By Chris Shott 11/04/08 5:56pm

In Park Slope, Epic Lines and One Quiet Guy in A McCain Cap

A whopping 248 voters — plus children and at least seven baby stollers — waited in a U-shaped line, stretching from the Fourth Street entrance to PS 51, continuing down the entire block of Fifth Avenue, to a spot halfway around Fifth Street when I arrived at the Park Slope polling place at precisely 7:54 Read More

By Leon Neyfakh 8/28/07 11:56am

‘Good’ Writing and ‘Good’ Music Converge for ‘Good’ Cause!

The big dogs of publishing might have Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club, but the little ones have indie rock. Unclear when the flirtation became a marriage, but the benefit concert held Sunday night at Beacon Theater for 826 NYC, the McSweeney’s-sponsored reading-and-writing program for kids, seems a good indication that independent literature and independent music are Read More