Fifteen-year-old Sarah Robertson is no ordinary teenager—she can control the weather with her emotions. Her older brother, Johnny, can turn water into alcohol. And their mother is Lady Oblivion, feared […]
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Ona Abelis is a poet & journalist in Brooklyn.
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Earle Sebastian, Swankers, & Sartorial Pursuits at Picture Farm
Earle Sebastian is a man to be admired. Firstly, because the South African-born, London-raised film director/creative director/event curator has gathered certain professional accolades. Secondly, and more importantly for the purposes […]
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Calling all self-published poets: Apply for a new reading series at Word!
If you’re a self-published poet and you’re looking for a stellar place to read and sell your work, apply now for the new “Self-Published” reading series starting at the Word […]
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Gallery Roundup: Greenpoint Terminal Gallery
Greenpointers are going places this autumn—all of the gallery places, and we’re taking you with us. Who are the people behind the lively GP art scene? How do they like […]
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What’s inside the Brooklyn Art Library? The Sketchbook Project
________________________________________________________ The Sketchbook Project is waiting for you to browse its shelves on 103A North 3rd Street & Berry in Williamsburg. This crowd-sourced library houses 31,515 sketchbooks contributed by people […]
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L’Hourloupe Art Tours (re)discovers Greenpoint
Banksy was here last year, so the secret’s already been out since at least then—Greenpoint is on the map for its galleries, artists, and street art, and is generally considered […]
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Studio visit & interview with artist Brooke Borg
In 2006, artist and educator Brooke Borg was a recent college graduate with a one-way ticket to Barcelona. In 2012, she finally came back to the United States, MFA in […]
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Are you watching season 2 of web series PSYCHODRAMA?
Twenty-something stars and creators of the PSYCHODRAMA web series, Liza Renzulli, Kimmy Foskett, and Luisa Fidalgo, have just launched three more hilarious episodes about life in Brooklyn at this sometimes […]
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Review: “4.48 Psychosis” now at St Ann’s Warehouse & in Polish
English playwright Sarah Kane died at 28, the same age that I am today, writing this review of her last play, 4.48 Psychosis. Her words have followed me since this […]
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Step back in time with Tony Wolf: “Greenpoint of View” remembers The Vitamen
How long have you been here? And, how has the neighborhood changed since then? We all have our stories about the undulating Greenpoint streetscape—people moving in, people moving out, condos […]