SKATE: Free skating at Bryant Park just got...more free! Now you can get free rental skates every Wednesday provided you are one of the first 100 people to get over to The Pond Exhibit Area. 6 to 7:30pm // Bryant Park // Free MOVIE: If you have 5+ hours to spare, catch the uncut version of Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander, which he called “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.” The original......

No, not the movie. The real Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen stopped by Manhattan Cable Network (whose studio was down the block from the Hotel Chelsea) on September 18th, 1978 for a live call-in show. Less than a month later Nancy was found dead, followed by Sid the following February. Watch Part One here, Part Two is below... The others in the video are Cynthia Ross (bassist for B-Girls) and Stiv Bators (of Dead Boys).......

On Sundays, Gothamist likes to publish opinion pieces by our readers and friends. The opinions expressed below are that of the author and are not necessarily that of Gothamist LLC or any of its editors Part One: POP QUIZ! Name as many of the seven dwarves as you can. Count with your fingers, or, even take a minute before reading on and scribble down on a scrap of paper as many of their names as......

Gothamist has been wondering why more people aren’t talking about R. Kelly’s epic video saga “Trapped in the Closet”. We found ourselves wondering if it was for real when we saw Part One, and our joy has only grown with each subsequent chapter thanks to its total lack of irony. It's a love story and a moral tale about the merits of putting your phone on vibrate cleaning out your post-coital bed. It also makes......

Carlos "Mare 139" Rodriguez, Sculptor, Creative Consultant...

If you’re like Gothamist and you enjoy new theatre in small venues (with small ticket prices), theater festivals are unbeatable. If you don’t go to shows much but want to get a taste for what’s out there, again, these gatherings of innovative voices and acting talents are the way to go. In the summer months, festivals arrive thick and fast; the first wave begins this week. In Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Marathon 2005, which started Wednesday,......

- The woes of Global Dimming - Prepare for hurricane season over at the NOAA and the NYC Office of Emergency Management - It's been 24 years since the Mount St. Helen's eruption - Think you're too close to the lightning? Here's how to tell. - The Great Humidity vs. Dewpoint Debate, Part One - The Great Humidity vs. Dewpoint Debate, Part Two, in which Joe advises us to find 12-inch long hairs...for science......