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Live Skull, Dead Body
Seeing as all of their songs on Spotify have a little "less than 1000 plays" symbol next to them, chances are you haven’t listened to much Live Skull. They were the best of the New York no-wave psychos, and they've aged better than Hungarian dessert...
Meet Marcel Dzama and Raymond Pettibon Today at the David Zwirner Gallery
This month, the artist Marcel Dzama created the cover for our Holding Court Issue. Because he's such a big deal, next month Abrams will release Marcel Dzama: Sower of Discord, a huge monograph of Marcel's work featuring a forward by the...
TV Killed the Lower East Side
This week, I'm presenting my friend Jade Katz's new video, TV Killed the Lower East Side. With the help of Jade's pet rat, Petunia, the video shows how television and movies convinced millions of people to move to New York City, ruining the...
Confessions of a Drug Dealer's Delivery Service Guy
When I was offered the chance to deliver pot for a weed delivery service, I had to accept the job. I always wanted to be cool, and as a drug dealer, I imagined coolness would seep out of every pore of my skin. Unfortunately, within a year of playing...
Live Stream: The Fat Jew Is Protesting Outside Instagram's Offices
Take the Fat Jew's Instagram account down once, shame on you. Take the Fat Jew's Instagram account down twice, shame on him. Take the Fat Jew's Instagram account down three times, and he will chain himself half naked to a lamppost outside your...
Bill Ellis's Weird New York
Bill Ellis just moved from Florida to New York, and as his photos show, his new city is just as chock-full of the beautiful, ugly, and strange as his former home.
Come On, Get Lonely
Some of our favorite lady artists are going to be in a group show on September 12 at Martos gallery in Chelsea. The show, titled Lonely Girl, got its name from the YouTube web series LonelyGirl15, which trolled the entire internet in 2006 by presenting...
New York to Bloomberg: Drop Dead
At the time of writing, Bill de Blasio has gleaned 40.2 percent of the vote in the New York Democratic mayoral primary. The other candidates fizzled out big time, owing, in the cases of Weiner and Quinn, to a widespread, accurate perception of their...
This Skateboard School Is Keeping Kids Out of Trouble in Brownsville
For this week's Mahal, I checked out the Summer Skateboarding Program at Mt. Ollie Baptists Church in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The program is a result of a collaboration between the Harold Hunter Foundation and Airwalk. Through the program, skateboarders...
Bedbugs Made Me a Real New Yorker
There are certain fundamental things that scream “I just moved to New York.” Things like eating cheesecake at Junior’s or heading out to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone. Or getting fucking bedbugs.
Weiner’s Dong, and Other Products of the Perfected Civilization
I am wholly in favor of anyone wishing to promote his or her genitals on Facebook or Instagram being able to do so. But given Weiner's stated career ambitions, putting his cock online after getting caught doing it once already indicates not only...
2013 Summer Roll
Between the outdoor drawing sessions and the sweet breeze of the air-conditioned cinemas, summertime is the most exciting time to mess around in New York City. In honor of the summer's encroaching end, I decided to share another summer photo roll.