I'm very sad to hear of Alan Hanson's passing; it fits his sensibility that this means I'm mourning son of P22 on here. Going back to The Classical, he was one of my favorite writers; the last bit I did with him is one of my favorite Defector posts. defector.com/i-was-almost-e…

Me and Jessica Leibowitz had the privilege of hanging out with the great Al Jaffee a few years back gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

Gwynne is not only one of the most dogged, gifted reporters in NYC, but also a courageous newsroom leader & one of the most empathetic people I've encountered. She worked countless off-work hours to make NYPR a better place for her colleagues, and I remain in awe of her

Jake's one of the best reporters in the entire city, someone not afraid to challenge the powerful, chase down huge stories, & write beautifully about the fascinating & weird nooks of NYC. He also is responsible for introducing me to rat soup & for that I shall never forgive him

Almost eight years since Divers!!

Some of NYC’s most exciting contemporary photographers celebrate the way New Yorkers live now at a new exhibit Museum of the City of NY gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

Today on All Of It: #LastOfUsHBO 's Merle Dandridge, Ben Yakas on the Oscars, @reganpenaluna on philosophers from history who were overlooked because they were women

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A growing number of New Yorkers have set out to document and preserve an ever-changing city through DIY projects gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

Catbird Music Festival will be the first multi-day music and camping festival on the Bethel Woods grounds since the original 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair. gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

The annual Outsider Art Fair is taking place all weekend in Chelsea: 'This is where people like us, who are a little bit contrary in our natures, end up.” gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

Would you pay $35K for a 212 number? Inside the never-ending quest for a 212 area code gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

The producers, editors, directors and team of The Takeaway 🎙 deserve SO MUCH BETTER than this. This team is exceptional. Cancelling this show in this way is an act of institutional cruelty and abuse by the executives of WNYC 🎙. I will stand for them until the end.

Hey, remember that time Banksy came to NYC and put a bunch of artwork up everywhere for a month? That was TEN YEARS AGO gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

I spoke to brilliant illustrator Adrian Tomine, who has a new exhibit The 92nd Street Y, New York, about making covers for The New Yorker gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

Ray Alvarez is recovering after being assaulted outside Ray's Candy Store in the East Village last week: 'I still love America. I love New York. People are very nice. One in a thousand is bad.' gothamist.com/news/rays-cand…

Jaya beautifully ruminating on a particular brief, blitzed moment in American culture--the four loko era

There's a new Felix Gonzalez-Torres posthumous exhibit David Zwirner in Chelsea featuring two never-before-realized pieces that are remarkable gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

Get a first look at new venue Racket, which has taken over the old Highline Ballroom space in Chelsea gothamist.com/arts-entertain…