New York
War and Peace in Newark
On my way into the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, an agent of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service made me take my camera out of my bag. “It’s a common…
Alexander McQueen’s Afterlife
Those who only know of Alexander McQueen as the name behind the most famous wedding dress in recent history will be in for a royal shock when they step inside…
Temple-in-a-Truck: NYC
We heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend, that a woman named Annie is preparing to bring a bit of intention to New York City. It…
Getting Biblical at St. Mark’s Place
Buddha-killer Becky Garrison alerts us to two events of possible interest to NYC-area readers: Those looking for a sacrilegious way to celebrate Purim might want to check out the Horse…
I Am a Muslim, Too
Most of us KtBniks are out of the city at the moment, but last Sunday, New Yorkers were braving bad weather to protest planned congressional hearing on the role of Muslims…
Princess of the Underground
An oil heiress first finds art, then whirls into a Sufi space beyond religions.
I Need My Pain!
There’s nothing like seeing an old friend come up with something awesome. That’s just what I got to do last night, blessedly; at Dixon Place, the experimental performance space on…
A Cabbie Made Anxious by Churches
My roommate came home late last night and left me an email saying, simply, “just had a cab ride from this guy:”
The Protests of Zizek and the Spirit of Communism
Last Tuesday night, the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek waged a fight on two fronts, against both God and capitalism. The theater of battle was the New York Public Library’s basement…
