Arts and Culture

10 Oct 2009

This Weekend: Sex on the Beach, Angels in the Graveyard, "In a Dream," and Bike Polo

Just cause summer’s over doesn’t mean you have to end your weekend trips to the beach!  Today, go see Carnivolution! in Coney Island today.  You’ll find the Madoodi Mothers Puppet Peep show ‘“ a live puppet sex show sure to turn you on with ‘“ you betcha ‘“ ‘œpoly-sexual hermaphrodites,

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09 Oct 2009

NYU MEISA CMJ Battle of the Bands! Coat Sale!

I remember Battle of the Bands happening a lot in TV shows–there were at least seven on Saved by the Bell throughout the series. They make for a good plot point for shows that unrealistically depict high school, but they’re more fun to go to in real life. If you’re

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08 Oct 2009

8 Things to Love about Autumn ('09) in NY

1.  The song “Autumn In New York” as sung by Billie Holiday First of all, there’s a reason this song exists and was immortalized so well by jazz/blues/pop legend Billie Holliday.  You should feel really uppity and self-satisfied that such a song was written about the city you live in. 

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07 Oct 2009

Where the Wild Things Are in NYC

Where the Wild Things Are comes out next week. I was going to prepare by making myself a pair of wolf pajamas or a monster costume, but fake fur is expensive. (I’m also more excited to make something awesome to wear to Fuck the Recession). If you feel even the

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07 Oct 2009

NYC Subway: Scrounge Up A Free Ride

If you live in New York City, odds are you rely on MTA on a daily basis. You already know. So I don’t have to tell you how integral the subway system is to our daily lives. And as far as cost goes, yes, we must admit, even after the

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05 Oct 2009

FREE: Learn to Grow Food on Your Roof

Roofs in NYC can be hard enough to put yourself on, let alone anything besides a metal folding chair or a milk crate. Some people are determined enough, and manage to set up their roof tops with couches, canopies and kiddie pools. And then there’s people like Annie Novak who

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03 Oct 2009

One Thing Far, One Thing Close, One Thing Movin All Over The City

I don’t usually head out to Jersey on a Saturday night, but this looks really, really cool.  The community-run, depression-era grand Loew’s Movie Palace in Jersey City is showing two films from the 1920s today: the Marx Brothers’ first film The Cocoanuts (1929) at 4pm, and Safety Last with live

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