Leave the Theory at the Door! Ethan Pettit Contemporary
This group show, called ‘Wackadoodle,’ thumbs its nose at highbrow irony and aesthetics…
Who Knew Anyone Reads? Bookstores: 0 Before, 2 Now. Where? Bushwick
From zero bookstores in the past decade or longer, Bushwick now has two of them opening within a week of each other.
Three Cuts Above Revisited! Barbershop Salons
As a man looking for a haircut in Brooklyn, one faces a quandary: barber or salon? Barbers have been the go-to choice for men’s haircuts since Ancient Rome, and in the Middle Ages, barbers performed major surgeries. Today, they’re dependable for a quick shave and a haircut, often without an appointment, and are cheaper than a salon. WG NEWS + ARTS’ WRITER JON REISS GOES UNDER THE RAZOR at STEPPING RAZOR, TOMCAT’S, & MANETAMED
“iPhone 6” Debuts in Brooklyn
“One day, we will live in a world where our smartphones are smarter than us,” says artist Leon Reid IV, “and we will be the devices for our smartphones.”
Yoga and the Pelvic Floor
There are a bunch of muscles [in the pelvic floor] and some have big complicated names, but there are a few simple images that open many doors to understanding.
Taste-Maker Mark Mangan on the Relaunch of Flavorpill
This was 1999, the end of an era, and, as Mark put it, “the nuclear winter of the first .com meltdown. We couldn’t raise any more money, we were a couple months behind rent, just looking down the abyss… I just grabbed anyone who was left, pulled them into a corner and asked them if we were to reinvent, what would we reinvent as?”
Vote Early, Vote Often—a political déjà vu looms over the national political landscape
During Giuliani’s two terms, he utilized and took credit for all of Dinkins’ efforts for NYC’s resurgence to global preeminence. Thus began an 8-year period of quasi-fascist repression, exclusivity, secrecy, favoritism and overall nastiness unheard of for a liberal big city.