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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
Why You Probably Shouldn’t Get a Discount Massage in a Foreign Country
In a lot of ways, being broke is about picking and choosing where to spend your money. Maybe you shop your dad’s closet, but pay $13 at the independent movie theater every week. Maybe you eat $2 dumplings year round, but blow your wad on cool vacations a couple of
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
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,
Broke-Ass Kitchen: White Bean Dip
For me, this recipe is kind of like the bottle of Trader Joe’s wine you always keep stashed under your bed in case of hosting/party guest/shitty day emergencies. (If you don’t do that, start doing that!). It was basically born from a day when I needed a dip and had
Jonesin’ for Jones
It’s hard to believe that this bar with a banging outside patio is located in the Tenderloin. The name of the place is Jones, and it is tucked away off of Jones St. in a corridor-like setting. There is an bar that is covered and the rest of the patio is open.
Hot Sauce and Panko
Now that I may have worn out my welcome at Shanghai Dumpling King thanks to a overly rowdy birthday party (one attendee was dressed as a handjob), the news that similarly cheap Outer Richmond restaurant was opening sounded like manna from heaven. The fact that it would be serving chicken
Monday’s Twerk: Not Just a Made-up Word Anymore!
Do any of you guys remember a song called “Whistle While You Twurk”? I think it dropped when I was in middle school in the late ’90s, and a more, shall we say, “experienced” friend informed me that the strange neologism meant a certain sexual act I was definitely not