Arts and Culture

22 Nov 2010

FREE Jameson Tonight at Parkside Lounge

Sometimes, bars giveaway booze for album release parties or holidays. But other times, bars pour free booze for absolutely no reason. Tonight, Parkside Lounge is giving away FREE Jameson for no other apparent reason than it’s Monday night. It’s the perfect way to kick off your week of overeating and

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21 Nov 2010

FREE Movies Every Friday Night at Park Chalet

COOL THING ALERT!  Park Chalet, a place I love but rarely venture to, is calling me back with an entertainment offer I can’t refuse:  FREE movies on their five-foot screen every Friday night at 9pm through April 2011.  Every month till then has a theme; for example, November is ’80s

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21 Nov 2010

Two More Days to Visit Canstruction

The 2010 Canstruction competition is almost over! The annual contest to build the most interesting sculpture entirely out of full cans of food will be on display for another two days at the World Financial Center Winter Garden. This year’s entrants include a can version of The Standard Hotel, Mr.

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20 Nov 2010

Closing Night of the Zero Film Festival

The term “indie” has been appropriated to describe many things. Everything from music, t-shirts and even coffee shops, the term has long been watered down from its original definition, which is essentially financing your own art and doing innovative things on your own terms. In celebration of that mantra, the

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20 Nov 2010

FREE Knitting/Crochet Event = FUN

In an attempt to cut costs this holiday season, I am making many of my gifts. This is a challenge, as my ‘œmaking stuff’ skills are limited to what I learned in 7th grade Home Economics, and things the Internet teaches me how to do. I imagine it would be

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20 Nov 2010

Watch The Walking Dead

The fourth episode of The Walking Dead is airing this Sunday at 10pm on AMC, and if you’re not watching it yet, you should be. For those of you who don’t keep one foot in the comic world, The Walking Dead is a graphic novel by the famed Robert Kirkman.

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19 Nov 2010

The Painful Truth of Playing College

College was a dream. This is perhaps the only ounce of certainty gleaned since graduating from higher education. Where college was loose and and free and slightly heavenly, Real Life so far seems entirely the opposite. In the post-college world, responsibilities appear, build up, and oppress. And they aren’t fun.

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19 Nov 2010

5 Reasons It’s Okay to be Excited About Harry Potter

If you did not already see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 at midnight, with all the middle schoolers and other cool people, then I will not spoil it for you, suffice to say that it was really, really good. But perhaps the reason you didn’t see it

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