Choose Your City

27 Apr 2010

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.

This is an excerpt from my NYC book Visiting the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. suddenly cheapened my entire childhood experience. Before that moment, I had thought that tying my blankey around my neck when I was a five year old and pretending I was Superman was cute and imaginative; now

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26 Apr 2010

Drink Me Magazine’s Birthday Party

My friends over at Drink Me Magazine have something to celebrate: they’ve survived an entire year as a print magazine.  In this particular climate that’s a pretty amazing feat and thus they want to do something to honor this accomplishment – drink! Roll out to Eve on Wednesday, April 28th

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26 Apr 2010

So You’re Stuck In The West Village

Ever find yourself sorta stuck in the West Village somehow?  Like, you work around there and don’t want to stray very far, or you have to stick around waiting around there before something else you’re going to?  Well, for some reason, I do…like, A LOT, and I really don’t enjoy

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26 Apr 2010

Feeling Hawaiian at Taqueria El Sol

Having spent some time in the Sunset of late, I found myself on Taraval completely famished and across the street from the Taqueria El Sol, which Christy had recently mentioned as a spot to find the elusive asada fries. I’m from Los Angeles, but I had never heard of this

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26 Apr 2010

Make Your Own Pop Up Books

This Saturday, I spent most of my time in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens gift shop looking at pop up books in the children’s section. Why? It turns out I’m equally as enthralled by books with bugs, fairies, monkeys, carousels, etc. that jump out as me as an adult as I

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25 Apr 2010

Your FREE Sunday: Booze, BBQ, Bands and Southpaw Market

While it may not be blue skies this Sunday, you think a little rain and an uptown subway ride is gonna get in your way of a free BBQ? The lovely folks at WBAR, Barnard College’s resident radio station,  are hosting their annual concert and BBQ with some great acts

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25 Apr 2010

Torta Cubana from That’s It Market — Cheap and Girthy

Okay. So maybe I’m one of the last fat-asses in the city to try the Torta Cubana from That’s It Market, a commmmmbination liquor store and deli serving tortas, tacos, tostadas and, inexplicably, falafels, but I don’t care. Because I will tell you the truth about this mystical Torta Cubana:

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25 Apr 2010

Rachel Park at Brooklyn Indie Market

As of April 3, Brooklyn Indie Market, one of many great places to scope out and support local Brooklyn designers, has re-opened from its winter hiatus!  One of the designers you should definitely check out is Rachel Park.  She started out with “[b]lending exciting colors, striking textures, bold prints, and

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