
… my mom grounded me for getting a speeding ticket … so I peed in her shampoo … … I only make friends with ugly people … … I am sleeping with 2 married men … I am a married man myself … … I will die NEVER having been loved … … I dread ... Read The Full Article...

Guest blogger Karla Vizcarra gives us eight reasons to hit up Ernest Concepcion’s solo art show. There are approximately 8 reasons why you have to go to see this show (If you only need one, see number 8). Related Posts:No Related Posts

I tend to like it best when language is used precisely … I get annoyed when I’m trying to say that something is futile and all I can think to say is hopeless. I care about nuance; futile and hopeless may live in the same neighborhood of language, but they’re blocks away from each other, ... Read The Full Article...

I love that Ciara Elend loves Queens. She shares this love through chocolate bars, tshirts andteaching others to create. Her vintage style designs are unique, urbane and totally soft to the skin. (My well worn Sunnyside tshirt can attest to that.) She’s community minded and eco-conscious to boot. Name: Ciara Elend Occupation: Graphic Artist Borough/Neighborhood: Live in ... Read The Full Article...

I’m here to set the record straight. I’ve spent years thinking that Phylicia Rashad‘s career was based on giving life to characters that sprung forth from Bill Cosby‘s head, the straight (wo)man standing patiently by as William Henry Cosby, Jr. Ed.D. gave in to one of his patented Cosby-eque tirades. After all, she played his ... Read The Full Article...

Recently, a friend of mine who is quite well connected, suggested I go to an interesting event featuring an amazing movie called A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil. The movie covered 4 areas of innovation in the city of Curitiba: Transportation Recycling Parks Affordable Housing Related Posts:No Related Posts

The other day a friend of mine went to see Sessions. I asked her how she liked it and she said, “I didn’t expect it to be so heavy. I guess when I saw “musical” I expected “light”. Huh. As a life long devotee to Sondheim, who’s every musical (even the deceptively named Follies) is ... Read The Full Article...

I don’t think I took a breath for a full five minutes as I watched the first scene of The Gallery Player’s production of

So off I go to UNDER St. Marks to see No Tea Production’s new show, LIARS directed by Lindsey Moore, when on my way there I’m handed a lottery ticket by a man who’s slumped over a mail box. ”It’s … the winning … ticket ….,” he gasps to me, his arm outstretched, “… take ... Read The Full Article...

My first encounter with Bea Arthur wasn’t in her role as Dorothy Zbornak on Golden Girls, or even as Maude Findlay in Maude. I was first introduced to Bea Arthur’s disembodied baritone as it came seeping through my bedroom floor boards. Picture it – Brooklyn, early seventies. A young six year old is trying to get her beauty ... Read The Full Article...

I’ve never been involved in a bank heist but if I were, I could never be tasked with the role of Getaway Driver. I can’t navigate with any certainty when the car is required to do above 30 mph on a city street. Ask me to drive at break-neck speed through urban obstacles and then ... Read The Full Article...

Take a preacher looking for a flock, a flock looking for a preacher, one “Good” sister, one “Bad” sister, a snooty churchwoman trying to bring down a house of cards and a housekeeper who’d give Alice a run for her money, set it all in the dry, hot Dust Bowl of Depression-Era Florida and you’ve ... Read The Full Article...