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2009 Stories by Angela Ashman

• BLAST OFF!

  published March 25, 2009

  Fasten your seatbelts—the lovely ladies Gemini and Scorpio, whose Russian-bathhouse dance party was included in our Best of New York issue... More >>

• FOOLING AROUND

  published March 18, 2009

  “We met twice a week in my apartment,” goes Miranda July’s short story “The Swim Team,” about a woman who teaches old... More >>

• DIVINE MADNESS

  published March 18, 2009

  Here are some of the things you’ll find in John Waters’s new exhibition, opening April 3 at the Marianne Boesky Gallery: a Jackie... More >>

• HOT WHEELS

  published March 18, 2009

  Like your contact sports to come with fishnets, chipped nail polish, and a sneer? Check out tonight’s roller-derby season opener with our... More >>

• ISN’T SHE LOVELY?

  published March 18, 2009

  Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer was 75 when his final film, Gertrud, premiered to a nasty reception in—where else?—Paris in... More >>

• ZOOM IN

  published March 18, 2009

  The AIPAD Photography Show celebrates its 30th year of bringing together an enormous—almost overwhelming—array of works for... More >>

• RALLY UP

  published March 11, 2009

  It's not every day that you see the red carpet rolled out for the premiere of a music video. But when you combine indie-rock darlings Department... More >>

• GEEKS RULE

  published March 11, 2009

  We wouldn't go so far as to say that Greg Mottola, director of Superbad, makes geeks look cool, but he sure does make them look like... More >>

• LET THEM EAT CAKE

  published March 11, 2009

  While it may seem as if we've hit a new period of austerity, Dances of Vice is one party that still encourages you to channel your inner... More >>

• SAY YES

  published March 11, 2009

  Here's one performance we're sure you can't say no to: Beloved downtown choreographer Sally Silvers returns to P.S.122 with Yessified, her... More >>

• SUCH A TEASE!

  published March 4, 2009

  Before the publishing industry completely sells out to the Kindle, it may want to check out photographer Erica Baum's intriguing new exhibit... More >>

• FLOAT ON

  published March 4, 2009

  Last summer, when beloved street artist Swoon's spectacular sculptures came floating down the Hudson, it was sort of like entering a Mark Twain... More >>

• OTAKU ATTACK

  published March 4, 2009

  Visiting Tokyo's Akihabara (a/k/a Electric Town) is not unlike entering an alternate universe where geeks rule, older businessmen pay to play... More >>

• PURDY BOY

  published March 4, 2009

  Ten years ago, the squeaky-clean wunderkind pundit Jedediah Purdy learned a valuable lesson: Don't mess with Jerry Seinfeld. His first... More >>

• Voyage for Freedom: A Celebration of Frederick Douglass's Historic Trip to Ireland

  published March 4, 2009

  A special performance of Donal O'Kelly's play The Cambria followed by a panel discussion on race and progress in Ireland and America with... More >>

• 11th Annual "Luck of the Irish" Pub Crawl

  published March 4, 2009

  This pub crawl claims to be the "world's largest," hitting 100 bars in three days (March 14, 15, and 17). Call 212-724-3900, or go to... More >>

• The Fauxges

  published March 4, 2009

  Because the real Pogues are playing Roseland before St. Pat's Day (March 12-14), catch the next best thing. With Jameson drink specials, food, and... More >>

• REAL NUDE

  published February 25, 2009

  At a listening party for Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak in October, Jay-Z, Mos Def, and other guests entered a darkened room where 40 nude... More >>

• WILD THING

  published February 25, 2009

  The terms "hard rock" and "classical ballet" don't typically go together, but in the case of veteran choreographer and "punk ballerina" Karole... More >>

• FUNNY BUSINESS

  published February 25, 2009

  It's been a while since we stopped turning to television for comedy and going to websites like CollegeHumor.com and FunnyorDie.com instead. But... More >>

• GAGA FOR DANCE

  published February 25, 2009

  Dance doesn't get much more thrilling than when choreographer Ohad Naharin comes to town. After a critically acclaimed run at BAM in 2007 with his... More >>

• RETIRE HERE

  published February 18, 2009

  Picture it: the Stonewall, 2008—you're surrounded by white-haired women, eating cheesecake and cheering on the bellydancer Susie Q, a senior... More >>

• ART ATTACK

  published February 18, 2009

  Did Shepard Fairey do anything wrong when he took an image of Obama off the Internet and turned it into an abstract work of art that became... More >>

• ACT COOL

  published February 18, 2009

  Yes, we're ready for the warm weather to come—but we'll put up with the cold a little longer as long as it comes in the form of the... More >>

• WAR ZONE

  published February 18, 2009

  Have more than a few questions about the Iraq War? Bring them to British artist Jeremy Deller's It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq,... More >>