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To Do: May 22–29, 2013

25 things to see, hear, watch, and read.

Why The Whistle Blows

we steal secrets explains how julian assanges are made.

Sun Rooms

The architect who invented the pines lives on in fire island’s new pavilion.

The Approval Matrix: Week Of May 27, 2013

our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies....

How To Pitch A Drama

Here’s almost every one from the past year that hasn’t yet made it onto your screen. a lucky few (very few) will be produced by 2014.

How To Write A Tv Drama

thirteen (spoiler-filled!) rules for scripting the perfect hour of dramatic television....

How To Design A Set

The thinking, spending, and scavenger-hunting behind the little details you see (and don’t see) on tv.

How To Cast A Tv Drama

homeland’s two casting directors on how they found their stars....

Star Trek Ii: Part Ii

into darkness is an homage to the wrath of khan—and a deep draft of klingon ale....

Where’s That Coffee Shop?

The multiple locations of edward hopper’s nighthawks, revealed.

To Do: May 15–22, 2013

twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.

The Approval Matrix: Week Of May 20, 2013

our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies....

Towers In The Park

and stadiums, and shopping centers: this is not what flushing meadows needs....

The Approval Matrix: Week Of May 13, 2013

our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies....

To Do: May 8–15, 2013

twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.

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new york times magazine - nightlife section

The Barhopper’s Playbook

ten drinking hubs, 30 new bars, and not one good excuse for staying in....

Fresh Drinking

from cruisey meat markets to an actual meat market, a spirited crawl through the city’s newest bars....

If Mission Chinese Were Potable

fragrant, citrusy, and anesthetizing, sichuan peppercorns move from the kitchen to the bar....

Scandi By The Half-pint

a 21-tap tasting of tørst, greenpoint’s new game-changing beer temple....

Flying Tipsy

long a staple of the wine-and-beer world, the guided flight is now taking off in cocktail bars....

Eleven Rules Of Barroom Courtship

there is no one more qualified than a bartender, with his front-row seat to primal new york mating rituals, to lay out the dos and don’ts....

Bar As Soda Fountain

spiked pops, boozy egg creams, and adults-only sundaes jump the cocktail scene....

First Stop

Where to drink 2013: the clarkson for best first stop.

Fashion Clubhouse

where to drink 2013: wise men for best fashion clubhouse

Café-slash-local, Brooklyn

Where to drink 2013: the saint catherine for best café-slash-local, brooklyn

Café-slash-local, Manhattan

Where to drink 2013: upright brew house for best café-slash-local, manhattan

Whiskey Lounge

where to drink 2013: the flatiron room for best whiskey lounge...

Gastro Tavern

Where to drink 2013: the lounge at atera for best gastro tavern

Electro Enclave

Where to drink 2013: tba brooklyn for best electro enclave

Wine Bar

Where to drink 2013: hillside for best wine bar

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Bill T.'s Review Of Reichenbach Hall - New York (3/5) On Yelp

For a newly opened place, this is pretty good. i'm sure that once they get their processes nailed down, this would be a four star.went here on a thur...

Jj R.'s Review Of Wicked Wolf Tavern - Hoboken (4/5) On Yelp

From the perspective of a new mom, the staff at ww has been very accommodating to my friends and i during the mid-week lunch hour. opening doors, prov...

S F.'s Review Of Speedy Romeo - Brooklyn (5/5) On Yelp

Excellent food, great customer service and kid friendly. the lemon tart dessert is literally the best ever!!!!

Carrie D.'s Review Of Hb Burger - New York (5/5) On Yelp

Outstanding service. great food. excellent stop.

Di L.'s Review Of Bahman Brokerage - Elmhurst (1/5) On Yelp

Stay away!!!! worst insurance agency ever!!!! the broker treats very well at first (he is a great salesman), if you are lucky, pretty or if he sees ...

Di L.'s Review Of Bahman Agency Inc - Elmhurst (1/5) On Yelp

Stay away!!!! worst insurance agency ever!!!! the broker treats very well at first (he is a great salesman), if you are lucky, pretty or if he sees ...

Di L.'s Review Of Natural Gourmet Institute - New York (1/5) On Yelp

Friday night dinners are awesome, and the food, to die for!!! the reason i'm giving this school just one star is for their lack of customer service, ...

France R.'s Review Of La Marina - New York (3/5) On Yelp

The setting of this immense riverfront restaurant is gorgeous and in spite of the slightly over-priced menu the food is pretty good, but the deafening...

Carla C.'s Review Of Seven's Turkish Grill - New York (5/5) On Yelp

Wonderful early friday dinner. attentive & pleasant service. gentle music allowed for easy conversations. lamb shank & kebab perfectly prepared.

Carla C.'s Review Of The Container Store - New York (4/5) On Yelp

Dangerous shopping zone! not only do we drop a bundle of cash - then we have to shlep it home! brought friends, they couldn't resist some organizing...

