THEATER: Emergence-See! is a new one-man show in previews at the Public Theater. Conceived and performed by Daniel Beaty, the work imagines what would happen in present-day New York if, say, a slave ship were to rise out of the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty. Beaty portrays 40 New York characters and uses slam poetry and song to examine the toll that centuries of slavery have taken on the human psyche.......

DCist is screwed in the event of an oil crisis. Not that we're not all screwed in the event of an oil crisis, just D.C. is more screwed. Don't sell your car yet, District resident, a cabbie can kick you to the curb if he doesn't like your address. Not even Metro can save you now. Londonist experiences the London of the future through the wonders of 3D modeling, but while the 3D guys are......

ART: For The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Gary Baseman taps into the id, the psyche of primitive impulses. Influenced by “The Garden of Earthly Delights”, a renaissance masterpiece by Hieronymous Bosch, Baseman creates what he calls "pervasive art". He uses both the channels of mass media TV, Film, Print, and fine art. [Right: Anita 11" x 8.5" Ephemera, mixed media] September 10th through October 8th // Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm // Jonathan LeVine......

Gothamist doesn't hate it when our friends become successful, and we have no shame when it comes to plugging their endeavors. A month ago, we told you about FOUND Magazine, a project that started small, but has ballooned to a book deal, television appearances and nationwide tour. Last night was the first of three nights of reading-performances by Davy Rothbart, the creator of FOUND. He performs again tonight and Saturday (two shows each night)......

Next month the ambitious "Slapdance Across America" 50-state FOUND book tour van will be pulling into an alley in Times Square next to The Tank for 3 nights of find-filled reading and song. FOUND Magazine is the brainchild of Davy Rothbart and Jason Bitner, who had the why-didn't-I-think-of-that? idea to collect and publish found letters, notes, drawings, photographs, laundry lists and other items collected by Rothbart, his friends, and strangers across the United States. The......