Wyatt Cenac

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What's Happening: Questlove at Pork Slope and Let's Brisket!

Ed Lefkowitz/BAM Monday, December 17 Beagle and Governor Dinner: East Village's the Beagle will team up with Governor, the Dumbo restaurant that was devastated by Hurricane Sandy, for a three-course sherry-paired dinner. Tickets are $85 or $125 depending on your drink selections. Half of the procee ... More >>

Rants and Other Suggestions With Jonathan Franzen, Gail Collins & More

FUNNY PEOPLE

It’s ok to laugh at this Sandy fundraiser

Mirman & the Barnacle Boys

"Do You Worship At The Altar Of Michael Musto?"

No, it's not me asking that. I already know you do--and thank you, by the way! But interestingly, Creative Loafing posed that question in an editorial titled "Call For Snark: CL Is Looking For The Next Michael Musto Or Molly Ivins." Asks the piece:

Live: M. Ward And Yo La Tengo Enjoy The (Relative) Silence At Prospect Park

M. Ward w/Yo La Tengo, Wyatt Cenac Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell Tuesday, August 7 Better than: Having your appendix removed (get well soon, absent Yo La Tengo bassist James McNew). There was a quiet in the air as I approached the Prospect Park Bandshell, home of the Celebrate B ... More >>

Palling Around

The gang's all 
at the bellhouse

MEET YOUR MATCH

Seth Meyers wants to _____ you

SUPER FLY

Movie watching in silence is highly discouraged

SPEAK UP

Inspiring words from Lincoln to Amway

The Week in Food Blogs: Monster Mac 'N' Cheese, The Great Bacon Heist

This week in food blogs... Eater rounded up 12 monster mac and cheese dishes. Grub Street found out that Wyatt Cenac doesn't like to eat his vegetables. Serious Eats bid goodbye to its longtime pizza blogger, Adam Kuban, who will still be popping up regularly on the site after his departure. The ... More >>

TO JAPAN, WITH LOVE

An all-Brooklyn benefit for disaster relief

LOL GONE VIRAL

Comics celebrate Videogum’s birthday

The Dual Citizenship of Jon Wurster

From Superchunk to WFMU, his forays into both music and comedy inspire us all

RESCUE HAITI

Laughing for a good cause

Live: St. Vincent and Bon Iver Sing Your (Dad's) Favorites at BrooklynVegan's Haiti Benefit

St. Vincent, Britt Daniel, Bon Iver, Zach Galifianakis, Janeane Garofalo, and more Haiti Benefit @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg Saturday, January 23 BrooklynVegan might best be known for having the most obnoxious commenters in the entire music blogosphere (which, in fairness, is certainly no small ... More >>

HO! HO! HO!

A night of two stellar holiday comedy shows

STAND-UP COMEDIANS

Jokes for a good cause

FUNNY PEOPLE

A double bill of correspondents from The Daily Show

Medicine for Melancholy Both Political and Graceful

Not a coveted demo, the young African-American hipster gets his movie