A stretch of soft opponents could be the best thing to happen to the Jets, who face the Redskins in Landover, Md., on Sunday. They squeaked by the Bills on Sunday with the help of a late comeback and some timely drops by Bills receiver Stevie Johnson. Mark Sanchez threw for four touchdowns but otherwise had an unremarkable day—he completed only 48.6 percent of his passes. more ›

With a three-way tie atop the AFC East entering Sunday, the night game between the Jets and the Patriots is sure to have critical playoff implications. The Jets have won three straight to draw themselves even with New the Patriots, who have lost two straight and limp into the Meadowlands. New England won the first meeting between these two teams with a 30-21 decision in Foxborough on Oct. 9. If the Jets win, they'll be a game up and in good shape as far as tiebreakers go. If they lose, they'll be a game back and will not have the head-to-head tiebreaker. Buffalo, the other team tied for first place, plays at Dallas on Sunday afternoon. more ›

If you go by records alone, this week's game with San Francisco should be a harder one for the Giants to win than last week's game was in New England. The 49ers are 7-1 and have outscored their opponents by 88 points, the third-highest figure in the league. Looking further at them statistically shows a team that is very good at forcing turnovers and very good at not committing turnovers. They are second in the league overall, with a turnover margin of +12 and have the most takeaways, 19, in the league. more ›

Before this 2011 season started, the Jets' game this week at Buffalo appeared to have all the makings of a trap game. A game against the perennial AFC East champion Patriots looms next week, and the Bills have given the Jets—and almost all other teams—no trouble in recent years. But the Bills—not the Patriots and not the Jets—sit in first place in the division, and this week's game in Orchard Park, N.Y., may be as important as the home game against New England next week. more ›

What has been the key to the Jets' success this season? Playing at home. They're 3-0 at home with wins over Dallas, Jacksonville and Miami—and 0-3 on the road. The last two opponents are hardly ones that scare anyone, but the games count just the same. On Sunday, the Jets get the Chargers, who are 4-1 but haven't beaten anyone of note. This is a rematch of the divisional playoff following the 2009 season, a game the Jets won when Nate Kaeding missed three field goal attempts. more ›

Rex Ryan loves to hype up his defense, but the unit hasn't played well so far in 2011. It had a rough opening-night game against Dallas, but was bailed out by Cowboys miscues and special-teams plays. It showed up in Week 2 against Jacksonville, but that was more due to Luke McCown than it was to anyone on the Jets' defense. The Raiders made no secret of their desire to run the ball in Week 3, and the Jets still gave up 234 yards and four rushing touchdowns. more ›

Stickers are back! The Stickers Stuck-Up Tour opens will get a summer preview tonight at the Big Screen Plaza, near the Eventi Hotel on the corner of 6th Avenue and 29th Street—though Streaming Museum (who developed the show) notes that the opening party won't take place until September. The plan is to have it tour throughout "the museum’s international network of screens in public spaces." more ›

After a commanding defeat of the underperforming Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football two weeks ago, the first place Giants head into today's afternoon game with the Seattle Seahawks feeling pretty confident. They've won four in a row, quarterback Eli Manning is quietly having one of his best statistical seasons, and the first place Seahawks will be playing without their quarterback, Matt Hasselback. They're definitely not the loudest team in NY, but the Giants may just be the most complete team. Or as the Times put it today: "If they can figure out how to punt and cover punts properly, and if they get a few breaks on tip-drill interceptions...the Giants could easily be the best team in the NFL. Even with those flaws/misfortunes, they are pretty close." more ›

Click on the film stills for more details and reviews on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which include: MacGruber, Shrek Forever After, After the Cup: The Songs of Sakhnin United, Holy Rollers, Perrier's Bounty, John Rabe, Two in the Wave, Matthey Barney's Cremaster Cycle, King Kong, and Annie Hall. more ›

Click on the film stills for more details and reviews of Hot Tub Time Machine, Birdemic: Shock and Terror, Bluebeard, New Directors/New Films, Chloe, Waking Sleeping Beauty, Dancing Across Borders, Lbs., Eclipse, Mid-August Lunch, and Coming to America. more ›

Click on the film stills for more details and reviews on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which include: Greenberg, The Bounty Hunter, Repo Men, The Runaways, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, City Island, Vincere, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hubble 3D, The Prowler, and Stand By Me more ›

