-On

City picks slick new neon NYC condom wrapper to go into circulation in the fall.

Posted by Benjamin Sutton at 4:12 PM

The Measure cont'd

Bottled Water: Now with More Blood-of-Licentious-Teens in Every Sip!

Also: we find the scariest Rite Aid ever.

Posted by Henry Stewart at 3:45 PM

Formerly Flightless Penguins Enjoy Zero Gravity Flight in New Short

Penguins in Heaven is probably pretty close to what penguin heaven looks like: very cute.

Posted by Benjamin Sutton at 2:59 PM

World Hot Dog-Eating Champion Takeru Kobayashi Comes to Dumbo, Becomes World Meatball-Eating Champion

Competitive eating history happened right in our backyard yesterday.

Posted by Benjamin Sutton at 2:27 PM

Listicles

10 Stinky Celebrity Frangrance Names

By Ben

If we were ever to create our own fragrance (which, incidentally, stay tuned for a BIG announcement) we would call it Number One, Top of the List or Top 10...

12 Convenient Panic Buttons

By Ben

Today, apparently, is Panic Day, which has us seriously preoccupied about everything. Something is going to go wrong. We are not yet sure what, but we can definitely sense it....

25 Greatest Hip-Hop Love Songs

By Ben

Though it maybe gets more press for less romantic, more straight-up sexual songs, hip-hop has really changed the way we think of love songs, whether it be in early LL...

Classified Directory

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Dumbo, Brooklyn

Sonic Art Lab Recording Studio

Recording Mixing Electronic Music Production Post-Production Audio Editing Voiceover Overdubs Remixing Sound Design Scoring for Film/TV FinalCut Video Audio Sync ProTools Logic Ableton Vintage Analog Gear PA DJ Equipment Rental E-mail: sonicartlab@gmail.com

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Sweet Revenge

Beer as cheap and as cold as your ex...in Bed-Stuy! Off the G (Classon) and C (Franklin) stops. Monthly queer parties, weekly jazz nights, ladies arm wrestling tournaments, and psycho beach bashes add to our quirky repertoire. Open daily from 4pm to 4am.

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Lower East Side, Manhattan

The Grand Spa

The Grand Spa is the LES' best-kept beauty secret, where body treatments are given for unbeatable prices. Guaranteed lowest prices in Manhattan on laser hair removal with no contracts required. Microdermabrasion, facials and nailcare are done at such a reasonable cost that customer keep coming back. SPECIAL OFFER: Deep European Facial $55.

RESTAURANTS Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Nita Nita

Beautiful garden, six drafts, full bar including house infusions and a wine/sake list. Perfect for a date or a drunken night out with friends. Happy Hour Mon-Fri from 4pm to 7pm. Tapas served until midnight every night. Brunch Sat & Sun until 4pm.

RESTAURANTS Park Slope, Brooklyn

Stone Park Café

Seasonal, farm-to-table American cuisine. À la carte dining and a three-course, $30 market-driven prix fixe menu Sunday-Thursday. Comfortable and sophisticated with fresh ingredients, an award-winning beverage program and friendly, professional service.

NIGHTLIFE Bushwick, Brooklyn

Kings County Bar

Beer and whiskey without the distractions of windows or television. Backyard patio, rotating local art, friendly bartenders, colorful regulars, and quality music on the jukebox provide more reasons to visit this hidden gem. Look for the crown over the door — that’s the entrance.

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Dokebi Bar and Grill

Traditionalists might cavil, but Williamsburg's indie-soundtracked, hipster-filled Dokebi has quietly become one of the strongest Korean kitchens in the city, using locally sourced ingredients (Berkshire pork! Herbs from Brooklyn!) to perfect their dishes up and down the menu, from Bimbimbap to Shabu Shabu to amazing new Korean tacos. Add to that really great music and a bar kitchen going till 1am on weekends, and we have a winner.

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