michael jackson

30 Nov 2018

The Bizarre Backstory of the Amazon Commercial “Can You Feel It” Song

That awesome song in that awful Amazon “Singing Boxes” holiday commercial is so catchy that you figure there’s no way an Amazon ad person wrote it. They did not! That song was written by Michael Jackson himself (along with brother Jackie), and has a fascinating early 1980s history whose magic

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training 0
27 Sep 2012

Broke-Ass Art Experiments FREE this Thursday (9/27)

This Thursday (that’s tomorrow, in case you were wondering), local instigator Mina Karimi curates a very special art experiment at Bushwick’s very own Secret Project Robot. The show, called Dead Dudes Done Right, has both visual and musical artists presenting various idiosyncratic takes on – you guessed it – dead

Jules Owen - Wandering Wastrel 0
21 Dec 2011

Get Some Space at reBar in DUMBO

   reBar is nestled on Front St. in DUMBO, and it may seem like a trek to ge there if you  don’t live or work in the area, but after my friend decided to have her birthday celebration there, I’ll definitely be returning. You enter the building and climb the

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
13 Oct 2009

Broke Ass Porn: Free Documentaries

Let’s face it, if you’re broke one of the first things to go is entertainment and I’m willing to bet that a lot of New York doesn’t have cable TV. I mean how DO we go on without the Housewives of whatever. And with a lot of shows being streamed

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
29 Aug 2009

MJ Day, Party with Tables, and The Really Really FREE Market

MICHAEL JACKSON DAY Well the coroner’s report is out, words like ‘œhomicide’ and “acute benzodiazepine effect’ have been thrown around on TMZ and Extra, and the family is looking for justice.  But for one day ‘“ today ‘“ Brooklyn has decided to forget all the media frenzy and tabloid stories

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
08 Jul 2009

BAD BASH: Tribute Party for MJ

Apparently I am the only person in the United States who did not watch Michael Jackson’s televised memorial yesterday. I was out and about and not near a computer or TV but through friend’s descriptions and the magic of Facebook status updates, I feel like I was there. Tonight at

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