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A Lecture on the History of the Jewish Deli Tonight
I doubt this was a real ad, but if so, that would be awesome! Simply for the balls it takes to say that shit! photo from adsoftheworld.com I’ll be in New York in less than a week doing preparation for the upcoming Fuck the Recession Party, and you know
Vicarious US Travel: FREE Reading
Unless you’re Wayne or Garth and you have a green screen in your new studio, then you have to rely on pop culture to take you to the places you’ll never visit. Instead of waiting for Sufjan Stevens to finish an album about each of the 50 states, you can
Craig’s Place: Giving Back to San Francisco
Fact #1: Over 42% of homeless children are under the age of five. Fact #2: Women over 25 earn on average 79.4% of the salary paid to men over 25. Fact #3: Regardless of the proven benefits, nearly 25% of Americans are skipping breakfast. These figures are horrifying. I suggest
Vanessa’s Dumplings: An Absolute Must
There used to be a place on Allen near Delancey that was simply called Fried Dumpling. It was a great place where you could get five pretty tasty dumplings for one meager dollar. (Note to West Coast folk visiting NYC: “chinese dumpling” is East Coast for the food you are
Isotope Comics
Isotope might be the only ‘œComic Book Lounge’ in the world and it’s definitely the only one in the City. Seriously, who thought a comic book store could be so cool? Unlike most other comic book stores which are generally cluttered and small, Isotope is a big open space, with
Your Guide to Recession Dining in New York
You may have noticed this pesky “recession” thing everyone’s been talking about, and one of the industries that’s been hit the hardest is the restaurant industry. Now is the time to find the best deals, while the oven is hot, and all over town you can find tasty cheap meals
The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival: FREE in Golden Gate Park this Weekend
I was told this piece had the potential of being quite funny. But see, the funniest (read: most embarrassing) thing I could think of about bluegrass is that starting at age 12 (complete with braces), I won the blue ribbon 3 years in a row at the Marin County Fair
Geishas on the Gowanus
Well not really. The Geishas will be emerging tonight at Grasslands, and the party for the Gowanus tomorrow is costume optional (though I think there is a Depression Era theme’). The words both started with G, I was hoping they’d draw you to read this post. Guess it worked. GEISHA