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A Dollar More for Dignity: Bianca
To sustain any healthy relationship you have to pump love, commitment and money – lots of fucking money. I incessantly go beyond my means when it comes to dating, which is fine, when it’s just dating. But when the warm bowels of a relationship come calling, there’s no way around

Dempsey’s Drunken Smartass Olympics
You had me at “Drunken.” Dempsey’s in the East Village is known for their Wednesday pub trivia night… and the title just makes me happy. The Drunken Smart Ass Olympics prides itself on the diverse topic range of the questions and since you can have 5 in your team, I

Broke-Ass Band Interview: The Postelles
The Postelles are a band so diversely talented that they can release a Ramones cover on the same EP as a Joe Jones cover and make you unabashedly swing your hips to both. Lead singer Dan Balk, guitarist David Dargahi, bassist John Speyer, and percussionist Billy Cadden met during high school

Rathbones Pub & Grill’s Weekly Specials
Happy hour has become the standard in bars since who knows when. You usually get a dollar off all drinks or some other type of special. Rathbones gives you the best of both worlds — specials on both food and drinks. From 7-11 PM you will receive a unique special

Broke-Ass Kitchen: Goat Cheese and Rosemary Mac & Cheese
Today’s recipe is a dish I’ve had not once, or even twice, in the past 6 days, like a person who respects themselves and sustaining their life span, but three times because I just ran a marathon and don’t give a fuuuu. I’ve been on a week-long caloric bender to

Learn About Lost Villages and Archaeological Digs FREE in Central Park This Thursday!
Hey there, U.S. History Nerd in the house. I love me some Vietnam War, some Great Depression, some Boss Tweed (you know, not like actual wars and economic meltdowns and gangsters, but learning about them and stuff). I know there are other nerdbombers out there, which is why I’m going

NYC Restaurant Review: Tillman’s
Only in New York City can you pay $14 for a single grilled cheese sandwich, but then at the same establishment hear an intimate concert with Talib Kweli for FREE. Such contradictions make up Tillman’s, where expensive comfort food is balanced out by the pricelessness of your experience. A hidden

FREE Reading by Miranda July at BookCourt on Tuesday
Hear the sometimes polarizing, but always daring performance artist/filmmaker/writer, Miranda July, read from her new book, It Chooses You, on Tuesday at Bookcourt in Brooklyn. It Chooses You was born while July procrastinated on writing her latest feature film, The Future, by reading the PennySaver classifieds booklet. Chock full of