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05 Aug 2010

Cheap Sweets: French Macaroons at Almondine's

When I first went to Paris I was sixteen and in the company of a slew of other privileged, Americans of comparable age and intellect sent there for a “summer study abroad” program by our parents. There are a million things to say about that but what I will say

BAS Writers 0
24 Jun 2010

Anna G Says RELAX: 5 Free Relaxation Spots in NYC

It can be really hard to live in New York City, sometimes, guys.  And if you’re anything like me, you have a hard time giving up, making really major risky decisions, and resisting to bite off way more than you can chew.   Because of such pigheadedness, sometimes your body and

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
22 Jun 2010

FREE Popsicles to Kick Off your NYC Weekend

I haven’t moved for the last 20 minutes because I’m fairly certain my back is stuck to my chair. It’s hot in this city – hot like the dickens. Most young people who live here don’t have an air conditioner under the auspices of environmentalism by way of being really

Polina Yamshchikov - Flirt Poor 0
18 May 2010

NYC Giveaway: Corey Dargel & Craig Wedren's Chamber Pop Music

While the term chamber music is usually used to describe Mozart, Beethoven and our classical music icons, this genre has been creeping its way back into our modern musical lexicon under the guise of “chamber pop”. I used to think I knew every sub genre of indie music there was

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
07 Feb 2010

FREE Food, Pigskin and Pin-Ups All Day

As someone who normally avoids football at all costs, but also has a secret love of hot wings, the Super Bowl is a conflicting event for me. I enjoy the festive atmosphere and flowing beer but not so much the fist pumping and sporadic yelling. But the Who is playing

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
09 Jan 2010

Floating Kabarette Tonight

There is something extremely sexy about the prospect of attending an event where a lady by the name of ‘œLegs Malone’ will perform.  Galapagos Art Space presents its next installment of its flagship series Floating Kabarette tonight, and the event is FREE to the first 100 attendees.  (And a mere

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
23 Nov 2009

FREE Craft Night at Etsy Labs

A few years ago, “crafting” was probably more widely associated with crazy women hand-painting wooden signs to say “Spoiled Rotten Akita Lives Here” or cross-stitching pillows with pictures of birds hugging crying kittens. But with the rise of DIY culture, crafting has turned into something hipper, with people making cross-stitches

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0