'I'm a Nightlife Girlie': 15 Minutes With Diya Vij, Mamdani's Cultural Affairs Commissioner

The longtime curator wants to apply “pothole politics” to arts funding across the city.

The Making of an Autobiographical Off-Broadway Séance

The playwright and composer Heather Christian conjured a theatrical triumph with "Animal Wisdom."

Mary Harron Talks Tracking Down Valerie Solanas and the 'Parodically Awful Masculinity' of 2026

Harron's 1996 directorial debut "I Shot Andy Warhol" is screening for the first time in decades at IFC Center.

A New AI Documentary Wonders: Are Humans Toast?

"AI: Probably Nothing to Worry About" is designed to instill deep-set fear of AI. It works.

’90s Knicks Culture Is Making Up for 30 Lost Years

'Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders' Is Not a True Crime Movie

'Girl, Interrupted' Is a Pretty Good Musical—Really

Thanks in part to Aimee Mann, who wrote the songs.

I Was a Fan of Doug Shaw

Remembering the multi-genre musician, who was adored by New York's independent music scene.

The Off-Broadway 'Heated Rivalry' Musical Is Fucking Awesome

'Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody' sends up the HBO surprise megahit—and its horned-up female fandom—with love and laughter.

An Interview With a DJ Who Was Supposed to Play Ginger's Before Noise Complaints Shut Down Pride Events

NYC Will Never Forsake Drake

I Love the Bowery's Newest, Nudest Resident

'San Juan Hill' Documentary Shows Us What Lincoln Center Destroyed

The arts institution's ignominious origin story, courtesy of itself.

A 90-Year-Old NYC Printmaker Finally Gets His Hometown Due

Mohammad Omer Khalil is an art star everywhere but here—but a new retrospective should change that.

Alexa, Show Me a Shitty Ass Met Gala

Jeff Bezos's party sucked.