The Measure
Sometimes, Henry Stewart likes to sit in his Bay Ridge apartment, wearing nothing but a top hat, and write reviews of classical music events.
Album Reviews
That's it: I'm done sticking up for the Decemberists.
Album Reviews
With a little help from their lady-friends.
Album Reviews
Just like the Knife, but without the dude. Also, sadder.
Album Reviews
We know dance-punk is over. You know dance-punk is over. But do 1990s know dance punk is over? Unclear.
Album Reviews
Deerhunter guitarist goes solo, deserves more credit for making Deerhunter sound like Deerhunter.
Film Reviews
Directed by Emmanuel Mouret
Film Reviews
Directed by Mark Brokaw
Film Reviews
Directed by John Hamburg
Film Reviews
Directed by Peter Davis
Film Reviews
Directed by Tony Gilroy
Film Reviews
Directed by Paul H-O and Tom Donahue
Film Reviews
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
Film Reviews
Directed by Bohdan Sláma
Film Reviews
Directed by Michel Auder and Andrew Neel
Film Reviews
Directed by Monty Miranda
Film Reviews
Directed by Mathew Kaufman and Jon Hart
Film Reviews
Directed by Steve McQueen
Film Reviews
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Restaurant Reviews
Marfa, a Texas town that brings so many images to mind, few of them good, has been reinvented as an LES bar and restaurant.
Bar Reviews
Speakeasy Raines Law Room feigns exclusivity, but proves accommodating and full of surprises.
Theater Reviews
This sad tale of rural poverty is exactly the kind of theater we need right now. Seriously.
Theater Reviews
An exercise in esoterics goes too far for its own good, not to mention ours.
Given current official reconsiderations of our country’s stance on torture and the Iraq War, J. Robert Lennon’s newest novel seems an apt examination of the effects of violence, both on those subjected to it and those who administer it.
“’You can’t demand too much of a Lithuanian writer’s imagination.’”
Fashionville
What to Invest In, and What to Buy on the Cheap
Sex With the Natural Redhead
The Conscientious Objector
Taking a Permanent Vacation from Your Bad Habits
Art Fag City
Is Jenny Holzer really the patron saint of Twitter?
Features
When it comes to our artists, we (by which I mean the public at large) have something of a sadistic streak. We like to see them suffer.
Features
Didn't you move to New York CIty to do all kinds of really interesting things? Well, now you can.