NYC’s chill factor may have increased dramatically last weekend, but the official first day of winter is actually tomorrow, December 21st.  Celebrate the solstice with some FREE stargazing in Central Park’s picturesque Belvedere Castle tomorrow.  Hosted by the Amateur Astronomer Association, the event promises to be both fun, and appeal

Maybe it’s the fleas I think are roosting in my bed, the five to three shift, or the lessening effects of sustained caffeine intake, but fuck, December is hard. Everyone seems to feel it. It’s like things are funneling really suddenly towards the New Year, the same New Year that

Oh, here comes Santa Claus,  a-gain. How is that every year I always seem to wait until the very last minute to go Christmas shopping? I have literally one week to get all of my gifts in order…and there is no way in hell that I’m going to any mall

The organizers of Make Music NYC have been known for fete-ing the first day of summer with a smorgasborg of live music in public places for the past six years, but they’re adding to their repetoire this year with Make Music Winter on Wednesday, December 21st. With 12 different musical

One can’t mention the film Mallrats (1995) without giving a nod to Clerks (1994). Clerks was writer/director Kevin Smith’s low-budget, indie masterpiece. It isn’t necessarily a novel idea these days, but in the early nineties, a movies about hourly-wage employees based mostly on snappy dialogue and not much action was

It was the promo video heard ‘round the world. Look at that awkward couple getting married. Is he feeding her momma-bird style? Oh wait, their first kiss was at the altar? And they’re going to have sex for the first time later that night?? This is just one of the

When winter comes along, all I want to do is cozy up under my covers and wish spring was here already. Park Here, OpenHouse Gallery’s free indoor park, makes that wish come true way sooner. With climate control, sounds of birds chirping and WiFi, it’s the perfect place to escape