Arts and Culture

13 Dec 2009

Ten More Parlour Games!

I promised you more parlour games this week, and I aim to please. Here are 10 more parlour games to play on those cold, wintry nights. 1. Darling, If You Love Me Players sit or stand in a circle with an ‘œit’ in the middle.  Saying the phrase ‘œDarling if

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12 Dec 2009

I Love to Share – A FREE night of food, fun and culture

Have you ever found yourself being sued for copyright infringement and thought to yourself “Man, tradition copyright laws are whack.” Yeah, me neither, but I’ve definitely been slapped in the face with the harsh restrictions of outdated copyright laws that don’t take into account modern culture surrounding media and sharing.

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12 Dec 2009

Unsilent Night, a Subway Tunnel Show, and Death Bear

UNSILENT NIGHT So tonight is the night for all you Christmas carolers who don’t really sing. Join Phil Kline’s annual Christmastime boombox parade from Washington Square Park to Tompkins Square Park! Each person carries a different musical part of the whole piece creating a 44-minute electronic Christmas Carol which has

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11 Dec 2009

FREE Oysters, BBQ and Bands at EL Rio Tonight

Just thought I’d let you all know that tonight is pure awesomeness at El Rio.  Like every Friday, there will be FREE Oysters starting at 5:30pm done by the infamous shucker Jackie and back up by Sissy Boy.  This literally happens every Friday and if you didn’t know this by

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11 Dec 2009

How to Dress for Santacon NYC as a Brokeass

As Laura S. mentioned the other day, Santacon is right around the corner. In fact, today is Santacon Eve. Tomorrow, New York with be full of 3,000+ Santas gallivanting around in giant packs. And there is no better way to appreciate a the city covered in Christmas decorations than when

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11 Dec 2009

UnSilent Night

One of the most beautiful memories I have of New York was last December in Washington Square Park.  My boyfriend and I were heading from the West 4th Street D train over to the East Village to eat at Porchetta.  On our way past the park  we saw a weird

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10 Dec 2009

Better Late Than Never….

Today was kind of a crazy day.  Boyfriend sick and I needed to run errands for juice &c  and do my best Florence Nightengale impression order to nurse him back to health. Then I sat down to write my feature, but first checked my email and thank goodness I did. 

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10 Dec 2009

Our Lady, Mariachis, And FREE Tamales This Saturday at the Crack of Dawn

At 4:30 a.m. this Saturday, most of you will more than likely be asleep or some may be finally out of booze, losing steam and heading home.  A lot of Mexicanos, however, will be on their way to church.  The reason for this insanity is because tradition has it that

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