FRIDAY AT 8PM: Rooftop Films presents Shorts about Love with music by Deer Tick
Short films about love and loneliness will tug at your jaded heartstrings; Deer Tick will make you gaga for the new wave of Americana; an open Radeberger beer bar at the after party will wash all your sorrows away.
SUNDAY AT 3PM: Sunday Best! feat. Afrika Bambaataa
From The Yard’s website:
Gussie up to get down. It’s an easy-going, late afternoon, barbecue come dance party. Sunday Best! is once again taking over The Yard, a leafy waterside lot on the Gowanus Canal for a nice, mid-afternoon barbecue. It’s no ordinary weenie roast, though. The bar-b’s organic (provided by Kelly Geary of Sweet Deliverance) and resident DJs Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin and Doug Singer are playing alongside Afrika Bambaataa. The electro creator and hip-hop godfather is bringing it block party style. Get our your cardboard boxes and break one off.
Doors 3pm
Tickets: $8
rsvp@sundaybestnyc.com
SUNDAY AT 3PM: PS1 Summer Opening Celebration on June 22 will feature performances by Hex Message and Ecstatic Sunshine. More information here
P.F.1 (Public Farm One – pictured above) is an urban farm concept that evokes the look of a flying carpet landing in the P.S.1 courtyard. Constructed from large cardboard tubes, its top surface will be a working farm, blooming with a variety of vegetables and plants. The structure will create a textured, colorful, and constantly changing surface in contrast with P.S.1′s angular concrete and gravel courtyard. P.F.1 will work as an interactive bridge between outside and inside, creating multiple zones of activity including swings, fans, sound effects, innovative seating areas, and a refreshing pool at its center. The installation will be a living structure made from inexpensive and sustainable materials recyclable after its use at P.S.1
As was pointed out yesterday on Michelle’s appearance on The View, the media is misquoting her as saying:
“For the first time in my adult life. I feel proud of my country”
This is what she actually said:
‘For the first time in my adult life. I feel really proud of my country”
There is a subtle, but important difference. And come on, given our fucked up track record with race, and the current injustices going on today (Guantanamo, torture, suspension of habeas corpus, government cronyism, the Iraq war) who can blame her for not being critical. I encourage everyone to watch this video (which contains some disturbing moments) to get a little perspective. Loyalty without criticism isn’t patriotism. It’s stupidity. [via Rumproast]
People with sophisticated taste know that Anchorman is the best movie ever made. That’s why we were excited to discover the all-new Ron Burgundy Interview series on Funny or Die. Here’s Ron interviewing Rebecca Romijn. Tom Brokaw after the jump.
Just when you think Bush Inc can’t get any more fucked up. Via HuffPost
The U.S. military hid the locations of suspected terrorist detainees and concealed harsh treatment to avoid the scrutiny of the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to documents that a Senate committee released Tuesday.
“We may need to curb the harsher operations while ICRC is around. It is better not to expose them to any controversial techniques,” Lt. Col. Diane Beaver, a military lawyer who’s since retired, said during an October 2002 meeting at the Guantanamo Bay prison to discuss employing interrogation techniques that some have equated with torture. Her comments were recorded in minutes of the meeting that were made public Tuesday.
Finally, a summer movie we want to see is about to be released at Cinema Village on Wednesday, June 25th. Appropriately, it’s called Full Grown Men, channeling our angst at the ten million *retarded* superhero movies released every year for the 11-year-old boy demographic. Full Grown Men features Amy Sedaris (worth the price of admission right there) and Debbie Harry as a mermaid. The trailer looks solid too: [hat tip Buzzfeed]
Looks like its going to be a great weekend to be outside:
Sat and Sunday, from 11-7 check out The Renegade Craft Fair at McCarren Park Pool.
The Renegade Craft Fair is a unique DIY event held 4 times a year in Brooklyn, NY, Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA. RCF has gained a reputation over the last five years as being the biggest, best and the most well-known of all the DIY craft fairs out there. Each individual fair draws hundreds of applicants and tens of thousands of shoppers from all over the country and abroad! At the RCF you’ll find all sorts of cool handmade stuff ranging from comic books to craft kits, silkscreened posters to reconstructed clothing.
And on Saturday at 4pm, Vampire Weekend are playing Summer Stage [it's FREE, yay] with openers Melissa Young and Born Ruffians
Melissa Young is the older sister of DJ J2K from the project Flosstradamus. Taking her brother’s lead, Kid Sister picked up the mic and instantly blossomed into a formidable MC, with connections. She recently collaborated with Kanye West to produce ‚”Pro-Nails.” Kid Sister’s strong presence on the mix-tape circuit and regular rotation on MTV has everyone anticipating her upcoming full-length album, Koko B. Ware.
Canadian indie rock trio Born Ruffians is the newest captivating band to surface on Warp Records. Their debut LP Red, Yellow and Blue, is a superbly poppy, intelligent and well-produced concoction that has received extensive airplay throughout Canada and is poised to go further. With infectious, sing-a-long choruses, an endless touring schedule, adoring press and growing fan base, Born Ruffians will not remain underground for long.
Sorry media, Harriet Christian is not representative of the typical female voter. The overhyped “women and former Clinton supporters won’t vote for him” rant is a media-created non-story propelled by a few overzealous Hillaryites. Here’s the proof: [via Rumproast]
