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United Sharing Adventure!
So a little while back the folks at Hostel Bookers asked me to contribute some photos to a project about exploring the United States. I happily obliged since I got to rep my home state of California. The project, called United Sharing Adventure, turned out pretty cool. Tons of bloggers

Escaping Your Day Job: The Truth About Open Calls Part 2
This past summer, AOL (yes, they’re still around) decided to throw their hat into the online news and media game with the very public launch of AOL Live, and an open call for on-air news personalities. The posting stated that they were seeking big personalities whether you were “experienced” or

Escaping Your Day Job: The Truth About Open Calls Part 1
Labor Day weekend has become a distant memory and, with the summer behind us, it awakens a yearly occurrence which can simply be known as The Season in New York City. For musicians, actors and various performers alike that simply means a slew of auditions opening up after a

Why Are You Paying for a New iPhone?
Really? After everything that went wrong with your last iPhone, you are seriously thinking about wasting money on another iPhone? “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” said Einstein. “But the new iPhone will have this, that and the other thing!” Okay, Toby.

Win a Brand New Konstruktor Camera from Lomography!
Well isn’t this a swell giveaway? It’s perfect for all you film buffs out there! No, I don’t mean movie fans, I mean motherfuckers who like to take pictures with film. Remember that stuff (also, remember using film canisters to hold your weed in? We called them “dank tanks” and

The Broke-Ass Insider’s Guide to New Orleans Part 1: Sometimes it Takes an Outsider
From Drew Brees to Hog’s Head Cheese, James Black to Sazerac: Here’s our New Orleans insider’s guide, neighborhood by neighborhood, to all the things that make the Crescent City the greatest city in America. New Orleans Creole cottage…which has seen better days When I travel, I try not to tell

Why You Shouldn’t Date Someone For Free Food.
So close, yet so far. I’ve been in Brooklyn for 5 days now, and I have yet to eat a normal meal. Unless you count pizza, and my very English mother would disown me if I did. It’s not just that I’m broke, or culinarily challenged. There’s also a rabbit

BA of the Week: Comedian/Musician/Writer Dave Hill
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.