Columns
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
My First Childhood Crush: Charlie Sheen
Childhood celebrity crushes are like old boyfriends. You mostly forget about them until you recover some old note, or see something on Facebook that forces you to remember not only the person but that time you were enamored with them. I had buried my early love for Charlie Sheen like
Death of the Douchebag – Birth of the Penis Wrinkle
This is it. I’m officially killing the term “Douchebag”. I’m putting it to bed, retiring it, taking it out of circulation. It’s had a good run….no, it’s had a great run, but it’s time is nigh. The word Douchebag is just overexposed; it’s lost it’s potency, it’s punch. It’s like
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
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
What NOT To Play Back At Your House
So you’ve successfully nabbed your date back to the old pad. Instead of filling the noise with an endless stream of your unstoppable chatter, it’s probably a good move to throw some music on. This can be tricky, because you don’t want to come off as sleazy, lame, or just
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
The Inescapable Thoughts of an Urban Dweller
I stepped outside my place yesterday in need of some inspiration, something to break up the drudgery of thoughts which collect in the time it takes for me to get dressed, stand in the elevator, pick what song I want to listen to on my mp3, etc. Because I happen