Email Author Araceli Cruz

2012 Stories by Araceli Cruz

• HOT WHEELS

  published May 16, 2012

  Slideluck Potshow, the traveling photography art show that incorporates a 
potluck, is hosting the cycling-themed party Slideluck Bikeshow.... More >>

• TRASHY TREASURE

  published May 16, 2012

  Back in 1903, the Lyric Theatre on West 42nd Street played host to several Shakespearean works and later to films, until it closed in 1992. The... More >>

• SHOP TILL YOU DANCE

  published May 9, 2012

  Last fall, downtown event producer Ladyfag hosted the inaugural Pop Souk, a marketplace filled with one-of-a-kind items sold by the hottest DJs,... More >>

• HIGH SPIRITS

  published May 9, 2012

  If you like to play party host or simply enjoy a good drink, you shouldn't miss the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, an annual celebration that began... More >>

• THE MEX FACTOR

  published May 2, 2012

  There's only one (hip) community in New York City that has the last word on Cinco de Mayo festivities, and that's the ladies from Mex and the... More >>

• GOURMET READS

  published May 2, 2012

  Do calories really count? Is eating an art? What is the role of the ghostwriter on a celebrity’s cookbook? Find out the answers to these... More >>

• DRESS TO KILL

  published May 2, 2012

  Imagine Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's Casino without those intimidating three-piece suits. Not quite as tough, is he? Exploring the... More >>

• TIE ME UP, 

TIE ME DOWN

  published April 25, 2012

  If there's one thing that inspires the films of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar—aside from his muse Penélope Cruz—it... More >>

• BOYS TOWN

  published April 25, 2012

  Move over, ladies of burlesque; there are some hot-ass men who will give you a run for your money sashaying onto the stage. For two days, the New... More >>

• WILL BOWL FOR CASH

  published April 25, 2012

  It seems everyone is talking about women's reproductive rights lately and tonight's Third Annual New York Abortion Access Fund Bowl-a-Thon, which... More >>

• Franco Express

  published April 11, 2012

  It has been about a millisecond since we last mentioned James Franco, which means we're way overdue. The Oscar-nominated actor, who juggles a... More >>

• NACO-EVOLUTION

  published April 11, 2012

  Six years ago, DJs Marcelo C. Baez and Amylu Meneses had a revolutionary idea: Blend the trashiest Latin music from the '70s and '80s with modern... More >>

• SUNDANCE IN SOHO

  published April 11, 2012

  Staying in tune with the latest talent in film isn't so difficult, especially when they're all playing in your backyard. The Soho International... More >>

• UNDER THE SEA

  published April 11, 2012

  When Kate Winslet whispered the cheesy line “I’ll never let go” to Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic—which, if you... More >>

• LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX

  published April 11, 2012

  The book Fifty Shades of Grey is certainly getting a lot of ink as of late—mostly because of its steamy plot filled with BDSM... More >>

• LATIN LOVE

  published April 11, 2012

  Ballet Hispanico is raising the bar this season with an extensive repertoire of works that honor the dance company's deep Latino roots, dipping... More >>

• THE KILLERS

  published April 4, 2012

  What was the secret to Roman Polanski's success on Rosemary's Baby (1968)? Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that the director... More >>

• KURT'S SPIRIT

  published April 4, 2012

  On November 15, 1993, photographer Jesse Frohman, who began his photography career as an apprentice for the iconic fashion photographer Irving... More >>

• STEEL YOUR HEART

  published April 4, 2012

  The large-scale sculptures made out of auto parts and crushed steel by the late John Chamberlain are often quick to be associated with car... More >>

• BROOKLYN EXPRESS

  published March 28, 2012

  Just when you thought Fashion Week was over, leave it to Brooklynites to have the last word on the matter. Industry City, an 11,000-square-foot... More >>

• FASHION FORWARD

  published March 28, 2012

  While writing for The New York Times' Critical Shopper column, fashion critic and author Cintra Wilson scaled both sides of the shopping spectrum,... More >>

• SMACKDOWN

  published March 21, 2012

  Sumo this is not. Documentary filmmakers Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams follow the lives of professional female Japanese wrestlers, inspired by... More >>

• WORDSMITH

  published March 21, 2012

  "I don't consider writing a quiet, closet act," Patti Smith once said. "I consider it a real physical act. When I'm home writing on the... More >>

• ODE TO MOM

  published March 21, 2012

  In the early '90s, Chelsea Clinton was just a curly-haired preteen when her dad was on the presidential campaign trail. Today, the NBC news... More >>

• TRANSFORMER

  published March 14, 2012

  Somewhere between 1918 and 1925, surrealist artists started a game called "Exquisite Corpses" on a lark that quickly turned into an artistic... More >>