American Museum of Natural History

Are Chicks With Mermaid Tattoos Sluts?

By now you've surely heard of Erin Sayar, the "Horndog High" English teach accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. You've also surely heard of Sayar's ink, as a "sexy" mermaid tattoo on her upper thigh -- pictured in reportedly steamy boudoir photos -- might be a key piece of evidence in t ... More >>

BABY, I'M A STAR

The Rapture DJ the Milky Way

DNA Testing Proves Canned Sardines Are Kosher

Stijn Nieuwendijk/Flickr ​After discovering that canned sardines contain barely visible worms called nematodes, speculation that the food would be labeled unkosher abounded. According to the New York Times, those rumors can now be put to rest: genetic testing by a parasitologist at the American Mu ... More >>

A LAUGHING MATTER

Eugene Mirman has the formula for fun

I Don't Go Clubbing, I Go Dancing: Hot Nights, Short Shorts, And Tributes To Michael Jackson

​Start your weekend off with a trip to the Williamsburg Waterfront, where downtempo DJ duo Thievery Corporation celebrate their new release Culture Of Fear with an epic outdoor hang. Tonight their mix of dub, jazz, classical music, and loungey bossa nova will be complemented by performances by ... More >>

The Parks Department Is Bringing Purple Yam to the Upper West Side

Purple YamBroadway bound.​Some encouraging news for Purple Yam fans who are weary of the Q train: the Ditmas Park Filipino restaurant will soon have two outposts on the Upper West Side, thanks to the NYC Parks Department.

We Dig the "World's Largest Dinosaur" Exhibit at the Museum of Natural History

​The American Museum of Natural History launches a new exhibit this weekend called "The World's Largest Dinosaurs." We had the privilege of checking it out early. It's housed on the third floor of the museum, the same floor as the traditional dinosaur displays. But this ain't your average dino ... More >>

Genius or Gibberish: Two Columbia Profs Face Off Over String Theory

Life, the universe, and everything

Live: Matt & Kim Get Interplanetary For One Step Beyond At The Museum of Natural History

At least they're enjoying themselves. Pics by Chris, more below.​One Step Beyond Featuring Matt & Kim, Nacey, and AraabMuzik American Museum of Natural History Friday, January 14 Better Than: Night at the Museum Astronomy: It's so hot right now, from the recent zodiac-sign hoax to the rele ... More >>

Your Weekend In Nightlife, Starring Munchi, Matt & Kim, The Skins Premiere Party, And Blitz The Ambassador

​Start your week off with some nu-disco and new wave. Tonight, Hercules and the Love Affair DJ sweetheart Kim Ann Foxman takes on the East Village's free Bassment Party. We couldn't be happier that this party is hidden away in the tiny Kings Cross bar either -- seeing Foxman in small, unexpect ... More >>

The Dinosaurs Are Coming! RAWR!

​For those of us who never really quite grew out of our elementary school love for giant prehistoric beasts, this is pretty exciting. The American Museum of Natural History has just announced a new exhibit, starting April 16, called "The World's Largest Dinosaurs." Sauropods, a special group o ... More >>

Autobrennt, One Step Beyond, Funk Galaktik, and Lindstrom Headline Your Weekend In Nightlife

​These next two days bring a whole lot of dance music and a little bit of rap. Behold, your weekend in nightlife. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Neighborhood: Lower East Side Party: Autobrennt DJs: Prince Language & Slow Hands Highlights: Rivington Hotel's penthouse is one of our favorites, and tonight ... More >>

The Freedom Party, One Step Beyond, Jackpot, And Love Tempo Headline Your Weekend In Nightlife

​Start your Friday off with a little Happy Hour. The Lower East Side's Panda hosts the appropriately named Pregame to ease you into your night out (or, in our case, ease you back home to a backlog of Boardwalk Empire) with a mix of disco, hip-hop, and funk. DJs Project Matt and Jimmy 2 Times h ... More >>

The Museum of Natural History Becomes...the Museum of Contempo Mixology?

