Columns

19 Jan 2010

The Not So Slow Decline of MTV’S Real World

If there’s anything on TV that’s guaranteed to make me feel old, it’s MTV’s The Real World. I used to watch the show and think to myself, one day I’m gonna grow up, get a piercing and befriend lots of lesbians. Now I just feel like I’m watching a free

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18 Jan 2010

Euripedes’s “Cyclops”: The Oldest Play About Drinking

I remember first hearing the name Euripedes in 6th grade when we were studying Greek something or other.  Or maybe it was drama.  Regardless I loved the way the name just rolled off the tongue and there was a good 10 year period where I was convinced that I wanted

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18 Jan 2010

Late Night 2-4-1 @ Harvey’s

Yours truly used to actually work at Harvey’s, and even then I was kind of embarrassed to say so.  The place is over-priced and serves pretty crappy food.  That, and although I know its named in honour of Mr. Milk, one can’t help but feel its more using the name

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18 Jan 2010

Listen All Y’all, It’s A (Dating) Sabotage!

A couple of weeks ago, writer LaToya Peterson shared her thoughts on Jezebel about Alex Benzer’s HuffPo article “Why Do Smart Women Have the Toughest Time Dating?” Aside from the mystery of why, even before reading his piece, anyone would ever take anyone with a AJ McLean style facial hair

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18 Jan 2010

NYC Cocktail Lounges Worth the Splurge

One of the best things about being in NYC is the bevy of places where cheap–and even free–booze can be found.  Dive bars, gallery openings, beer tastings and more abound all over the city, so, generally speaking. your level of cheap intoxication is entirely dependent on your motivation.  I remember

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17 Jan 2010

Broke-Ass Dental Care in NYC

The woman who hands out coupons for discounted tooth whitening at the Bedford Avenue stop in Brooklyn has gotten me thinking.  If there is one thing broke ass people can’t afford it is dental care.  I myself have been extremely slack in taking care of my chompers at certain poorer-than-average

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17 Jan 2010

A Great Volunteer Opportunity for MLK Day

I’m basically just cutting and pasting this from the facebook invite because there’s a ton of info and rewording it would be annoying.  So if you wanna be a mensch tomorrow, please read below: For this year’s National Day of Service and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Good Idea

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17 Jan 2010

Cookin With ?uestlove

Before he was giving Jimmy Fallon street cred or upstaging Dave Chappelle, ?uestlove was hosting mean parties back at Fluid Night Club in Philly which I attended religiously.  Although he dominates on the drums, this man knows how to DJ the shit out of a party. I’ve seen the Roots

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