Before you pucker your face like a dried apricot sphincter, save your exhaled breath and negative judgment of zoos.  Yes, zoos impose less than favorably living conditions on some of their animals.   They also educate and encourage kids and adults to invest in and gain awareness of the animal kingdom;

You couldn’t pay me money to go to Times Square today.  Actually, you could.  I will do anything for money.  ANYTHING!   However, I would feel more compelled and less indebted if I were lured to this godless place by free ribs, which is exactly what Virgil’s is offering when the

This massive outdoor market with over 250 vendors began yesterday, continues today, and will wrap up tomorrow.   I’m not particularly interested in buying any of the wares (divestment folks, its the way of the future), however, culturally speaking, it could almost be  like a trip to Africa.   Since I haven’t

Last night I went to a SaveFashion event sponsored by Refinery29. Like “Save the Whales”,  Save Fashion is dedicated to supporting and protecting the noblest and most preyed upon  of creatures: the New York Fashion Designer. There was a bunch of  complimentary Alize and Amstel Light and deep discounts on

Until a few days ago I thought I was dwelling on the bottom floor of a dietary basement: rice burritos twice a day, occasionally with salsa and sour cream. Then, one dreary noon, I fell through the weak foundation into a secret cellar and found myself stooping over a ramen

As one of the rubes who has never experienced Burning Man, I have had to rely on a mental image that has been shaped by 1st hand accounts, a general idea of human perversion, and movies like Mad Max: Thunderdome.    But, here is how a they put it: “Burning Man

For April I wrote about a deal at Cafe Brama whereby they took 50% off your dinner check because it was the restaurant’s anniversary.  Well, like Ozzie  and sweet Warcraft commercials, they are still rocking it.    Here is an uninformative excerpt from the original post with details below.  

New York is currently in the midst of an on-again off-again springtime. Temperatures have vacillated wildly and we’ve had several chilly rainy days lately, which sucks and has me dreaming about the 88 degree weekend from a few weeks back.  Since New York only has about five habitable months per