WHASSUP: Something Other Than World Cup Edition

Spoiler Alert: the World Cup is going on. Did you know? Sure, soccer — ahem, football — is loved by the entire planet, but I have to laugh when I see New Yorkers, who couldn't care less, piling into bars to root on third world nations they've likely never heard of. Frankly, it's an excuse to get hammered and pretend to be excited over a sport you normally couldn't care less about. I've been watching nonstop. It's fucking great.

But I digress. Not one single suspect in my lineup this week has the foggiest thing to do with the Copa Mondial and I'm proud of it. Take a quick time out from your newly found Cameroon fandom and check out the ridiculous shit that your neighborhood is offering this week. Much of it's a doozy.

WHASSUP, you ask week in and week out? Here's WHASSUP! 

Thursday, 6/19, The Filmshop Presents All You Can Eat: A Night of Short Films and Live Music, The Bell House: The Bell House is notorious for serving up a great variety of cool shit and this evening of 3-minute films, live music and drinks is no exception. You'll want to thank me, but all the fan mail goes straight to my head. $12, 7pm doors, 8pm Show

Friday, 6/20, Giuseppe Makes a Movie, The Old Can Factory (Gowanus): Homeless dudes, handy cams, trailer parks—a perfect mélange of the avant garde. Climb up to the roof of an historic factory and take in cinema under the stars. $13, 8pm doors, 9pm movie

Saturday, 6/21, Fortune's Take: A Pirate Casino Carnivale, Littlefield: Arrrrrgh you ready for a good time!? The title ‘Pirate Casino Carnivale’ is sure to leave more than one of you scratching your collective head. Think live performances, casino games, an open bar and raffles. Leave Polly at home, but feel free to don an eye patch to fit in.  FREE, 7:30pm

Sunday, 6/22, Wild Food Walks with Marie Viljoen, Prospect Park: Yes! Thank you, hippies, for giving me something to just bash. The fact that you’re choosing to forage through the park is the best, worst thing I’ve heard all week. Would it be a valuable skill if you were air dropped into the wilderness? Sure—but there’s only one Bear Grylls and that fucker earned his name. $25, 12pm-2pm

Monday, 6/23, Trivia Night, The Gate: The Gate is a haven for brews galore, ample outdoor seating and a dart room that makes me jealous. Add trivia to that mix and someone is getting pregnant by my enthusiasm alone. Warning: do not try the cask beer. It tastes like microwaved earwax. 7:30ish

Tuesday, 6/24, Modern Evangelicalism, Brooklyn Brainery: If you like churches that resemble stadiums and speaking in tongues, then it’s time to party it up Billy Graham style as you delve into the ideologies behind Evangelical Christianity. Personally, this class makes me want to run for the hills, but perhaps you’d like to investigate the role of EC in American culture—you zealots, you!  $10, 6:30pm-8pm

Wednesday, 6/25, How I Learned There Might Be Some Issues: Stories About Therapy (Vol. 2 Brooklyn Edition), Union Hall: Therapy—the savior of the many misguided, misunderstood, miscreants of the great city of New York. I’m a huge supporter of the institution of getting one’s head shrunk. The only thing better than learning how to climb out of your own head is climbing into someone else’s.  Come see!  $6 Advance, $10 day of show, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show