Levi B.'s Review Of Esrogim Center - Brooklyn (5/5) On Yelp

Esrogim center ( citron ) has been around for 20 years and has the experience behind us. esrogim center specializes in servicing synagogues, schools, ...

Carla C.'s Review Of Patsy's Pizzeria - New York (4/5) On Yelp

Easy casual spot for lunch or dinner. we had salad; yes, with anchovies please. and the eggplant parmesan was a hit.

Carla C.'s Review Of Metropolitan Museum Of Art - New York (5/5) On Yelp

Get in. check your coat. pay admission. we viewed the 19th century fashion exhibition. it includes paintings by monet and renoir and the actual dresse...

Ellyn B.'s Review Of Sabon - New York (1/5) On Yelp

I went to sabon yesterday to exchange a gift my husband received, bath oil, for shampoo which he preferred. i was told they could not give me the full...

Jj C.'s Review Of Jillian Wright Clinical Skin Spa - New York (3/5) On Yelp

I used to come here for massages as i literally live right across the street. very convenient. i had the best massage the first time i came here. howe...

Sheila M.'s Review Of Solar Salon - New York (4/5) On Yelp

Julia who does spray tan is "the best"! her spray tan dose not leave your hands streaky (which has always been an issue for me with spray tan) or any ...

Jason K.'s Review Of Bagel & Schmear - New York (1/5) On Yelp

I was there this morning and saw a worker drop a bagel on the ground and put it back in a bag to be served to a customer.

O P.'s Review Of Greenwich Village Animal Hospital - New York (5/5) On Yelp

This vet primarily sees cats and dogs, but i brought my hamster to them and they were knowledgeable and gentle. since the visit was short he didn't ev...

Brian O.'s Review Of Mrs. Friggins' Kitchen - Manhattan (3/5) On Yelp

Decent portions and a good (real) burger for lunch. makes a good philly cheese steak too. if you order when its packed at breakfast though, be prepare...

Renee Z.'s Review Of Flatrate Moving - New York (5/5) On Yelp

I recently used flat rate for the fourth time and they were as good as ever. always professional and courteous they moved me from brooklyn to the ues...

Jenny B.'s Review Of Flyrite Tattoo - Brooklyn (5/5) On Yelp

I am almost done with my sleeve courtesy of steve huie at flyrite. you couldn't ask for a better experience than flyrite. steve is meticulous with ...

Monica K.'s Review Of The $3 Tavern - New York (1/5) On Yelp

So most drinks are $3. big deal! the food is mediocre and the bathrooms are filthy! fyi...watch out for the sign over the jukebox! if the music isn't ...

Rocquelle M.'s Review Of Elm Health - New York (1/5) On Yelp

Good variety and bulk item prices.. shopped there frequentlybut noticed that if you venture to to back of the store and you are not a caucasian you ma...

Fredrik R.'s Review Of Sheraton Tribeca New York Hotel - New York (3/5) On Yelp

At the start i was quite disapointed with this hotel we checked in around 17:00 and got a room on the 6th floor with a view of the backyard and we had...

Bill B.'s Review Of Balthazar Restaurant - New York (3/5) On Yelp

C'est magnifique!!! the pastries are sublime..the atmosphere incredible a bit trop cher (very expensive) but worth the occasional splurge.

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From probably the coolest newspaper in town

Mariah Carey

7:00 a.m. may 24 - is it that mariah carey's abnormally lucky, or that she's got a career mojo that just won't quit? neither, i'd argue: her career lo...

Rooftop Films

8:00 p.m. may 24 - fed up with love? take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone when rooftop films presents love hurts, an evening of 10 sho...

Skream+mala+plastician+hatcha

10:00 p.m. may 24 - before skrillex, justin bieber, and taylor swift, before hard fest in l.a., electric zoo in new york, and electric daisy in las ve...

Manchester City Vs. Chelsea

2:00 p.m. may 25 - soccer fans will think they’ve died and gone to heaven with this blockbuster. first, a live screening of fox sports’ te...

B.a.l.l.+the Upper Crust+lord Classic+new York Junk

7:30 p.m. may 25 - as surreal and potentially volatile a reunion as you'll stumble upon this year, b.a.l.l. was the troubled and troubling late '80s s...

Robert Fripp And The Orchestra Of Crafty Guitarists

4:00 p.m. may 26 - and you thought amanda palmer was ambitious. guitarists versed in meditation and the fripp's guitar craft technique will pay $1000 ...

The Shins+man Man

5:30 p.m. may 26 - "this song will change your life,” said natalie portman's sam to zach braff's andrew as she played “new slang” fo...

So So Glos|crystal Stilts

7:30 p.m. may 26 - punk rockers, shea stadium-proprietors, and men about town the so so glos have made bay ridge proud. tonight, the band that toured ...

'oh! You Pretty Things' W/ Alison Clancy+hypernova+michael T. And The Vanities+this Ambitious Orchestra

9:00 p.m. may 26 - now in its third year, the new romantic ball is one of the best excuses in town to get glammed up. tonight’s party, hosted by...

