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  • 1. Art

    The Richter Scale

    By James Hannaham
    Published: May 23, 2012

    What Postmasters Gallery curator Magda Sawon calls the "canonization" of Gerhard Richter inspired her to respond with a witty, stimulating group show, "Richteriana." The...

  • 2. Books

    Summer Books Guide: Padgett Powell's You & Me: A Novel

    By James Hannaham
    Published: May 23, 2012

    "They have Hendrix-ed me," says cult-hero novelist Padgett Powell of the unlikely wild success in the U.K. of his last book, The Interrogative Mood, a novel composed entirely...

  • 3. Horoscope

    Free Will Astrology

    By Rob Brezsny
    Published: May 23, 2012

    ARIES [March 21–April 19] "My soul is a fire that suffers if it doesn't burn," said Jean Prevost, a writer and hero of the French Resistance during World War II. "I need...

  • 4. La Dolce Musto

    Help! Show Biz Careers Can't Be Killed Anymore!

    By Michael Musto
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Once upon a time, scandal equaled death, but that was then; show-biz careers have become as unkillable as franchise films, reality shows, and the Olive Garden. There are so...

  • 5. Dance

    Summer Dance Guide: 'Borrowed Light' and More

    By Deborah Jowitt
    Published: May 23, 2012

    New York City Ballet June 5 through 10 American Ballet Theatre June 21 through 23 What better ballet to see in June—preferably with a lover—than one based on...

  • 6. Film

    Wes Anderson's Larger-Than-Life Moonrise Kingdom

    By Karina Longworth
    Published: May 23, 2012

    It's 1965, the rainy end of summer on the rocky coast of a fictional New England isle. Twelve-year-old Sam (Jared Gilman), a scrawny, bespectacled outcast with an unusual...

  • 7. Eats

    La Vara: Thanks, Spanish Inquisition

    By Tejal Rao
    Published: May 23, 2012

    There was a time in Spain when pork was the law. The Spanish Inquisition ramped up in the 1400s to brutally enforce a Christian culture. So while Spain's Jewish and Muslim...

  • 8. Counter Culture

    Little Pepper: Eat Heat

    By Robert Sietsema
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Seven years ago, when Little Pepper opened on Roosevelt Avenue across from the Bland housing projects, it was hard to get diners to go there. Located on the subterranean level...

  • 9. Eats

    Get Off the Sidewalk for Summer Outdoor Dining

    By Robert Sietsema
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Restaurant dining outdoors is one of the greatest pleasures a New York summer has to offer. In fact, the city has long since surpassed Paris in the breadth and excellence of...

  • 10. Music

    Midyear Report: 12 for '12

    By Maura Johnston
    Published: May 23, 2012

    The year is nearly halfway over, and in an effort to keep up, I've been crafting a Spotify playlist containing the notable albums that have come out this year. Even though...

  • 11. Music

    Summer Music Guide: Death Grips' Disappearing Act

    By Seth Colter Walls
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Last month, seeking an interview with the elusive Sacramento experimental noise-rap band Death Grips, I e-mailed the address posted at the bottom of the band's website,...

  • 12. Theater

    Summer Theater Guide: Alan Cumming Prepares a Lincoln Center Macbeth

    By Alexis Soloski
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Twenty-seven years ago, Alan Cumming made his professional theater debut, appearing as Malcolm in a Glaswegian Macbeth. This summer, he'll return to the tragedy, reprising his...

  • 13. Theater

    OBIES 2012: Don't Dress for Theater

    By Michael Feingold
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Like most theater critics, I am a slow learner. (Why else would we still be theater critics?) So I didn't realize, until last month, that the Broadway League was trying to...

  • 14. Calendar

    DARK SHADOWS

    By Angela Ashman
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Chances are good that in the past few years someone might have pressed a well-worn book by Emily St. John Mandel into your hand and said something like: “My friend loved...

  • 15. Calendar

    FULLY EXPOSED

    By Angela Ashman
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Recently, comedian and musician Dave Hill , a regular contributor to This American Life, brought together Malcolm Gladwell and Dick Cavett to share wings and awkward literary...

  • 16. Calendar

    'Basic' w/ Speedy J

    By Kristal Hawkins
    Published: May 23, 2012

    When rave first blew up in Rotterdam, the sounds inspired hip-hop fan Jochem Paap to create some of the 1990s’ most respected techno: Speedy J’s...

  • 17. Calendar

    MAN OVERBOARD

    By Araceli Cruz
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Pay no mind to the fact that the 1994 film Cabin Boy, starring Chris Elliott, received a 46 percent on Rotten Tomatoes because that’s neither here nor there. Fans will...

  • 18. Calendar

    IN SYNC

    By Nick Murray
    Published: May 23, 2012

    One Direction megastars Zayn (the cute one), Liam (the cute one), Harry (the cute one), Louis (the cute one), and Niall (the cutest one) met as competitors, each looking to...

  • 19. Calendar

    WHEEL DEAL

    By Angela Ashman
    Published: May 23, 2012

    Cycling competitions usually award the rider, not the bike. But the eighth annual Bicycle Fetish Day is a block party at which your trusty two-wheel companion can feel...

  • 20. Calendar

    DEAD ALIVE

    By Heather Baysa
    Published: May 23, 2012

    The Walking Dead won’t return to TV until the fall, but thankfully for those with a blood-and-guts craving that just won’t quit, they’ll be ambling,...

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