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Time Travel in BK at The Way Station
Last Monday I walked from my temporary crash pad near Prospect Park to The Way Station in Prospect Heights (683 Washington Ave between Prospect and St. Marks to be exact). It was one of those really beautiful fall New York days I had been hearing so much about. The kind

Relationships According to Social Media
As I made coffee this morning, I struggled to remember what dating was like before social media became a part of every day life. I thought back to the days of anonymity, speculation, and sharing news by word of mouth. Before the days of Facebook, there was no definite box

Leave Your Damn Apartment!
Unemployment is hard. Job hunting is a job in itself without the pay and the benefits. However like having a regular job it takes entirely too much of your time and you kind of hate your boss sometimes. Currently, I am looking for work and I spend a majority of

Oakland Eat Real Festival: Got $5?
The annual Eat Real Festival was upon us this weekend at Jack London Square in downtown Oakland. If you are a fan of ANYTHING food related, you would be remiss not to experience this festival. With the burgeoning street food trend and plethora of gourmet meals you can eat out

Powerslug & WhatsGoinOn Presents: ColeCo on SATURDAY (9/29) at Le Poisson Rouge
Not too many crazy things going on this weekend, but that’s okay because the Toronto-based production duo, ColeCo. is in town. The Canadian duo have taken over the Summer with their latest collection of music, “El Verano EP,” and now that the Fall has arrived they are still poised on

FREE Magical Safari art at Roll Up Gallery
“An exhibition full of creativity and illusions that will transport you to a wild, new, exciting world…” where you will find “ferocious, vivacious, vigorous, cute, adorable and touching beings with whom we share the land: The animals.” That does remind me a little of how I would describe a Friday

Four Stupid Jobs I’ve Had
When you hover within the middle class your whole life, you have to get acquainted with the working world sooner rather than later. While some have been less painful than others, I’ve had a lot of jobs since I started working at 16. In the years since, I’ve zinged from