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12 Aug 2010

Pie in the Park this Sunday

What’s better than hanging out in Prospect Park on a beautiful summer day, playing some croquet and literally shoving pie in your pie hole? Unless you’re going to say to me “the construction people outside of your apartment starting at 9AM instead of 7AM,” then not much. And you can

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12 Aug 2010

Off the Grid: Street Food Extravaganza at Fort Mason Friday Night

It’s no secret that Broke-Ass staff enjoy eating while standing, and if recent food trends are to be believed everything just tastes better when you order it from a Roach Coach Gourmet Food Truck. Which probably explains why these Street Food/Food Cart/Taco Truck events have been popping up all over

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12 Aug 2010

Pete’s Candy Store – Perfect All Year Round

Pete’s Candy Store has been a staple of the Williamsburg bar scene for as far back as I can remember. And that year is specifically, 2003. Any year before that is dead to me. For those who are unfamiliar, in typical Williamsburg fashion, Pete’s Candy Store was presumably, at one

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11 Aug 2010

FREE Midday Yoga Throughout August at Urban Flow

As Stuart mentioned awhile back, we think Urban Flow’s donation-based yoga classes are great way to stretch your fitness budget tighter than a pair of Lululemon yoga pants. Apparently, we’re not the only ones who think so because the unpretentious studio has grown to add a few new teachers, and

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11 Aug 2010

The Smell of Cheap: Drugstore Perfumes

Buying perfume was the first grown-up purchase I made. I wasn’t allowed makeup and I was terrible at putting on nail polish, but around the same time as puberty was (supposedly) starting to kick in, I bought a bottle of perfume. Bottle may be a bit of an exaggeration, actually.

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11 Aug 2010

Save the Birds: Oil Spill Benefit Show at the Bell House

The news is showing less video of oil soaked pelicans as time goes on, but the oil from the BP spill is still hurting the animals and people of the Gulf. And you’re probably thinking to yourself, “How can I help the shrimpers who can’t shrimp, the sea turtles trying

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11 Aug 2010

FREE Drinks at The Ambassador on Thursday Night!

Friends, I’m not gonna lie.  I’m not really into club-y, lounge-y type places.  I much prefer the dive bars that are so dark and filthy that none of the other patrons can see — literally — that I haven’t showered in days and wouldn’t give two shits if they could.

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11 Aug 2010

DIY: Bling Your Bobby Pins

Bobby pins are the opposite of lighters – instead of always disappearing, they seem to be everywhere: pockets, the bottom of purses, any available surface. Just the other night, a friend of mine gave me an impromptu up-do using eight bobby pins while we sat at the Bloodhound and drank

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