New York
5 Worst NYC-Related Status Updates
We just can’t get enough of a certain social network, can we? Not to encourage seeing that movie. It looks like an overwrought snoozefest. Anywhoozle, here are my nominations to the worst facebook status updates ever that are related in some way to New York City and its metropolitan area:
Fresh Opinions on Sandwich Perfection at City Sub
In this divided world some topics will never reach grand consensus. The proper global economic model, the definition of art, what combination of disorders and fever dreams account for Lyndon LaRouche– all oft-debated and never concluded. The biggest one of all, though, may be what constitutes the proper sandwich making
FREE Bus to DC for Daily Show’s “Restore Sanity” Rally
Jon Stewart recently announced he will be holding The Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington D.C. on Oct. 30. But what is he implying? That other, recent political rallies, which happened to fall on the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, displayed a distinct “loss”
Summer Endings: Brooklyn Lobstah Boil and Mad Men Finale
Throwing the end of summer a proper closing party, the folks at MeanRed are hosting a Lobstah Boil Blowout at a new outdoor space in Williamsburg. Granted $27 isn’t “cheap” but you do get a feasts worth of food including a full Maine Lobster from Red Hook Lobster Pound, plenty
Pay Per Song Karaoke at Planet Rose
We New Yorkers love us some karaoke. Heck, after a few beers most people across the globe love them some karaoke. There’s something in the combination of alcohol + having sung “I Am Sixteen Going on Seventeen” solo in the 6th grade that creates an illusion of greatness with a
NYC Has Baby Baboons and Baby Tigers!
Zoo animals in NYC must’ve been busy gettin’ it on this year, because there are new baby animals in two of the city’s three zoos. If you’re sick of staring at other people’s puppies in dog parks, head out to the Bronx or Prospect Park to see little baboons, tigers
Get Your Own Personalized Tour of the Brooklyn Lyceum
Some call the Brooklyn Lyceum a gym, others, a theater. Some even have the audacity to call it a cafe. It is, undeniably, all of these things – but it’s not a bathhouse. At least not anymore. As a part of Open House New York next weekend, the 100 year-old building
Rockwood Music Hall: Like Having Your Own Private Show
Being the live music headquarters of the country, New York certainly has no shortage of music venues. From Madison Square Garden to the House of Yes, there’s a venue for every taste. Being an avid show go-er, I’ve pretty much seen them all. But there’s one little venue that tends