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05 Mar 2011

Quiz: What Kind of Broke-Ass are You?

Does where you shop define who you are? We know you’re broke. And that’s cool. But just what kind of broke-ass are you? Pick the description below that best fits your lifestyle! Dumpster Diving Debbie You’ll eat anything you can get your hands on – literally. You spend your Friday

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0
05 Mar 2011

BangOn! NYC presents: Mods vs Rockers

The style showdown is on. Got some extra fingerless leather gloves lying around, or perhaps a dapper three-piece suit? It’s time to break em out and head down to The Shop for BangOn NYC Mods vs Rockers party. What better place to host this raucous shindig than an actual old-school

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
05 Mar 2011

Happy Birthday to Me! Now, Cake.

I just celebrated my 25th birthday and have been dismayed to discover that not everyone loves birthdays as much as I do. The birthday scrooges among us gripe about the passage of another pointless year, whine about the crow’s feet and gray hairs that come with age, worry that they’re

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0
05 Mar 2011

Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale

I have never heard of this annual sale before, but it sounds pretty amazing. From what I can tell, it is an organized, clean, flea market-esque warehouse sale, but the goods are donated and the proceeds go to the Oakland Museum (which is rad btw). The items for sale will

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
05 Mar 2011

Marry me, Milk Bar

After much thought, I have decided that when I die I would like my casket to be filled with the cereal milk soft serve from Momofuku’s Milk Bar, similar to how the ancient Egyptians were buried with treasures to take with them into the after life. This Corn Flake-flavored goo

Jill S. 0
04 Mar 2011

Drink Me Recipe: Tin Lizzy

We here at BAS Headquarters are always thinking of new awesome things to bring to you, our dear (and depraved) readers.  So with this in mind we’ve teamed up with the fine folks over at Drink Me Magazine to bring you a new drink recipe every week.  That way you can

Patrick Poelvoorde - Hedonist Barkeep 0
04 Mar 2011

Bake Sale for Birth Control (and Other Planned Parenthood Stuff!) This Sunday

Buy some “cakes” y’all. Hey, you know that bullshit about the House of Representatives voting to end all federal funding of Planned Parenthood?  Well, it’s bullshit, and this weekend you have a chance to do more than just sign the petition opposing the ban and then post it on Facebook

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0

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