Living Lifetime: All is Not Perfect in Eden
In a small town, dark secrets sure do have a way of getting out, don’t they? Such is the case in Secrets of Eden, premiering on the Lifetime network tomorrow night. Read more
Dear Broken Heart, Meet McScary
I’ve never watched Grey’s Anatomy, but I think I get it—there’s some guy called McDreamy and some other guy who’s like, McLovesy or something, and McDoeEyes can’t chose between them. And in between it all there’s McCheatsy, McDies, McLetsJustBeFriends and McDoctor. I mean, that’s close enough right? But here’s the thing—I’m pretty sure there’s no character called McScary (apologies if there is, especially to NY Press, because that makes this entire essay completely redundant). Read more
The Skrillex Party That Was Not
The invite was black and red. It had been delivered by hand that day. “I apologize,” the RSVP said. “No guests allowed.” Meaning no plus ones. Meaning that the next part, instructing me to be at the WESC store in Soho at 10 p.m. sharp, where “you will be blindfolded and taken to the party location,” made me feel a bit uneasy. I’m all for a little kink every now and then, but blindfolding and secret locations most commonly mean a shit ride home. Read more
‘Beasts’ no Burden for the Sundance Jury This Year
While most prognosticators are sharpening their knives in anticipation of this year’s upcoming Oscars, some of the darker, more indie prospects for next year’s awards have already emerged, courtesy of the Sundance Film Festival. Read more
Photographer Jai Lennard: It's All in the Story
Jai Lennard is a photographer based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. But more than that, he’s a prime raconteur. A connoisseur of sexual identity, one might say. There’s an ease to him that is non-threatening, no matter the conversation point, which makes it easy for him to plop himself down with a stranger and go from, “Hey, what’s up, I’m Jai,” to questions pertaining to that stranger’s boudoir. There isn’t anything schemey about this, it’s just his area of expertise. And honestly, it’s all that’s really on anyone’s mind anyway… I had the chance to sit down with Mr. Lennard to talk about the state of sex in America, his upcoming project and what it takes to be an artist in 21st century NYC. Read more
The oft-repeated line about Joseph Lhota’s new job as CEO and chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is that it’s one of the toughest jobs in New York government. But Lhota says that he thrives taking on challenges, and that the
The Legislature’s redistricting maps made losers out of a handful of Senate Democrats, who now find themselves living in districts represented by their colleagues. And NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly’s week – already pretty cloudy due to a s
A classroom of Bronx high school students was discussing John Steinbeck’s literary classic Of Mice and Men last week when a gray-haired, dark-suited visitor chimed in with the perspective of an extra 50 years.
