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Paul D'Agostino — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:54 -0400

Matt Freedman's deviled tricks and Matthew Barney's drawing feats factor into these highlighted shows for the coming weeks. From our 5/22 issue.

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That's It, I'm Done With Facebook

Henry Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:57:00 -0400

I was talking to a social-media expert over the weekend, complaining to her that my Facebook feed had become totally worthless. She suggested it was partially my fault, because I haven't been managing it well (unfollowing but not unfriending some people, setting it to receive only important updates from others, etc.), but it's not entirely.…

More Bands Added to the Northside Festival Lineup: Chance the Rapper, A Place to Bury Strangers, Bleached, Weekend and More

admin — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:00 -0400

The countdown to the Northside Festival has officially begun! In less than 30 days, more than 350 bands will descend on Williamsburg and Greenpoint for four long days and even longer nights.…

Frances Ha, Friendship, Wankers, and the Oboe: Talking with Greta Gerwig and Mickey Sumner

Kristin Iversen — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:00 -0400

In Noah Baumbach's latest film "Frances Ha," Greta Gerwig (who co-wrote "Frances" with Baumbach) and Mickey Sumner play Frances and Sophie—the closest of close friends. It's the kind of friendship where they fall asleep watching movies in bed together, have the same fantasies of being invited to universities to receive honorary degrees, play-fight in the middle of the street with a loose and intimate physicality, and even pick up each other's phone calls without letting it go to voicemail.…

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The Best Old Movies On a Big Screen This Week

Aaron Cutler — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Elmer Gantry (1960)
Directed by Richard Brooks
“Elmer Gantry was drunk. He was eloquently drunk, lovingly and pugnaciously drunk.” From these words, shown on a book page onscreen, the revivalist preacher played by Burt Lancaster bursts to life.…
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Dispatch from Cannes: The Movies that Left Audiences Confused

Jon Robbins — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:00 -0400

A Touch of Sin
Jia Zhangke channels Chan-wook Park in this film, which left some at Cannes confused. Combining elements of the South Korean revenge genre and American western with his more typical focus on the effects of urbanization and globalization on everyday Chinese citizens, it lasts an insistent two hours and 15 minutes, during which a respectable number of characters are killed and/or thoroughly humiliated.…
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When Did Synth-Pop Get So Sincere?

Jeff Klingman — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Is the laptop the new acoustic guitar? by Jeff Klingman Have we gotten to an end-point in music at which authenticity and sincerity has little to no inherent connection to the instruments used to compose it? As more and more people grow up connected to electronic music, will the keyboard, the laptop, and the drum machine become symbols for direct, honest expression the same way an acoustic guitar and a bar stool did for previous generations?…
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Punk Couture: An Oxymoron?

Paddy Johnson — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
The Met's latest fashion exhibit tells visitors nothing about its subject. by Paddy Johnson Hard living is sexy. It embodies rugged individualism and freedom.…
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Crime and Punishment as a Crime and a Punishment: Student

Elina Mishuris — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
The novel is brilliant and feverish, like Raskolnikov. This Kazakhstan-set adaptation, like Ali, is a slog. by Elina Mishuris StudentDirected by Darezhan Omirbayev Early to a recent press screening of this movie, I found myself alone with a trench-clad, ponytailed man in a linty auditorium.…
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Talk About Being Born Again...: Life After Life

Jeremy Medina — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
In Kate Atkinson's smart and moving novel, a woman lives, dies, and then lives again, ad infinitum. by Jeremy Medina Life After Life (Little Brown/Hachette) Atkinson’s latest novel has garnered considerable attention and acclaim, and it’s no wonder: its high-concept premise—involving a character who lives, dies, and then lives again, repeatedly—is as provocative as it is head-scratching.…
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This Is 40: Before Midnight

Nicolas Rapold — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Richard Linklater revisits classic characters in this trenchant depiction of committed relationships. by Nicolas Rapold Before MidnightDirected by Richard Linklater Richard Linklater’s third, and probably final, film about Jesse and Celine is one spring-summer sequel worth welcoming.…
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Bushwick Open Studios 2013

Paul D'Agostino — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Insider information on what to expect from the ever-expanding event this year. In short: more than ever. by Paul D'Agostino Produced once a year by the all-volunteer organization Arts in Bushwick, Bushwick Open Studios takes over the eponymous neighborhood and a vast swath of its environs every June, right at the outset—May 31-June 2 this time. We spoke with several organizers to get an idea of how BOS 2013 is shaping up.…
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50 Great Outdoor Events in Brooklyn This Summer

