Arts and Culture

Comedy Night Hosted by Hannibal Buress at The Knitting Factory – FREE On Sundays
As most of you might know, The Knitting Factory has established itself as a well known venue for musicians, events and many up and coming acts for more than 20 years. Now basing its operations out of Williamsburg, The Knitting Factory continues to excel in New York’s music scene by

Win Tickets to Sisterz of the Underground, A Night of All Female Hip-Hop Performances including Kid Sister
So I’m pretty much just copying and pasting the press release into this post right now. I feel like a total dipshit doing this but I’m super slammed this week, so tough titties. All the info for the event is below. You can win a pair of tix by emailing

Hear Patti Smith Talk About “Just Kids”: FREE at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
Patti Smith is pretty much the quintessential New York icon. No matter how you slice it, that lady is badass. For this reason, the whole of New York City– and hip people everywhere– collectively peed their pants over her recent book about her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe, Just Kids.

Win Tickets to The Bold Italic’s Spring Fling Dance
I love The Bold Italic. Not only do they have incredible design and wonderfully written articles, they also help pay my bills by publishing some of the pieces I’ve written (like this one, this one, and this one). By this point I’m sure many of you have been to one

FREE Movie Screening of “A Better Life” Tonight at the Paley Center
Hailing from the greater San Diego area, I’ve come across a handful of American flag-waving vigilante a-holes who make it their life missions to patrol and “protect” the U.S. border from immigrants who are supposedly going to steal their jobs, and ruin everything. You can probably guess how I feel

Too Broke To Go To The Theater…Or Not
Over the last couple of weeks my co-workers have tried to convince me to hang out with them by going to the movies. I have refused their invites many times. Due to these rejections, they’re currently under the impression that I don’t want to be around them outside of work.

Win Tickets to See Dave Eggers Receive the 21st Century Visionary Award
I was in college when A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius came out. For some reason I had to read it for a class on 20th Century art movements that was taught by a woman who was slowly unraveling. While the class was totally shitty and poorly taught, one awesome

Undercover at Walmart: A Conversation About The American Way of Eating
Do you ever wonder what happens behind the curtain before you actually enjoy the food you purchase? The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture, or CUESA, will be serving as host to an interesting discussion on what happens behind the scenes of the corporate food system. Tracie McMillan, author