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08 Apr 2011

The Awesomeness Palace Fried Chicken in Greenpoint

The love story of a boy, some cheese fries and an Afghani man named Abdul…well more or less.

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07 Apr 2011

Happy National Beer Day

Is it a coincidence that both National Beer Drinking Day and National Pot Smoking Day fall in the same month? Have a few beers and figure that one out today, as we celebrate 78 years of legal beer consumption in America. Prohibition came to an end in 1933, when FDR

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07 Apr 2011

Obscura Day: Birthday of the Bizarre

Why, “What is Obscura Day?” you might be asking yourself. “Google it like a normal person and find out!” I might answer. But instead, I will tell you. Obscura Day is an annual day of “expeditions, back-room tours and hidden treasures in your hometown” put on by the site Atlas

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07 Apr 2011

East Bay Unwrapped: Alameda Thriftin’

Welcome to the mid twentieth century in beautiful Alameda! If you were swept out to sea, on what kind of island would you hope to seek refuge? A mysterious, tropical island filled with your hot travelmates, like in Lost? Gilligan’s Island? This crazy-ass cluster of islands for rich people? Well,

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07 Apr 2011

FREE: Use Macy’s For Their Flowers

As exciting as winter’s barren trees and dead grasses are, I’m ready for the pretty colors of spring. You can get your pretty flower fix with the daffodils and croucouses blooming around the city or you can go for sensory overload. For the later, go to Macy’s Annual Flower Show.

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06 Apr 2011

FREE Admission to YBCA Galleries for College Students This Month

There’s not too many things I miss about being a student, but sometimes, you little bastards in pursuit of higher learning, it pays to have that tiny little plastic identification card.  Case in point:  This whole month, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is offering FREE entry to their

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06 Apr 2011

Just How Likely is Unlikely?

As diverse as everybody seems to be in the Bay Area, most of us have one thing in common – random sexual experiences. But just exactly where these sexual acts take place, depends on the person you’re talking to. We all have that one friend who swears they’ve done it

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06 Apr 2011

No Nonsense Drinking at Nameless

At first I wasn’t really sure how I would find/like a bar purposely calling itself “Nameless,” but fortunately both things turned out better than expected. That had a lot to do with the number 4. 4 is how many dollars the bar charges for a Tecate with fresh lime juice.

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