In 2005, writer Aaron Naparstek wrote a cover story for New York Press, asking the Office of Emergency Management and meteorologists – what will happen when the inevitable monster hurricane hits New York City? The answers he got at the time have proven to be eerily prescient in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which has wreaked 
Right on time for Halloween arrives Lorraine Lévy’s The Other Son, involving that most nightmarish conceit of all time: children switched at birth and raised by the “wrong” parents.Though the film takes place in the Middle East, its strength lies in the emotional undercurrent of a story that could happen anywhere. Joseph Silberg (Jules Sitruk), 
Have you ever given the Paul McCartney song “Another Day” a second thought? I know I sure hadn’t – at least not until I had the privilege of witnessing Sherie Rene Scott’s unique show, “Piece of Meat,” at 54 Below last night. As anyone who caught Scott, famous for straddling commercial Broadway (Aida, Dirty 
By Simon Lazarus Vasta Last week, college radio DJs, Indie bands, industry professionals, music journos, etc., were all brought together for the five day long, sleep-deprived, semi-coherent, half-drunk conversation that is the College Music Journal’s annual Music Marathon. Some went to panels, most went to gigs, and everyone ended up feeling like they were 
By Meredith Russo Boo! Halloween is approaching, and we all know what that means… drowning under fun-size candy wrappers, as yet another year goes by without a single trick-or-treater; watching Hocus Pocus through chocolate-glazed eyes only to wonder how Max ever made your nauseated pre-teen heart flutter. Woah! Sorry, that was for my other 
As Halloween approaches, check out some thrilling theatrical options around the city: Warehouse of Horrors: Gowanus ’73: This interactive haunted warehouse experience, from UglyRhino Productions, explores purportedly true events from Brooklyn in the 1970s. This dynamic production envelops audience members into the scary stories of murders taking place at an underground rave party (with 
Sara, the pup at left with the adorably expressive face, comes to us from our animal shelter partner Bideawee. A little about Sara is included below, as well as details about adopting her: Sara is a very playful and active Boxer mix puppy! This cutie weighs about 31 pounds at 5 months of age, and 
