To Do This Week: Bushwick Beach House Brunch, Dita Von Teese If you’re something of an opera amateur, good news: The Metropolitan Opera will be hosting a free summer film screening of some of its greatest operas from August 26 to September 5. By Jennifer Ashley Wright
A New Yorker State of Mind at the Public Library The 35th annual fundraiser for the New York Public Library harkened back to an age of innocence. By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
‘BitchCoin’ Artist Shows in Chelsea, NYPL Releases Image Trove, and More The artist that brought us “BitchCoin,” a cryptocurrency modeled after Bitcoin—is beginning a 10-day residency at 303 Gallery in Chelsea this Friday. By Alanna Martinez
Startup News: Sumpto Tells College Kids How Popular They Are And Foursquare Adds Ads From Small Businesses By Sarah Jacoby
Malcolm Gladwell Hates the Main Branch of the NYPL, Thinks We Should Replace It With Luxury Condos By Kim Velsey
FYI, the New York Public Library is Basically Building a Guidebook for Time Travelers By Kelly Faircloth