Brooklyn

Mark your calendar for Brooklyn’s annual writing celebration

While the Brooklyn Ferry has now been replaced by the Brooklyn Bridge, the curious brain may still find reason to throb at the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday.

By Kassy Lee | Sep 10 08:18 pm ET

Finding unique theater in a foreign borough

Good news: if Columbians are willing to venture outside the borough of Manhattan, they just might discover Brooklyn’s rich theater scene at an inexpensive price.

By Louisa Levy | Apr 30 11:44 pm ET

Gossip Girl’s Brooklynites bring edge to primetime

Brooklyn introduces a Montague/Capulet-sized divide between the characters of Gossip Girl, and the show’s treatment of the borough is having a similar effect on its viewers.

By Joe Daly | Apr 30 11:37 pm ET

Book lovers of a feather flock to this Park Slope outpost

Yes, there are wall-to-wall books on sleek black shelves. Yes, there is hidden but available seating. Yes, hip, colored lamps and Christmas tree lights illuminate the rooms. But the most telling feature of Park Slope’s Community Bookstore & Café is this: It is decorated with peacock feathers.

By Emily Tamkin | Apr 30 11:35 pm ET

Directors retire their cameras to Brooklyn backdrop

When it comes to movies, cinephiles often avoid Brooklyn to escape an onslaught of independent hipster films. But while Film Forum, Lincoln Center, and the Museum of Modern Art dominate Manhattan, the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcinématek program challenges the island’s dominance in both quality theaters and quality movies.

By Peter Labuza | Apr 30 11:30 pm ET

At BAM, There’s Much More Than The Sound of Silence

Though its name may imply otherwise, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is a performing arts space.

By Jennie Rose Halperin | Apr 11 12:27 am ET

Brooklyn Borough Gypsy’s Dual Releases Defy Genre

With two new releases on the docket, New York City vocalist Nomi is set to make a broad splash across the music industry.

By Joe McCellan | Mar 28 03:31 am ET

Gun-Toting Grandmothers Meet Pornographic Yo-Yos in Brooklyn

Museums are great, but many feel that the best part of visiting one is stopping at the gift shop on the way out.

By Mariela Quintana | Mar 28 02:46 am ET

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