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SartoriaList Book Signing
Not everyone loves The Sartorialist as I do. Yes, he can seem slightly elitist, snobby and has a somewhat bizarre fascination with pocket squares and old Milanese men. It is true as well that most of his “street shots” are of fashion editors, Italian heiresses or models pushing their bikes

Soul Singing and an Arctic Opening
Grace McLean has a voice that could launch a thousand ships filled with history’s greatest jazz musicians. Perched on the precarious edge of ‘œabout to make it big,’ Grace is still a broke-ass like us and tickets are still cheap. This Wednesday night, you can see her at Joe’s Pub

An Edible Guide to New York
As you may noticed, I like food, a lot. I like reading about it, writing about it, looking at pretty pictures of it, and of course eating it. So when I found a FREE monthly magazine that covers all these things, I cried a little into my bowl of chili.

Broke Ass Financial Coaching: Spending Revolution
Who said this? “We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”

Recession Busting Basics at the American Apparel Flea Market!
There is something to be said for a basic t-shirt. We spend our lives looking for the perfect fit. We steal them from boyfriends and best friends, wear them until they beg for mercy and customize them to the point of designer-ware overload. From the simple white crew neck to

Let Me Make You a Drink
I’ll be guest bartending on Wednesday night at Elixir for a fundraiser that’s being put on by The League of Young Voters. If you’re not familiar with them, their goal is to empower young people nationwide to participate in the democratic process and create progressive political change on the local,

High and Low: Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien
As a Broke-Ass who, as my father has often put it, has “champagne taste on a beer budget” it has often been my belief that some cosmic error was made which placed this young woman in the financial situation that was meant to be mine, and placed me in one