Eat The City: Farming The Five Boroughs

6:30 p.m. may 28 - the lingo is particular in new york city. we have “foodies,” who differ slightly from “locavores” and often...

Laura Marling

8:00 p.m. may 28 - laura marling rose to fame in her teenage years, and after working with indie darlings noah and the whale, her debut solo full-leng...

Marina And The Diamonds+charli Xcx

6:00 p.m. may 29 - looking to break some hearts this summer? let the “primadonna” extraordinaire marina diamandis teach you with her bubbl...

The Riot Grrrl Collection

6:30 p.m. may 29 - if you were a young woman in the early ’90s, chances are the riot grrrl movement, with its zines, gatherings, and outspoken h...

Fall Out Boy

8:00 p.m. may 29 - patrick stump's ferocious, proto-glambert shriek, pete wentz's lacerating text-message bon mots, exhausting song titles: the mid-00...

Mika Yoshida Stoltman

8:00 p.m. may 30 - the excellent jazz marimbist and her clarinetist husband richard stoltzman premiere eight works written just for them, including "t...

Groundislava+fur

11:45 p.m. may 30 - groundislava is the mellow member of the wedidit crew, a collective of la-based djs whose m.o. involves flipping regional bass thu...

Futurebirds+the Doorbells

9:00 p.m. may 31 - if you like your southern rock thick, syrupy, and dreamlike, look no further than this athens, georgia, quintet's new baba yaga, wh...

Claudia Acuna

5:00 p.m. june 1 - steeped in the bossa tradition and the folkloric culture of her native santiago, chile, claudia acuna ushers in the change of seaso...

New Kids On The Block+98 Degrees+boyz Ii Men

7:30 p.m. june 1 - if you can’t make the backstreet boys’ 20th anniversary cruise, then this 3-for-1 boy band tour (appropriately titled &...

The Uncluded

8:00 p.m. june 1 - if you dug the sloe-eyed undie-rap science aesop rock dropped over kimya dawson's hyperactive folk plaints on the latter's thunder ...

Michael Blake Band

10:30 p.m. june 1 - the saxophonist was a lieutenant in lurie's lounge lizards and knows all the nuances of his old pal's book. whether re-spinning no...

Tonya Pinkins

7:30 p.m. june 3 - the show is called “tonya pinkins unplugged,” as if the singer hasn’t always performed that way. who knows. the s...

New Kids On The Block+98 Degrees+boyz Ii Men

7:30 p.m. june 16 - if you can’t make the backstreet boys’ 20th anniversary cruise, then this 3-for-1 boy band tour (appropriately titled ...

Fleetwood Mac

8:00 p.m. june 22 - sure, fleetwood mac recently reissued their 1977 mega-hit album rumours in hundred-dollar deluxe configurations with t-shirts and ...

The Village Voice's 4knots Music Festival

1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. june 29 - with kurt vile and the violators, the men, parquet courts, white lung, marnie stern, reigning sound, babies, fat tony,...

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Yoga In The City

  when: sunday, june 9th, 2013 time: 1:00pm-6:00pm where: pier 63 643 lincoln hwy. new york, ny 10011 cost: free w. registration  it’s...

Indie Rock Live Band Karaoke Brunch

When: sunday, june 9, 2013 time: 3pm where: spike hill 184 bedford ave brooklyn, ny cost: free spike hill presents: remember nostalgia? remember authe...

Pleasure Treasure Featuring The Knocks

When: friday, june 7,  2013 time: 11:00 p.m. where: lil’ charles 19 kenmare street manhattan, ny cost: free w. rsvp   join powerslug for ...

Nyc Popfest 2013

When: saturday, june 1, 2013 time: 3pm where: spike hill 184 bedford avenue brooklyn, ny cost: free spike hill music presents the following musicians ...

3rd Ward 7th Birthday Bbq

When:saturday, june 1, 2013 time:2pm-10pm where:3rd ward 195 morgan ave brooklyn, ny cost:free w rsvp from 3rd ward: 3rd ward is celebrating its 7th ...

Head On – Man Vs. Machine At The Bell House

When: friday, may, 31st, 2013 time: 11:00 pm where: 149 7th street brooklyn, ny 11215 (718) 643-6510 thebellhouseny.com‎ cost: free  ok folks, ...

May Birthday Bash

When: thursday may 30, 2013 time: 9 p.m.-12 a.m. where: turtle bay 987 2nd ave new york, ny 10022 cost: free w. rsvp   hey spring babies!  if y...

Little Shop Of Ha-ha’s

When: sunday, may 26, 2013 time: 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. where: no fun bar 161 ludlow st. manhattan, ny cost: free join host jeff olsen fashionably funny...

Live Music At Spike Hill

When: saturday, may 25, 2013 time: 8pm-1am where: spike hill 184 bedford ave brooklyn, ny cost: free spike hill music presents the following musicians...

F#%king Up Everything Ticket Contest

Get your heart on win two tickets a new rock musical comedy! f#%king up everything is a rock musical comedy with bongs, thongs and indie rock songs. i...

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