- Justin Vivian Bond’s new show at Abrons Arts Center examines the darker side of the holidays, like losing your apartment above Mars Bar just in time for Christmas, because it’s being destroyed to build condos. (TheaterMania)
- Candice Madey, of On Stellar Rays gallery on Orchard Street, is part of NYC’s “New Regime.” (BlackBook)
- LES celeb spotting: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds double-date at Stanton Social. (NYDN)
- Olek the crochet artist has been detained in the U.K. (ArtMachine)
- Kossar’s Bialys’ and Streit’s Matzo’s places in the history of NYC bread noted. (NYMag)