The Editors — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
How to get a season's worth of culture without ever stepping inside a building. by The Editors As we’re writing this, it’s one of the nicer days we’ve had so far this year: we stepped outside earlier and marveled at the direct sunshine from a high-in-the-sky sun, and the Vitamin D that flooded our body seemed to wash away a depression we hadn’t realized was (apparently) seasonally induced. Hey, where did all of these beautiful people walking around come from?…
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Veggie Burger Paradise: Root Hill Burger

Kara Zuaro — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Gowanus has a great new place for meatless patties. Also for meat. by Kara Zuaro Root Hill Burger 256 Fourth Avenue, Gowanus 4 L's We have to talk about veggie burgers.…
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Yale Breakdown: Nancy, Please

Henry Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
A horrifying comedy about an adjunct professor who won't take responsibility for his failures. by Henry Stewart Nancy, PleaseDirected by Andrew Semans With a few rewrites, this could be a Ben Stiller comedy.…
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Russian, But Unrushed: Nikolai and the Others

Henry Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
If you care at all about art, you ought to adore this great play. by Henry Stewart Nikolai and the Others Lincoln Center Theater At the best party I've been to all year, I wasn't allowed to talk; also, everyone spoke Russian, and I don't.…
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Whiskeyed Away to Isle of Skye

Henry Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Williamsburg has a Mecca for Scotch drinkers. by Henry Stewart Isle of Skye 488 Driggs Avenue, Williamsburg 4 L's “Check out our beautiful 21- and 25-year-olds behind the bar,” read the sandwich board outside.…
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Did You Go to Your Prom?

Ryan Vlastelica — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
"Who the fuck wants to hang out at school when you don’t have to?" by Ryan Vlastelica Ed Hailed in: Times Square Hails from: Atlanta Oh, yeah. Who doesn’t go to prom?…
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Unexamined Suburban Privilege: The Kings of Summer

Benjamin Mercer — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Boys build their own home in the woods in this American indie comedy. by Benjamin Mercer The Kings of SummerDirected by Jordan Vogt-Roberts This American independent comedy, which made something of a splash at Sundance under the title Toy’s House, emphasizes that parental mortification heats up when school lets out.…
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Old Masters: The Master Builder

Henry Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Ibsen's weird play, now in a solid production at BAM. by Henry Stewart The Master Builder BAM Henrik Ibsen knew The Secret.…
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Ode to Joy: Talking with Noah Baumbach

Kristin Iversen — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
The director of Frances Ha on how much fun it was to make. by Kristin Iversen Noah Baumbach’s latest film, Frances Ha, cowritten with Greta Gerwig, is an unflinching yet unabashedly affectionate look at a young woman who is figuring out how to live her life. It feels like some sort of strange and perfect amalgam of road trip movies, coming-of-age stories, and close female friendship films while also transcending those genres to become so much more than just the sum of its parts.…
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Sex, Meh

Audrey Ference — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
"Dear Audrey, I am completely uninterested in sex." by Audrey Ference Dear Audrey, I’m a 22-year-old male. I think I must be a cyborg, because I am completely uninterested in sex.…
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Grease-Monkey Melodrama: Fast & Furious 6

Benjamin Sutton — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Safeguarding country and family justifies any kind of violence. by Benjamin Sutton Fast & Furious 6Directed by Justin Lin Twelve years and five sequels in, the Fast & Furious franchise has finally grown up.…
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An Enquiry Concerning Zombie Understanding: A Questionable Shape

Henry Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
Bennett Sims's brilliant zombie novel is as much philosophical treatise as narrative. by Henry Stewart A Questionable Shape By Bennett Sims (Two Dollar Radio) Colson Whitehead’s Zone One might have been the recent apotheosis of literary genre fiction, both a character-driven and action-packed story of man against zombie set in strip-mall ruins and an abandoned yet slowly resurgent New York City.…
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Which 90's Nostalgia Tour Is Right For You?

Virginia K. Smith — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:00 -0400

A few months back, we talked you through your options for two different upcoming 90's nostalgia cruises, one held by Summerland ringleader Mark McGrath, and the other with just... Matchbox 20.…
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