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18 Feb 2011

Whiskey Cheaper Than Beer at Nancy’s

I don’t know who Nancy is, but I like her style. Nancy’s Whiskey Pub is one of the few, if not only, dive bars in the Soho/Tribeca area. (Their Web site even reminds you that they’ve been there since before it was “Tribeca.” While most places nearby have fancy fruit-oil-infused

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03 Feb 2011

FREE Movie Screening at Angelika

So, have you heard of this movie called Home? It’s a documentary from French photojournalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand who, with his crew, flew around in a helicopter taking aerial pictures of different regions in over fifty countries for eighteen months. Why, you ask? To very tangibly show the biological inter-dependency (there’s

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26 Jan 2011

FREE Taco Tuesdays at The Irish Exit

It seems like everybody’s got a gimmick these days. Crocodile Lounge gives away personal-size pizzas. Hot dogs come with your hooch at Rudy’s Bar & Grill. And Burp Castle is home to free frites. Not to be outdone, The Irish Exit – in what is perhaps the most incompatible complimentary

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25 Jan 2011

Open House at Village Pourhouse Tomorrow Night

Like you need one more reason to drink too much on a weekday, but here it is anyway: Signpost – a site dedicated to cultivating local deals for your social and financial wellbeing – will host a one-hour open bar at Village Pourhouse on Weds., Jan. 26, from 7 to

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31 Dec 2010

The Best People I’ve Seen on the Subway

I usually turn on my blinders when I get onto the subway. I love people watching, but I don’t have the energy to pay attention to every person who does something weird on the train. Also, most people are the train are just trying to get from point a to

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23 Dec 2010

FREE Holiday Soul Spectacular Tonight

Dudes, it’s cold outside. I totally get that you are pretty comfortable in your apartment under that electric blanket of yours, but tonight the enigmatic ladies from old-school soul outfit The Sweet Divines are warming things up with their first holiday spectacular at Lincoln Center. They’ve invited special guests Eli “Paperboy”

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16 Dec 2010

Milagres, Soft Reeds and more Play Toys for Tots Benefit this Friday

Like good music, do you? How about drinking while listening to good music? And helping make children’s holiday season bright while drinking and listening to good music? Well, well, well… do I have the event for you. This Friday, some pretty damn good bands like Milagres, Soft Reeds, and a special Holiday Band featuring

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14 Dec 2010

Bear Hands Rock/Jam/Groove at Bowery Ballroom

The Brooklyn indie scene is dominated by electro outfits looking to make quick cash from free software on their laptops. While their aesthetic can be admirably DIY, their sound more often than not comes off as POS. Every now and then, though, a band comes along unafraid to sit behind

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