Not owned by Sasha Petraske yet. Photo via Museum of Natural History​Not long ago, the American Museum of Natural History was a place to learn about the lives of dinosaurs and Neanderthals, with a possible tidbit gleaned here and there about what these creatures ate. Yet the museum has increas ... More >>

STARRY NIGHT

Passion Pit spin you into the cosmos

Latest New York City Bomb Scare at the American Museum of Natural History

​Tensions are running understandably high and everyone is on alert. Sunday, the NYPD bomb squad was called to a questionable SUV parked near the American Museum of Natural History on 79th Street and Central Park West. As of 2:45 p.m. EST, the New York Post, CNN and the New York Times have no ... More >>

This Weekend! The Very Best, Theophilus London, Foreign Born, Woods, Real Estate, Magnetic Fields, The National, Sundelles, Darlings, Total Slacker, PC Worship, B.I.G. Karaoke, Stupid Party, and Truman Peyote

"You better buy a ticket and get your ass to Mars," advises the wise Johnny Loftus. He is, of course, speaking in reference to the latest installment of The Fader's "One Step Beyond" series, which takes place in the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space. There, you c ... More >>

The Food Court at the American Museum of Natural History Goes Green, Officially

​Among other firsts New York can now claim is the country's first 3-Star Green Certified museum food court: the American Museum of Natural History has just earned its certification from the Green Restaurant Association, a non-profit organization that promotes environmentally conscious practice ... More >>

DJ Spooky Goes Glacial

BAM unveils a new Antarctic symphony

BLOWIN' UP

A pre-Thanksgiving tradition

Get Pickled at the American Museum of Natural History

​Learn the ancient art of pickling next Tuesday with Lucy Norris, author of Pickled: Preserving a World of Tastes and Traditions, and Bob McClure of McClure's Pickles as part of the Global Kitchen Series at the American Museum of Natural History. Over millennia, cultures across the globe have ... More >>

STARRY NIGHT

Dance under the sky indoors

Live: They Might Be Giants, Corrupting Youth At The Natural History Museum

They Might Be Giants American Museum of Natural History Sunday, October 4 The best thing about TMBG's second career as top-shelf purveyors of children's music is how little their onstage demeanor has changed -- they favor a sardonic, half-asleep, deadpan manner whether most of the folks in the f ... More >>

News Roundup: Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam, Islands, They Might Be Giants

Islands--Islands have released the bubbly new track "No You Don't," from their upcoming third album Vapours, the one frontman Nick Thorburn once famously left on the C Train. The song features him switching between a falsetto and more conversational style, with lyrics like "Don't buy dope from the m ... More >>

Shacking Up For Spring

Peñín Guide In Hand

Spanish wine critic José Peñín unveiled his Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine 2009 yesterday at a wine tasting held at the American Museum of Natural History. We had a quick tête-à-tête with the critic over a glass of vino or 30. You've often been compared to Robert Parker for your use of the 10 ... More >>

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SKY’S THE LIMIT

DJ Jazzy Jeff sends his beats into the cosmos

Harder, Faster, Stronger, More Surprising

Kanye West drops in on the Natural History Museum’s suddenly splendid soiree

Pols Feasting on Pork

A roundup of earmarks in the latest Defense bill

Art Bites

Live, Sorta: Foreign Islands at the Luna Lounge, 06.14.07

Queer in the Crib

Gay adults like to say they were born that way. So where are the gay children? Everywhere? Fabulous, baby.

Lip Service

Shopping with balmy women

Urban Outfitter

Talking with Julia Solis, creative preservationist of abandoned environments

Rent Stabilized

Columbus's movie version is stiff, stolid, and stuck in an excruciatingly detailed past

Beyond Clubland—and Repertory

Arts centers, classical-music organizations, and other non-jazz outposts fuel new music

Naughty & Nice

Freaky fun that will have you feeling festive

Listings

Open Admission

High Culture on a Low Budget

2003 JVC Jazz Festival

NY Mirror

The Hole Truth

••• Vine-Swinging Scholar Meets Lovecraft, Ponders Puppets

Two-Story 19th-Century Backhouse

Tripping the Light Ecstatic

E Radicals Journey Beyond the Rave

Southern Cross

The Importance of Ernest

Education Listings

Computer Viruses Hit Museum!

Ambitious Exhibition Gets Infected by Technology

Future Schlock