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Close your eyes and think back to your childhood. Ignore the bullies and unrequited love, the humiliation of schoolyard sports and vindictive actions of frustrated teachers. Just think back to the songs you sang. One song in particular merits our attention here: “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.” In the days of our youth,

While I don’t really believe in illegal activities, I have very few vices in this world that are not at least somewhat regulated by the government (Television with swear words and alcohol being chief among those). So admitting that the Passion Fruit Limonata from Ciao Bella (now with convenient locations

It is so, so hot in this city. Ninety and over temperatures this whole week; my inner Siberian is melting. I’m surprised anyone made it to work this morning. In fact, if they didn’t, people have a totally worthwhile and valid excuse. The city’s outdoor pools, which are free –

I started to write this as “awesome toys from my childhood that happened to also be quite dangerous,” and realized that it was more a laundry list of the toys that my accident-prone brother has hurt himself with. He had an uncanny ability as a child to find the sharpest,

Since I am currently in the middle of a move to a new apartment (from Williamsburg to Greenpoint) I thought I would dedicate this post to a continuation of the ‘œPatron’ discussion.  It just so happens that I may have stumbled upon a new one to add to my growing

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit…probably not.

For all the weird stories out there about Andy Warhol (that he was a voyeur, started balding in his twenties, and had terrible, mottled skin that he once tried sanding, with poor results), it pains me to think some of the most bizarre stuff might never be revealed. And I

I have conflicting feelings about Foursquare. On the one hand, it’s a kind of boring concept ‘“ a phone app that lets people know where you are via check-ins? Sounds a lot like Twitter but with less words (and who knew that was even possible?) But in spite of this,