Click on the stills for more details and reviews on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which include Shutter Island, The Ghost Writer, The Good Guy, Happy Tears, Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, Phyllis and Harold, Oscar Nominated Short Film Series, Cannibal Holocaust, Starship Troopers, and The Red Shoes more ›

Now celebrating its sixth birthday, the Under the Radar Festival has quickly grown up to become the most thrilling theatrical event of the year. Curated by former PS 122 director Mark Russell, a man with impeccable taste and ultra-long artistic antennae, Under the Radar gathers genre-bending performers from around the world for a twelve day envelope-pushing extravaganza. Tickets are cheap ($15), so it's worth sampling as many of these productions as you can, because most of them will never return. (This year Under the Radar is also giving New Yorkers a chance to catch some recent hits they may have missed, with work from command performances from such innovative companies as Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, The National Theater of the United States of America, and Pig Iron.) more ›

New York's newest Apple Store, at West 67th and Broadway, is officially opening up its doors this Saturday at 10 a.m. (we're told they will be giving out t-shirts). We're about to head inside for a special sneak peek, and will be updating with more images over the course of the day. First impression: that's a lot of glass! And the roof is glass, too. And this is their fourth glass staircase. more ›

As you no doubt have heard, the original 1974 film The Taking of Pelham 123 has been remade into a contemporary thriller. But instead of a team of stylishly eccentric subway highjackers, the new version seems to feature just one, a tattooed John Travolta. Taking over the role of protagonist Lieutenant Zachary Garber, originally played by Walter Matthau, is Denzel Washington, sporting an earring just like his nemesis Travolta—maybe director Tony Scott is exploring some sort of deep ying/yang metaphor. more ›

The Jets are 0-3 on the West Coast this season. At worst, they should be 2-1 -- losses to Oakland and San Francisco can't be forgiven even if the thrashing in San Diego can. They return there for the final time this season Sunday needing a win to keep control of their fate in the AFC East. If they win out, the division and No. 3 seed is theirs. If they lose Sunday, they are in danger of missing the playoffs. more ›

Internationally acclaimed British artists Gilbert & George are getting their first American retrospective in more than two decades with an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum that opens tomorrow. On view are more than ninety pictures produced since 1970, including more than a dozen that will be seen only in the Brooklyn. The exhibit will be on view through January 11th and is the final stop an acclaimed international tour organized by the Tate Modern. more ›

The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival begins April 23rd and runs through May 4th, with over 200 feature length narrative films, documentaries and shorts from around the world. This year also features discussions with filmmakers, music events, a family film series, an ESPN Sports Film Festival and other special presentations. Check out last week's preview of some of the narrative feature films in the festival, or brave the entire program of films.) more ›

The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival begins April 23rd and runs through May 4th, with over 200 feature length narrative films, documentaries and shorts from around the world. This year also features discussions with filmmakers, music events, a family film series, an ESPN Sports Film Festival and other special presentations. (Peruse the entire selection of films.) more ›

© MURAKAMI, a retrospective of the work of Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, opens Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum. Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, where it was on view until February, the exhibit primarily focuses Murakami's work between 1991 and 2000, when the artist began exploring "his own reality through an investigation of branding and identity." (One additional work, Murakami's 6,613 pound, 18 foot-tall Oval Buddha sculpture, will be on view at the Sculpture Garden at 590 Madison Avenue at 56th Street.) more ›

Will 2008 be the year frustrated artists stop whining about the Whitney Biennial for being too cliquey, too scattershot, too short on women, minorities, and criminally overlooked artists like the ones doing all the griping? Hardly, but this year’s themeless Biennial, which opened last night, goes a long way toward appeasing the disgruntled hipster artist crowd with a big, rowdy slate of installations and events at the Park Avenue Armory through March 26th. more ›

A look at some noteworthy television this week: more ›

A look at some noteworthy television this week: more ›

It’s Fall Preview week at the Times. Flo Fab’s got the upcoming restaurant openings, both for this month and the rest of the year. Adjust your diets accordingly! more ›

EVENT: The only thing better than a tag sale is a swap sale. It's pretty much like going through a friends closet and taking what you fancy. Tonight, free up some of your own closet space and bring down all the clothes you want to get rid of to Thrift On! Others will do the same, and you'll likely go home with some goodies to fill up all that newly found closet space of yours. more ›

Aside from those last two, that's the foundation for a pretty good lineup. Actually, we don't really love the Stills either. We're psyched to finally see Stars on the bill though. And who doesn't love a little Cowbell by Tapes 'n Tapes? Listen: cowbell.mp3 more ›