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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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Kimberly E.'s Review Of Trattoria La Sorrentina - North Bergen (5/5) On Yelp

Truly in love with this place. their tiramisu and cannolis are amazing. i usually get the fettuccini alfredo and it's the best i've ever had. also lov...

Katie P.'s Review Of Learn & Play At Rita's Place - Brooklyn (5/5) On Yelp

Rita has been caring for my daughter since september and i couldnt be happier. we are so lucky to have found her daycare. the intimate setting really ...

Tazo B.'s Review Of Sultan Gyro - Lyndhurst (4/5) On Yelp

Not bad... portions are a little small. the large entrees container had more salad than the actual chicken and rice.

Adina D.'s Review Of Pulse Karaoke - New York (4/5) On Yelp

It's my favorite go to spot in ny for a little pick me up...i travel to ny quite frequently. when i am there and need to let loose a little, share som...

Kitrena Y.'s Review Of Camaje Bistro & Lounge - New York (2/5) On Yelp

Went back because i bought a deal and i was truly disappointed this time around. especially since i saw that they had a "b" from to health inspection....

Alyssa C.'s Review Of The Institute Of Culinary Education - New York (5/5) On Yelp

Knife skills was the most useful class ever. everyone can use a knife in the kitchen, but learning the skills to use a knife effectively made so much ...

Tazo B.'s Review Of Patel Dental Center - Carlstadt (5/5) On Yelp

The staff is very helpful and pleasant mannered. dr. patel has great chair side manner. he takes the time to explain his treatment plan and shows on...

James H.'s Review Of Kopi Kopi Nyc - New York (5/5) On Yelp

Always a wonderful, spacious and comfortable kopi coffee offers you vanilla tea and its out of this world. just had another cup. can't wait to try the...

Bonnie L.'s Review Of Yummy Sushi House - Flushing (1/5) On Yelp

I really really really wanted to love this place, or even like at the very least because it was so close to my friends place. obviously, not the case!...

Jennifer H.'s Review Of Noodies - New York (3/5) On Yelp

My friend and i wandered into this place because i was seriously craving some thai food. and let's face it, when you're craving it, like seriously cra...

Shannon Z.'s Review Of 53rd & 6th Halal Cart - New York (4/5) On Yelp

Definitely better than most halal carts in nyc. everyone raves about the white sauce but to me it tastes like watered down ranch sauce. for $6 halal a...

Shannon Z.'s Review Of The Roadside Grill - New York (3/5) On Yelp

Located right outside of hunter college resides the roadside grill. they offer your standard chicken/beef/lamb over rice or salad as well as shish kab...

Ece E.'s Review Of Planned Parenthood - New York (4/5) On Yelp

This facility is a hidden gem of for medical services for the under injured, poor and those who want anonymous std testing. they provide all kinds of ...

Tazo B.'s Review Of Mei Salon - Rutherford (3/5) On Yelp

I've gone here a few times for threading and each time was a different girl. they were all pretty good. only thing is call ahead to see when they are...

J L.'s Review Of Mk Karaoke - New York (5/5) On Yelp

Mk is awesome; nice bar, clean rooms, good selection of songs, great service, amazing crowd, perfect if youre swinging by with your small group of coo...

Kitty W.'s Review Of Essex - New York (2/5) On Yelp

My girlfriends i were walking the williamsburg bridge after attending a yelp elite event, and decided to swing by essex for some late night oysters. o...

Wing L.'s Review Of Bed Bug Inspection Group - Brooklyn (5/5) On Yelp

A few weeks ago, a uncle of mine suspected that their home might have been infested by bed bugs because they discovered that their next door neighbors...

G C.'s Review Of Mable's Smokehouse And Banquet Hall - Brooklyn (2/5) On Yelp

Not a fan ! ribs are ok ... sides are bland ....would not recommend !!! boring

Silvia T.'s Review Of Icracked Professional Iphone, Ipod And Ipad Repair - Bronx (5/5) On Yelp

Great work he saved my life my phone cracked in the middle of the night and he came within 30min to change it and now it's all new. no more apple stor...

