12:08am February 1st, 2009TODAY: Meredith Monk

  still from a reconstruction of Meredith Monk’s 16 Millimeter Earrings, 1980. (c. Kenneth Van Sickle via NY Times) Performance art pioneer Meredith Monk will present recent vocal ensemble works, as well as reprise several of her early 1970s pieces from her first performances at the Whitney, in a four-hour live marathon that begins TODAY, February 1st, at 2pm. A spectacle that perhaps even 22 l...

1:01pm January 28th, 2009Against Nature at Elsa

Tonight, join jewelry and accessories designer Ryan Matthew and bespoke tailors Jake Mueser and Amber Doyle for the opening night of their new venture, Against Nature, a men’s specialty shop located within the walls of Elsa, a cocktail bar in the East Village named for and inspired by fashion icon Elsa Schiaparelli. 8pm, 217 East 3rd Street. (Elsa image courtesy Oliver Haslegrave via Gotha...

11:37am January 28th, 2009Totam Culture: Jan. 28

As dire economic straits trigger institutions to sell big-ticket items in order to raise cash*, The Totam recommends a selection of thrifty events for frugal New Yorkers to attend during the week ahead. There may even be a few items worth dropping some hard-earned dollars upon…. Bradley Peters, Untitled, (mother and son with shopping cart), 2008. c. Bradley Peters TONIGHT: Bradley Peters...

8:35am January 28th, 2009The Short List: Paris, London, New Orleans, and the World Wide Web

In this week’s Short List: random dispatches from Paris and London (fashion), New Orleans (food) and the World Wide Web (blogs). Chanel's Spring 2009 Couture Show / Images via style.com Paris: Karl Lagerfeld debuted his 2009 Spring Couture collection yesterday for Chanel. Over sixty outfits came down the runway, all in variations of white with models wearing intricate sculptural paper crowns...