When I'm a-relaxin', I like to settle down with a historical novel. One that takes me back to a bygone era and immerses me in the sights and sounds of the sepia-tinted past. For instance, this one (by famous friend Kevin Shay), which is set in the waning days of the 20th Century, amongst all that Y2K hoo-hah. Its title is "The End As I Know It" (or TEAIKI, as Kevin seems to be calling it on his blog), and it concerns a puppeteer's mad trek across the country to save his family from the "bug". (Sadly, Kevin's choice of career for his protagonist seems to have pigeonholed him with the Library of Congress.)

Concurrently with the novel, Kevin is releasing a daily journal of nervousness entitled "On This Day Pre-Y2K," which charts the sheer, unadulterated panic with which humanity faced the new millennium. (And then, as Xina would point out, nothing happened.)

Kevin Shay
The End As I Know It
A Novel of Millennial Anxiety
Available now in hardcover format

Isn't it time that Brooklyn had its very own Burlesque extravaganza? It sure the fun is!

Two days of winter hotness, an event so big it requires 4 producers, 2 venues, 8 hosts, and over 30 performers!

THE BROOKLYN BURLESQUE BLITZ
Friday, January 26 @ SouthPaw
125 5th Avenue, Park Slope | buy tickets for Friday

Saturday, January 27 @ North Six
66 North 6th Street, Williamsburg | buy tickets for Saturday

doors at 8pm, shows 9:00pm to Midnight | $15/night
sponsored by The Onion and Cameo Intimates

• The Press: GO Brooklyn's slightly innacurate coverage
• The Producers: Wasabassco, Pinchbottom, Kissing Cousins, Sweet & Nasty
• The Website: BurlesqueBlitz.com

Starring: Albert Cadabra, Amber Ray, Angie Pontani, Anita Cookie, Bambi the Mermaid, Bastard Keith, Belle Morte-Baudelaire, Bonnie Dunn, Bunny Love, Cherry Bomb, Clams Casino, Creamy Stevens, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Delirium Tremens, DJ Fresh Prince of Darkness, GiGi La Femme, Harvest Moon, Jonny Porkpie, Little Brooklyn, Lola Pearl, Lukki, Miss Saturn, Miss Tickle, Nasty Canasta, Naughtia Nice, Peekaboo Pointe, Pinkie Special, Precious Little, Rose Wood, Ruby Valentine, Scarlet Sinclair, Tigger, Veronika Sweet, the World Famous *BOB*

Tonight, it's Lockhart Steele's favorite live recreation of a vintage game show on the Lower East Side... that's right, folks, it's time once again for "What's My Line NYC!"

With your panelists Clams Casino, Jonny Porkpie, Lindsay Robertson, and Garth Wingfield, your host Neil O'Fortune and his lovely assistant Precious Little, our fabulous contestants, mystery guest, and as always, maybe a chance to join us onstage and play the game yourself!

8:00pm Parkside Lounge
317 East Houston between Ave. B and C
What's My Line NYC.com

10pm Friday January 19
FILM STRIP
Burlesque Goes to the Academy Awards
$15 | buy tickets

NASTY CANASTA and JONNY PORKPIE take the podium to host an award-winning night of big screen burlesque paying homage to the best movies ever made... and some of the worst. As the night goes on, and tensions rise, only one question remains: Who will take home the coveted Pinchy™? And where will she put it? Okay, that's two questions.

hosted by
NASTY CANASTA & JONNY PORKPIE

ALBERT CADABRA does ROCKY
CREAMY STEVENS does MIAMI VICE
GIGI LAFEMME & SCARLET SINCLAIR do TITANIC
JO BOOBS does TAXI DRIVER
LITTLE BROOKLYN does SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
NAUGHTIA NICE does THE RED CARPET
PRECIOUS LITTLE does HARRY POTTER
RUBY VALHALLA does ALL ABOUT EVE
VERONIKA SWEET & DIRTY DADDY do QUENTIN TARANTINO
plus ANITA COOKIE & SCOTT RAYOW
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
ED WOOD