Anna G - Caliburg Contributor

18 Jan 2011

Hey Williamsburg: What The Hell Is That Place?

Have you ever walked down the street in Williamsburg, for example, and been like: what the hell is that place? Those paper mache horses in the window and unwieldy name seem to indicate that it’s an art gallery, etc etc. Most of the time the answer IS art gallery, but

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17 Jan 2011

New Relationship Tips: NOW What?

So, let’s say one day you wake up and find yourself where you’ve been actively avoiding for a long time: in a relationship. Ok, so maybe it’s not as fast as that, but, say you’ve finally had just the right sort of string of interactions with a person you especially

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11 Jan 2011

Brooklyn Mac: Just Break Your New Years Resolution Already

So remember that awesome coffee place CUP, you guys? Wellllll, guess what just opened up literally next door? A MOTHER EFFING MAC AND CHEESE PLACE called Brooklyn Mac. They name all of their mac and cheeses after different Brooklyn neighborhoods, and they have 3 different sizes– which really just answers

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10 Jan 2011

Best of The Hairpin’s Fuck, Marry, Kill

I don’t know if you guys have been ‘œaware’ of Julie Klausner and Natasha Vargas-Cooper’s F/M/K feature on the Hairpin, but lemme tell ya, it’s one of my most favorite things from 2010 to continue into 2011. It’s a real comfort in this birds-falling-from-the-sky kind of world we live in

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04 Jan 2011

Tips for Outsmarting Our Snowy Overlords

So, um, yeahh, it’s been several days since the East Coast Snowpocalypse 2K10, and ummm, there’s still a shitload of snow everywhere. Especially if you live in any of the outer boroughs. At the time of this writing anyway, I STILL can’t walk on either of the sidewalks bordering the

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03 Jan 2011

What’s Your Dating Attachment Style?

In their latest book, Attached, scientists Amir Levine and Rachel Heller have come up with something called the Attachment Theory. According to them, there are three categories that describe people’s behavior within romantic relationships: *ANXIOUS people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner’s ability

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28 Dec 2010

Shellfishin’ NYC: Eat Rich Even Though You’re Poor

One of the ways in which I pretend like I’m rich, or just forget that I’m living in a constant looming threat of homelessness, is by eating shellfish. That’s right, shellfish. Mussels are the perfect way to pretend like you’re eating a full meal when you’re actually just eating a

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27 Dec 2010

Guide To Hating Your BFF’s Significant Other

There are few worse things in this world to happen to a friendship when you absolutely hate your friend’s boyfriend or girlfriend. Perhaps it’s totally justified, and perhaps it’s not. Either way, it’s a pain in the ass that you’re going to have to either figure out how to live

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