New York

06 Oct 2011

FREE Late-Night Dance Party at BAMcafe

  Sure, anyone can throw a dance party. I throw them for myself all the time with a bottle of wine and Stevie Wonder albums. But BAMcafe boasts some of the most stunning surroundings in the city, so when they throw a bash it ain’t your living room dance party.

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06 Oct 2011

A Dollar More for Dignity: Post Office

Within a week of moving to New York, I was dead-broke (I had a little credit but not much).  My new friendly coworkers wanted to go out drinking, so I cunningly persuaded them to trek all the way to Brooklyn to my new favorite bar, The Levee.  Upon entering they

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05 Oct 2011

Broke-Ass Band Interview: Late Cambrian

Late Cambrian makes the kind of music that makes you want to dance around to in your underwear in the morning, and plays shows that are truly delightful to watch. The quartet, O, John, Colin and Nunzio, will be playing Brooklyn’s Spike Hill this Thursday, October 6th at 7:30PM and Arlene’s Grocery

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04 Oct 2011

The Importance of a Hiding Place at Work

Sometimes work can get hectic. You don’t want to deal with any more customers for the rest of the day or that manager you hate is working your shift. Maybe you didn’t get enough sleep last night or you woke up with a hangover but you can’t afford to call

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04 Oct 2011

Art in Odd Places: FREE Art Festival on 14th St.

One of the mainest of main thoroughfares in Manahattan, I mostly associate 14th Street with a convenient spot to meet someone off of the L train, a massive crowd outside of Whole Foods, or the disgusting chemical cheese smell that overpowers the entire block on which Taco Bell is located.  However,

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03 Oct 2011

Seven Things I Learned at FREE Vipassana Meditation Camp

When your meditation bunkhouse is called ChopTank, what can you possibly fear? At this time in my life, eight and a half days of peace and silence is about all that I can take. By the twelfth hour of the ninth day of my 10-day meditation, my insides were screaming

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03 Oct 2011

“Twain in the Membrane: A Comedy Party” Tuesday at Littlefield

“Twain in the Membrane: A Comedy Party” celebrates the release of cartoonist Michael Kupperman’s Mark Twain autobiography parody, Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010.  If you’re still thinking “wha?,” just take a look at the night’s lineup and go with the flow; you’ll be treated to appearances and comedic works by Kupperman

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01 Oct 2011

Get Your Rocks off at the Coal Yard

Now that the International Bar has closed its backyard for construction, I’ve been trying to find another dive in the East Village where I may be able to smoke my cigarettes and drink my whiskey and sodas leisurely. And luckily I found that dive only two blocks down 1st Ave.

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