As the saying goes ‘œThe best things in life are free.’  While I agree wholeheartedly, my newest interpretation of that adage is that ‘œthe best free things in life are weird.’  I came to this conclusion on a recent trip to Salt Lake City, Utah, where I visited a particularly

This summer has brought on a full-blown revival of flea markets.  Being a total sucker for vintage goods and weird items I don’t really need, even I can laugh at the much outdated term being used to describe New York street fairs. The “fleas” have been replaced with overpriced mason

You can tell summer has finally reached the foggy ole city by the bay when Billy Shakespeare and his crew roll into town. Starting today and running through Sunday, September 26th, the professional theater troupe will be performing ‘œTwo Men of Verona’ for FREE!!! This version of the comedy is

Thank god my phone is never handy when any of these air on TV, because otherwise my apartment would literally be full of infomercial purchases. My path toward acquiring this crap is always the same. I start out skeptical. I find the product, initially, worthless to society. ‘œWhy the hell

Hey, would you look at that? Print media’s not dead, it’s just gone small-scale. If things like Indie Mart and Etsy can renew the public’s interest in lovingly-crafted stuffed animals and recycled jewelry, why can’t someone do the same for all those things we’d rather read on paper than on

Last night I scored big and got to go to the SF Giants vs. Colorado Rockies game, play with an awesome Flip Camera, and do my best not to spend a lot of money.  Basically what I do every night, except with more baseball and cameras. To make the most

Take note, coffee shops and late night food spots of Williamsburg! M Noodle Shop has got it all. M Noodle Bar is an offshoot of Williamsburg mainstay M Shanghai Bistro, but much more casual- both in the type of food served and the environment in general, with amazing hours and

From the plate glass windows and penny arcades to the small plate restaurants and stylish swill holes, Mission Street changes her gown to accommodate her guests as often as the seasons change elsewhere. Somewhere in between the women in the picture hats and the latest bumper crop of flannel and