What oddly comforting habits have you picked up in quarantine? Photo: Kate Hooker It’s Friday, everybody! Around these parts, during this particular time in human history, this means pizza night, which involves my sister and I driving to the next town over for curbside pickup of a couple of pies and a growler at the same spot every week. It’s certainly not the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life, nor what would be considered an exciting…
Screentime with Steve: What to Watch & Where
With more than enough time these days to catch up on movies and TV shows, we asked our co-founder Steve Hindy for a few of his recent favorites. He sent over a wide-ranging list, including a few he’s looking forward to finding soon. Good luck catching up– at this rate, you’re still not going to have time to watch The Wire. Movies: Little Women (available on demand) Joker (available on demand) Marriage Story (watch it on Netflix) Parasite (available on demand; streaming on Hulu …
Covid-19 Community Resource Hub
Welcome to our official round-up of resources and ways to support your communities in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. There are countless efforts already underway, so we’ve done our best to bring together a list of ways to start helping. Most of these efforts are based in NYC, because that’s where most of us are from. Please share these resources or pass along more info via DM on social media, and check back for regular updates. Most of all, be safe, stay healthy, and help wherever you can. Sections: Supporting Breweries Supporting Bars, Restaurants, Service & Hospitality Workers Supporting Healthcare Providers, Boroughs & Neighborhoods This listing is updated as of April 3, 2020. Supporting Breweries: New York City is …
A Transplant’s Guide to Texas in Brooklyn
Editor’s Note: That clean-heeled fellow above is Chris Peña, also known as Peanut or Pnut. After several years of working for us in Texas and Brooklyn, he’s leaving us to return to Austin and, in his words, “raise free-range kids.” We’re not sure how legal that is, but we knew that we had to get some pro tips out of him before he left. Check out his guide to living a Texan’s life in…
At Minka, wellness is a form of activism
Aki Baker, one of the founders of Minka, sees healing as a method of activism. Photo: @omandthecity Aki Hirata-Baker, an owner of Minka, wants to hear you scream. “We have been told we can’t be angry and we can’t say what we need to say. That’s an energy we need to tap into.” This is the first clue that this is not your typical GOOP-like wellness center. Sure, the space is light and airy; it’s full of crystals, herbs, and nice smells. There are caps for sale that say “Make America Magic Again.” You’ll need to slip off your shoes upon arrival and you may be offered tea. But, unlike most wellness spots today, you’ll also…
Indie rock trio Ex Hex returns with another scorcher
Ex Hex (Michael Lavine) Certainly one of the most anticipated albums of this year is Ex Hex’s It’s Real (Merge Records), the follow-up to the all-female indie rock’s trio 2014 debut Rips. If you loved Rips‘ runchy guitar riffs, catchy hooks, and references to ’70s glam rock and ’80s pop metal, then you won’t be disappointed with It’s Real. All killer and no filler while turning up the volume level to 11, the…
Fact and Fiction at the Spring/Break art show
Shona McAndrew, “Sometime Last Night,” 2019, at the Spring/Break art fair. Paper mache, acrylic. Photo: Regina Bresler Much like Fashion Week and Fleet Week, we are entering another themed week in the NYC event ecosystem: art fair season. While commonly referred to as Armory Week, over the past 15 years half a dozen fairs have popped up as viable contenders to the main art show, vying for the attention of press and collectors over the course of a dizzying four days of art. The youngest and buzziest addition to the landscape is Spring/Break, which enters its eighth season at 866 UN Plaza and runs through March…