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Ticket alert: The National playing Mercury Lounge TONIGHT
Tue May 21
The National Photograph: Keith Klenowski
The Brooklyn band plays Barclays in a few weeks, but this is your chance to see them in a teeny space. See more recent blog posts The lineup for MoMA PS1's Warm Up 2013 is here! The beloved summertime dance party is back on June 29 with a Brit-heavy lineup of deejays and musicians. See more recent blog posts Photos: Epic Win Burlesque: Holy Shit...Batman Returns! [NSFW] See what the Caped Crusader and his foes look like underneath their signature disguises in our slide show. Sneak peek: The Met's new Arab galleries Tomorrow, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's newest—and most elaborately titled wing—opens as the "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia." Museum staff say the eight-year project was part of a master plan, however it's hard not to note the timeliness of the opening—months after the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and tensions in many of the same Arabic lands roiling. The organized exhibit shows off 1,200 objects (from...
Ticket alert: Amanda Palmer headlines Mermaid Parade benefit
Tue May 21
Amanda Palmer Photograph: Sherwin Lainez
Help give Coney Island’s iconic aquatic promenade a fin up at a fund-raising concert featuring the Dresden Doll and other special guests. See more recent blog posts The lineup for MoMA PS1's Warm Up 2013 is here! The beloved summertime dance party is back on June 29 with a Brit-heavy lineup of deejays and musicians. See more recent blog posts Photos: Epic Win Burlesque: Holy Shit...Batman Returns! [NSFW] See what the Caped Crusader and his foes look like underneath their signature disguises in our slide show. Sneak peek: The Met's new Arab galleries Tomorrow, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's newest—and most elaborately titled wing—opens as the "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia." Museum staff say the eight-year project was part of a master plan, however it's hard not to note the timeliness of the opening—months after the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and tensions in many of the same Arabic lands roiling. The organized...
Coney Island Strongman Spectacular 2013 (photos & video)
Tue May 21
Olde Time Coney Island Strongman Spectacular 2013 Photograph: Filip Wolak
Twisted bars, punched bricks, smashed bats: It was a bad day to be an inanimate object. See more recent blog posts The lineup for MoMA PS1's Warm Up 2013 is here! The beloved summertime dance party is back on June 29 with a Brit-heavy lineup of deejays and musicians. See more recent blog posts Photos: Epic Win Burlesque: Holy Shit...Batman Returns! [NSFW] See what the Caped Crusader and his foes look like underneath their signature disguises in our slide show. Sneak peek: The Met's new Arab galleries Tomorrow, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's newest—and most elaborately titled wing—opens as the "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia." Museum staff say the eight-year project was part of a master plan, however it's hard not to note the timeliness of the opening—months after the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and tensions in many of the same Arabic lands roiling. The organized exhibit shows off 1,200 objects (from an collection...
The first masterpiece of Cannes
Tue May 21
Behind the Candelabra
Been having a great time of it at the Cannes Film Festival, and now we've truly got a film to match. Click here to read my thoughts on Steven Soderbergh's purported swan song, Behind the Candelabra. Plus, there's another masterpiece or two where that came from. Check back in the next day or two.
Read more of our dispatchesSee more in Film Steven Soderbergh says a great goodbye to cinema. You might also like Review: Star Trek Into Darkness The 50 most classic movie mothers Review: Frances Ha The 100 best films set in New York City
Ticket alert: More tickets on sale for 12 Years of DFA Records at 2pm
Mon May 20
Red Bull Music Academy: James Murphy
Celebrate the influential NYC label's birthday at the Grand Prospect Hall—more tickets go on sale today at 2pm. See more recent blog posts The lineup for MoMA PS1's Warm Up 2013 is here! The beloved summertime dance party is back on June 29 with a Brit-heavy lineup of deejays and musicians. See more recent blog posts Photos: Epic Win Burlesque: Holy Shit...Batman Returns! [NSFW] See what the Caped Crusader and his foes look like underneath their signature disguises in our slide show. Sneak peek: The Met's new Arab galleries Tomorrow, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's newest—and most elaborately titled wing—opens as the "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia." Museum staff say the eight-year project was part of a master plan, however it's hard not to note the timeliness of the opening—months after the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and tensions in many of the same Arabic lands roiling. The organized exhibit shows off 1,200...
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