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Terrorist Attacks and Doin’ It!
I generally buy books. I either buy them on Amazon or at The Strand or sometimes even full price at a place like McNally Jackson or St. Marks Books because I am all about supporting local outfits. All of that made me sort of forget about the fact that there
If Etsy Were a Real Place: Renegade Craft Fair this weekend at Fort Mason
Since it’s 2010 and you seem like a reasonable person who likes to buy nicely made, unique things for a low price, you probably already know what Etsy is and have probably also spent far too much time at work looking for the cleverest Mother’s Day gift ever. Well, if
Packing is like a Circle of Hell, But It’s Air Conditioned
WTF IS A MOVING KIT AND HOW DO I ACQUIRE ONE I am in the process of packing up my entire apartment and goddamn, it is terrible. I’m predestined to be horrible at packing because I’m naturally horrible at organization. You might think that’s a personal choice of mine, but
Thursday Night Plans: $5 Tequila Tasting in Noe Valley
I don’t really watch a lot of cooking shows because I like to get all improvisational in the kitchen, but if you’re a fan of PBS’s Cooking Class then I’m sure you’ll be excited about tomorrow night’s Tequila Tasting event at Omnivore Books with the show’s host: Joanne Weir. For
See the Oakland A’s for $2
Baseball was once America’s past time and a sport that the common man could get behind. The A’s are trying to bring that sentiment back to the people by having ludicrously cheap tickets for Wednesday home games. For just $2 you can score a seat at the stadium and watch
Clipping Coupons in a Digital Age: Your Guide to NYC Deals
Remember those Entertainment Books from back in the day that offered a textbook size worth of sweet deals? I was forced to peddle them to my unsuspecting neighbors for various school and sports team fundraisers, where treasures like “Buy 10 dinners at Olive Garden and get the next one free”,
Get Your Broke-Ass Out of a Ticket
The day I took the training wheels off my lil pink Huffy, I could never imagine a world in which I would look in my helmet rear view mirror to see flashing lights, pulling me over for speeding. I still can’t imagine it because it hasn’t happened, and seriously, who
Karaoke Killed the Cat at Brooklyn Bowl
Most nights out in New York force some difficult decision making: dance party? karaoke? dirty bar? bowling? Why do these need to be mutually exclusive? At Brooklyn Bowl on Mondays, they don’t. Karaoke Killed the Cat is a FREE karaoke night that promises to be both karaoke for people who