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16 Apr 2010

Bear Mountain and Beer, or, the First and Last TIme I Will Ever Advocate Something Athletic

Sooooooo guys, happy Friday.   Via the awesome folks at Gothamist comes this amazing tip.  I read it and was like, “Next!” Not ’cause I’m a hater (I am) but because who wants to go in the woods and walk around on the dirt?  But you know what? I’m a

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15 Apr 2010

The Ladies of ’90s R&B

A couple of weeks ago my best friend Abby and I were just sifting through old YouTube videos of Brandy, like you do, when we came across this particular gem that neither of us had ever seen before.  Go ahead and watch, I’ll wait. Brandy – I Wanna Be Down

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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14 Apr 2010

HumpDay Video Erykah Badu “Window Seat”

We here at Broke-Ass Stuart remember a kinder, gentler, funkier time when there was an entire network devoted to playing awesome new music videos. Men named Pinfield and women named Idalis would introduce block after block of original music videos from various genres interspersed with interviews with musicians and video

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09 Apr 2010

Air Guitar at Brooklyn Bowl

It is exactly what it sounds like and this year they’re promising that it’s gonna be really fun.  In fact their actual claim is that it’s going to be “30% awesomer.” Not entirely positive that this is quantifiable statement, but the only way to find out is to head to

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07 Apr 2010

Humpday Video: Stephen Malkmus “Jo Jo’s Jacket”

We here at Broke-Ass Stuart remember a kinder, gentler, funkier time when there was an entire network devoted to playing awesome new music videos. Men named Pinfield and women named Idalis would introduce block after block of original music videos from various genres interspersed with interviews with musicians and video

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05 Apr 2010

Gone Tippin’!

Remember in the 90’s when coffee became a Thing? It was a tumultuous time in the culture: the heyday of Ross and Rachel, of the musical RENT! of Raising Awareness About Everything and flat-ironing the living shit out of your hair. It was also when s going to a “coffeehouse”

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04 Apr 2010

F**K Craigslist: Brooklyn Roommate Mixer

Finding a roommate or someone to share a practice space with can be a veritable minefield filled with awkward moments, money mix-ups, and sociopaths. New York likes to pride itself on our weirdo population, but sometimes you just want someone who is cool and pays the rent on time.  As

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02 Apr 2010

Gary Lucas and Bruno Galindo FREE at BamCafe

The good folks at Flavorpill say “Called ‘œthe thinking man’s guitar hero’ (The New Yorker), Grammy-nominated guitarist Gary Lucas is best known as the front man of Gods and Monsters and co-composer of Jeff Buckley’s anthem ‘œGrace.’ Catch him at BAMcafé Live with renowned Spanish author and spoken word artist

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