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24 Feb 2011

Mabel’s Smokehouse: Cheap BBQ for the North Side

I happen to be one of very few fortunate people who lives right smack in the middle of the south and north Williamsburg, making the culinary delights of either side not particularly that far out of reach. It has recently come to my attention that there are not that many

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
23 Feb 2011

Spice Corner, the next level Bodega

True: I like any place about 3x more than I normally would when there are free samples. But even if the friendly man behind the counter hadn’t offered me a piece of freshly-made Kalakand (a Pakistani sweet made of milk, rose, water and sugar) as soon as I walked in,

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23 Feb 2011

FREE Laura Palmer Prom

So even if you’ve never seen an episode of a Twin Peaks, chances are you support the shows major themes. After all, who doesn’t love copious amounts of donut and cherry pie eating, teenage melodrama, big ass trees and pondering the unsolved murder of a teenage girl? An who doesn’t

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
22 Feb 2011

Catch Michael Showalter and Neko Case This Thursday for FREE

Depending on your generation, Michael Showalter can mean different things. For those of us old enough to remember anti-establishment MTV, you may remember him bringing youthful, Monty-Python-style frenetic sketch comedy in The State. Then there are those who will best remember him as the sincere Coop from Wet Hot American

Dan Cerruti - 99 Cent Store Cowboy 0
21 Feb 2011

FREE Screening of Godfather I and II

Topping the list of things I’d never like to find in my bed: Carrot Top, a fragile glass test tube containing plague bacteria and anything dead or decapitated. But old school beauty parlor chair would be my first choice of chair to sit in while watching someone else awake to

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
19 Feb 2011

Texas State Fair at the Bell House

As part of their monthly state fair series, The Bell House is celebrating the lone star state with a epic hootenanny any Texan would be proud of. Score discounted drinks with a Texas ID or spin the prize wheel to win free drinks and tickets to upcoming shows. Show off

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
19 Feb 2011

The Party’s Still in LIC: PS1 Saturday Sessions

Among many things, PS1 is well-known for convincing Manhattanites to take the 7 train for over 10 years. You can tell something big is going on: the nervous energy on the subway platform is palpable and fingers trace the purple line on the map to count the stops. They descend

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