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08 Jul 2010

FREE Screening of the Wizard of Oz

So, it seems that summer is the time for FREE movies here in New York and on Brokeassstuart.com.  In the same vein, I am offering up yet another complementary film.  Now, this one may seem like it is for kids (it may even say that) but I assure you this

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07 Jul 2010

$3 Stargazing at the Robert Ferguson Observatory in Sonoma

Summer can mean a lot of different things to a lot of people: there’s the requisite picnicking, summer music festivals, trips to secluded swimming holes, etc etc. But if there’s one outdoorsy excursion we tend to overlook in our pursuit of places to drink beer outside, it’s finding a nice,

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07 Jul 2010

8 Great Dates Across America for Under $20

Dating Mistake Numero Uno: Spending the better part of a paycheck when you’re not even sure  he or she is gonna put out. Seriously. If you just dropped a few hundred dollars to impress someone and they don’t so much as feel you up through your clothes, it was a

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06 Jul 2010

The Saloon

photo from buzzine From the outside this spot has a total biker bar look to it, but once you get in you realize that it is more of a “55 year olds getting drunk and dancing to live blues music” sort of spot.  This fabled watering hole is one of

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06 Jul 2010

Cheap Beach Eats at Rockaway Taco

In the never ending search for authentic tacos, I ventured out to Rockaway Beach not once, but twice this weekend to seek out the famed Rockaway Taco. And boy was it worth a traumatizing ride on the A train. Normally at New York beaches, your food options are limited to

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06 Jul 2010

FREE Movies Under the Brooklyn Bridge

Ah, summer in the city. Nearly-naked commutes. Hydrant fountains. Cooling centers. That unidentifiable stench! And the heat. Oh, the heat. Even though I woke up sweating, I wouldn’t trade my NYC summers for anything. The man himself says we’re from where summertime’s unforgettable. And it’s true. Among the great summer

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06 Jul 2010

Music Picks of the Week: From Jew Harps to a Pas de Deux

Here are some very varied music picks for the week. Wednesday, July 7th: The Rumble SF. Future Sounds presents the Rumble SF, a FREE concert at Du Nord featuring AB & the Sea, So Many Wizards, and What Laura Says. The event is sponsored by Noise Pop, the Bay Bridged,

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05 Jul 2010

Learn a Language for FREE with iTunes

Americans are usually pretty crappy when it comes to mastering other languages. You go to Europe and everyone can converse in at least three, and here we just mastered not sounding like an asshole when saying fajita. I am unfortunately part of this majority. With over 5 years of French

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