The Hollows, Williamsburg

A gallery, exhibition space and artist residency program in a Brooklyn townhouse

For anyone who thinks all the emerging artistic substance (and flair) has left Williamsburg, Brooklyn for other neighborhoods, The Hollows might change your mind. Originally residents of Bushwick (where they opened in 2014) until their landlord wouldn’t renew the lease at the last moment, co-founder and curator Piril Gündüz made the shift to Williamsburg upon finding a five-floor townhouse with a backyard that met all …

MOTHXR: She Can’t Tell

Brooklyn-based four piece MOTHXR (not to be confused with Athens, GA-based band Mothers) released their debut album Centerfold this past February. Each of the slow jam pop tracks is getting its own shot-in-one-take video of singer Penn Badgley, filmed during a tour through the EU and directed by bassist/producer Jimmy Giannopoulos (Lolawolf, Reputante). The new video for “She Can’t Tell” has surveillance cam vibes as …

Skateboarding Might Become an Official Olympic Sport

Skateboarding could finally gain the Olympic stamp of approval and join the games as an official contest—along with karate, sports climbing, surfing and baseball/softball. The Olympic Committee recently announced that it would support skateboarding’s bid to become a new Olympic sport, which could debut as soon as the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. The committee also announced its push for gender equality, with “each of …