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Win Two Tickets to see Brian Posehn @ Knitting Factory BK!
We’re super excited over here at BAS to bring this giveaway to you. You can win TWO FREE tickets to see hilarious Brian Posehn at his Saturday, September 13, 2014 show @ Knitting Factory in Brooklyn! Or, you can pay the moderate sum of $22 and it would still be

The Best Craigslist Missed Connections from Burning Man
Remember Missed Connections? Craigslist’s personal section was not only used by lonely stranger danger booty calls but it was a popular site where you could reach out semi-anonymously to the “cute girl on the N-Judah” who was reading Eat Pray Love on your commute to the FiDi. Or hit up

The Absurdity of Gratuity: Why Our Culture of Unpaid, Tipped Work is Bad for Our Society
Last week, I read a thoughtful article on this site by Jamal Frederick entitled “Tipping While Black- The Struggles of a Black Barman.” I encourage you to read it. It offers keen insight into the racial attitudes and discrepancies characteristic of tipped service work. It also reinforced the strong opinions

How to Survive as a Broke-Ass Writer: Using Your Domestic Awesomeness For Cool Side Jobs
There are grown people in this world who won’t know how to separate colors when washing clothes. There are people who cannot hand wash dishes without leaving food caked on the edges of plates and glasses. As a broke-ass writer and avid traveler, I started realizing that my domestic skills

Color Changing Nail Polish and the Culture of Rape
There have been a lot of articles on the date rape nail polish. Yes, it was very innovative of these students at North Carolina State University to develop Undercover Colors.

Labor Day Weekend Events for the Broke-Ass New Yorker!
Friday Mrs. Skannatto + Shipwrecks Play Brooklyn Knitting Factory Did you not win tickets to our giveaway? No worries. It’s only $10 ($12 at the door) to catch this amazing night of ska-rock at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory. The show begins at 8pm. Also, the Yonatan Gat Band will play the

The City That Was: Cacophony Zone Trip #4 (Burning Man’s First Time In the Desert)
In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time.

Our Peculiar Institution: Why Urban Dog Ownership is a Twisted Practice
When I come home from whatever it is I do during the day, my roommate’s clumsy and rambunctious mutt, Yoda, faithfully greets me with an ear-shattering bark and two front paws jammed directly into my crotch. Living with a stinking and psychotically energetic dog, in a small apartment, is not