Terry J.'s Review Of The Spa At Equinox - New York (1/5) On Yelp

Old guys hitting on young girls, constantly, pervs taking pix with their cell phones (even though there is a non enforced no cell policy), don't expec...

Montty M.'s Review Of Katch Brewery & Grill - New York (5/5) On Yelp

Omg went there for the first time today after work, and all i can say is koodo's to the owner & staff.. this place is beautiful, the house katch b...

Terry J.'s Review Of Equinox Church Street - New York (1/5) On Yelp

Old guys hitting on young girls, constantly, pervs taking pix with their cell phones (even though there is a non enforced no cell policy), don't expec...

Terry J.'s Review Of Equinox - New York (1/5) On Yelp

Old guys hitting on young girls, constantly, pervs taking pix with their cell phones (even though there is a non enforced no cell policy), don't expec...

Terry J.'s Review Of Equinox Fitness Club - New York (1/5) On Yelp

Old guys hitting on young girls, constantly, pervs taking pix with their cell phones (even though there is a non enforced no cell policy), don't expec...

Terry J.'s Review Of Equinox - New York (1/5) On Yelp

Old guys hitting on young girls, constantly, pervs taking pix with their cell phones (even though there is a non enforced no cell policy), don't expec...

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Of Montreal+wild Moccasins

9:00 p.m. may 22 - once upon a time of montreal was a psychedelic twee pop band with beatles-inspired melodies. over the years, however, frontman kevi...

Rock 'n' Roll High School

8:00 p.m. may 23 - are you a punk-rocking, forward thinking student with a fascist principal on your back? well, you can sulk your way through detenti...

Afrika Bambaataa+egyptian Lover+dj Magic Mike+dj Assault+dj Funk+scottie B+dj Rashad+dj Spinn+big Freedia+salva+drop The Lime+ Branko+krampfhaft

9:00 p.m. may 23 - is it possible for a lineup to be too good? actually, yes. crowd a night with too many djs, no matter how good they might be, and t...

Friend Roulette+eula+matty Fasano

9:00 p.m. may 23 - this brooklyn six-piece make orchestral, sweeping compositions sound as simple as lullabies. chamber pop riddled with baroque eleme...

Medeski, Mali, Mercurio, & Moore

10:30 p.m. may 23 - medeski martin & wood's sci-fi keyboard traditionalist john medeski, 7 walkers' gris-gris growler papa mali, and galactic's rhythm...

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...

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...

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,...

Noah Preminger

7:30 p.m. daily until may 22 - the young tenor titan gigged a lot before hitting the studio to cut the new haymaker, and that preparation shows: there...

Lucien Smith

11:00 a.m. every tue., wed., thu., fri., sat. until june 22 - when mayor rudy giuliani took office in 1994, artist lucien smith was just five years ol...

Bunty Berman Presents...

7:00 p.m. every mon., tue., wed. until june 1 - the new group has been enjoying a rather lackluster season, but what better show to shake a company ou...

Labapalooza!

Every thu., fri., sat., sun. from may 23 until may 26 - for the past nine months, a select group of artists have been hard at work inside the puppet l...

Wayne Horvitz

8:00 p.m. daily until may 26 - the wise keyboardist is also an inviting composer—the variety of groups he's led in the past three decades have al...

World Science Festival

11:00 a.m. every wed., thu., fri., sat., sun. from may 29 until june 2 - want to know more about insect courtship and reproduction? what about quantum...

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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 ...

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...

Translations Opening Reception

  when: friday, may 24, 2013 time: 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. where: fort useless 36 ditmars street brooklyn, ny cost: free join fort useless for th...

3d Printing For Software Engineers

When: thursday, may 23, 2013 time: 7:30pm-9:30pm where: 3rd ward 195 morgan ave brooklyn, ny cost: free w. rsvp from 3rd ward: join us for an evening ...

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