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2012 Stories by Angela Ashman

• SLAM DUNK

  published July 25, 2012

  Doesn’t it feel like ages ago when we all had Linsanity and bowed down to the Giants after they beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl... More >>

• TO YOUR HEALTH

  published July 25, 2012

  Studies have shown that drinking beer can help prevent all kinds of ailments, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, reduce anxiety, and... More >>

• AS THE WORLD TURNS

  published July 25, 2012

  As you might have heard, a “leap second” was added to June 30 to make up for the Earth’s slowing rotation speed. Seems like a... More >>

• Palling Around

  published July 25, 2012

  The comedy show Tell Your Friends!, 
hosted by the always charming Liam McEneaney, is calling tonight’s installment the “Summer... More >>

• Laughline

  published July 25, 2012

  You can often find the wacky crew behind the comedy website CollegeHumor performing their best original sketches (check out “Sober... More >>

• WICKED GAME

  published July 25, 2012

  Obie winner Ron Cephas Jones, who was last seen at the Public Theater as the malevolent Aaron in Titus Andronicus, returns to take on another... More >>

• BOSOM BUDDIES

  published July 18, 2012

  Although Pretty Good Friends, the weekly comedy show hosted by Eugene Mirman at Union Hall, might technically be on hiatus for the summer, Mirman... More >>

• BACK IN The USSR

  published July 18, 2012

  Last dazzling New York audiences with her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire at BAM, Cate Blanchett returns with her Sydney... More >>

• BAD TO THE BONE

  published July 11, 2012

  Want pot-smoking tips from Willie Nelson? Healthy-living advice from Ozzy Osbourne? Rules to keep your rapper happy from Coco Austin... More >>

• HEY, MR. DJ

  published July 11, 2012

  Does it look like another lonely night at home dusting your old albums? Why not try playing DJ at You Bring It You Spin It? Hosted by the Monday... More >>

• PAPER CUTS

  published July 11, 2012

  How many times have you seen a literary magazine hit the shelves with an ambitious debut issue only to never be seen again? Learn how to do it... More >>

• Pop Dies In Vegas

  published July 11, 2012

  Where do teenybopper stars go when they turn 18? That is the question to be answered in W.M. Akers's new play about a young golden-voiced pop idol... More >>

• CAT'S CRADLE

  published July 4, 2012

  It's not every day you see a cabaret singer crowd surf. But Meow Meow is not your typical chanteuse. In a flurry of sequins, feathers, and... More >>

• LARGER THAN LIFE

  published July 4, 2012

  Richard Avedon famously changed fashion photography in the 1950s by taking models out of the studio and placing them in unconventional... More >>

• CINEMA ON TWO WHEELS

  published June 27, 2012

  Looking for a great date night? You and your sweetheart might want to pedal on over to Bike-In Movies, a new free summertime series happening on... More >>

• DAZED & CONFUSED

  published June 27, 2012

  On the heels of a string of Gen-X films (Slacker, Singles, Reality Bites), 25-year-old first-time director Noah Baumbach (Greenberg)... More >>

• REEL PATRIOTS

  published June 27, 2012

  Raise your hand if you groaned when you realized you would not be getting a three-day weekend this Fourth of July. To make it up to you, Rooftop... More >>

• TALL TALES

  published June 20, 2012

  Add this to your list of reasons why Brooklyn is better than Manhattan: The first-rate storytelling series Tom Shillue’s Funny Story,... More >>

• TODAY'S SPECIAL

  published June 20, 2012

  Alas, we’ll never know how close Denis Johnson’s spare, evocative Train Dreams came to winning the Pulitzer for fiction this year. But... More >>

• ACTION, MATE!

  published June 20, 2012

  We hope you like bagels. As a tribute to New York City, the 20th annual Tropfest short-film festival from Australia has made it a rule this year... More >>

• FILTH FEST

  published June 20, 2012

  John Waters, the man responsible for Hag in a Black Leather Jacket and the infamous chicken-sex scene in Pink Flamingos, has surely collected more... More >>

• SUN & SUDS

  published June 13, 2012

  Summertime blues, be gone! Your cure is the Brooklyn Waterfront Beer Festival, a day of kicking back with live music, spectacular views of the... More >>

• PRINT MATTERS

  published June 13, 2012

  Love new fiction? Once again, the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses hosts its annual Lit Mag Marathon Weekend, two days of readings... More >>

• THE GREAT PRETENDER

  published June 6, 2012

  No one loves playing dress up more than Cindy Sherman, and for her latest solo show at Metro Pictures, she has gathered quite a wardrobe for... More >>

• MOONRISE BROOKLYN

  published June 6, 2012

  Last year, Bill Murray shocked the audience of the Poets House annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge by showing up with two black eyes.... More >>