New York

15 Jul 2010

FREE We Are Scientists Show in Williamsburg

This Saturday, a very rare and magical thing will happen. Green grass will be seen at McCarren park, wait time at Turkey’s Nest will be less than 5 minutes, and the number of times you think “ZOMG, that’s Zach Galifianakis! Oh… wait, no, it’s not” will be significantly reduced. Siren

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14 Jul 2010

Ticket Giveaway for Electro Pop Opera Little Death: Vol. 1

Hey, you know what most operas are lacking? Electro pop and 70s gospel. But not in Matt Marks’ opera The Little Death: Vol. 1 at Incubator Arts Project. The play is about two evangelical christian teenagers trying to make their relationship right with the Lord, through songs with catchy hooks

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14 Jul 2010

Swing Easy at The Garage in the West Village

Before I officially moved to The Big Apple and realized that a) a subway ride costs more than a beer in my home state Ohio b) Houston is pronounced “Howston” and c) New York State Taxes would make that part of my budget pie chart reserved for entertainment an anorexic

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13 Jul 2010

Rocks Off Concert Boat Cruises

Despite the fact I work across the street from a marina, and look at the water every day, I’ve never been on a boat in New York City. The Staten Island Ferry doesn’t count guys. I’m talking about a real boat, that doesn’t involve a dozens of Melanie Griffith’s rocking

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13 Jul 2010

Let’s Talk About Sex in NYC Tonight

I am passionate about many and varied things, but they all essentially boil down to one of the following: food, booze, sex or culture. It’s especially nice when one thing covers two or more of those categories. I get to kill a few birds with one stone, perhaps, and still

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12 Jul 2010

FREE New York Philharmonic Concert in Central Park

Central Park was designed under the philosophy that nature should be looked at and reflected upon, and never touched. So when the park first opened, children had to have notes from their principals to play baseball in the fields. Obviously, these traditions did not last in the park. Now it’s

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12 Jul 2010

Foodie Ballin’ on a Budget at the BK Flea

I used to live right around the corner from Brooklyn Flea‘s Saturday location (at the corner of Vanderbilt St. & Lafayette St.), and let me tell you – it is a marvel that I am still svelte. In fact, it is a marvel that any of the vendors there manage

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11 Jul 2010

FREE Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven

My questions when I heard about FREE Slurpee Day were this: one is there a limit on the number of free Slurpees you can get?,  and two what are the flavors going to be? Not surprisingly, it’s only one Slurpee per customer. Also, it’s the tiniest, 7.11-ounce size. However they’re probably

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