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09 Feb 2010

Fuck You Hitler: Mein Kampf Exhibit at the CJM $5

A Jew after my own heart, Linda Ellia has made an art of defacing relics of Nazism.  In 2005 Ellia came across a French translation of Hitler’s infamous memoir Mein Kampf (which means ‘œOur Struggle’ in English).  Holding the thick manifesto in her hands, she felt an immediate visceral response

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
09 Feb 2010

Bored at Work? Read These Blogs! We do.

Do you ever sit at your desk after your lunch break and look at clock and realize with horror that it’s only 1:30 and quittin’ time isn’t until at least 5?  You look at the pile of papers on your desk and the mass of email in your inbox and

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09 Feb 2010

Tina’s Restaurant: Don’t Ever Change

Before there was Life Cafe, Roberta’s or Northeast Kingdom, hungry and hungover Bushwick residents would flock to Tina’s Restaurant to get their greasy food fix. When my friend first moved to Bushwick years ago I made a late-night pit stop at Tina’s and was hooked ever since. When I later

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
09 Feb 2010

Broke-Ass Financial Coaching: Life, Death, & Insurance

When I was 23, someone tried to sell me a grave plot, for myself. He told me that I could get such a great deal and that it wouldn’t burden my family if I bought it when I was young etc. WHOA! It didn’t truly occur to me, until that moment, that one day, I was going to die.

Betsy Crouch - Coach $izzle 0
09 Feb 2010

Peephole – FREE Music, Live Show!

Now, I have a story to tell you.  It starts out sad, but the ending is happy, so I’d recommend that you read it until the end.  Is it true?  You’ll have to figure that one out for yourself.  Here we go. Once upon a time a boy by the

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
08 Feb 2010

Two Pop Burgers for 88 Cents!

I think the last time I was in Pop Burger, my friends and I tried to start a dance party in the bar portion. The bouncers were having none of it, and even told us to stop when we started dancing in an area with less traffic. I don’t hold

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
08 Feb 2010

Love In The Time of 140 Characters or Less

If the amount of ex-boyfriends/ex-people I used to bone trying to get back in touch with me out of nowhere all of a sudden is any indication, it seems this new year has especially been about taking inventory of one’s life.  It’s a time of self-reflection, a High Fidelity-style “what

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0

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