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Feed Your Inner Teenage Outcast, This Wednesday at McCarren Park
Weird girls rejoice! If you were ever a high school outcast, liked to dye your hair crazy colors, or read comic books, chances are you’ve seen and love the movie Ghost World (or– if you’re super hardcore– read the graphic novel which it’s based upon). Well, whip out that
Tips for Looking Like the Bay Area Natives that I Adore
When I lived in San Francisco, I simply didn’t appreciate the local dating pool. You see, SF guys generally fall into one of two categories: Peter Pan Syndrome-sufferer/ borderline alcoholic, or douchey nerd-turned-frat-boy-turned-corporate-hack/ borderline alcoholic. The thing is, now that I live in the pretentious, chambray-and-khaki wasteland that is NYC,
The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally
Don’t Waste Your Youth This Friday, 7/15
Hey, guys– in case you didn’t know, sometimes you gotta hustle in NYC. I mean, this is the place where dreams come true. It’s like Disneyland for adults—just as expensive and magical, except its also dirty and sometimes dangerous and smells like hobo pee. Not to mention the weather here
Born to be Wild? Check Out a FREE Screening of Easy Rider Tonight in Bryant Park
What could be more American than road trips and rock ‘n’ roll? If you’re still in search of something do on this glorious Independence Day, check out a FREE screening of Easy Rider at the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. It’s hard to tell what this movie doesn’t have– between a
Celebrate America– and Broke-Assness– by Dressing like a Hillbilly
I’m a patriot, and not in the Mel Gibson/ Heath Ledger C-List Revolutionary War movie kind-of-way. Rather, I express my love for Our Beloved County by getting down and dirty with the working man, or at least dressing like it sometimes. I’m talking lots of denim, cotton button-ups, straw hats
Start Your Week Off Right: Watch One of the Freakiest Movies of All Time
Have nothing to do on this fine Monday? Well, why don’t you push your mind to the brink of insanity by watching a classic cult film that’s about the occult? And then maybe joining a cult? Kidding! But seriously– this is the last week that Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 film The
Mo’ Money, Mo’ Mani’s (As in, “Manicures”)
The easiest way for a lady to look fancier is to have her nails none. The ghetto fabulous figured this out years ago, blowing their wads on crazy acrylic talons, bedazzled designs, and the wonders of Minx. Recently, kooky manicures have also been popping up on fashion runways, at
Brooklyn-Based Bags to Fit Your Budget—Now on Sale!
Everybody who’s anybody knows that being “green” is way cool. That’s why Brooklyn-based brand BAGGU created these reusable nylon grocery bags, modeled after the more wasteful plastic variety that you get at the grocery store. The bags are light, fold up into a compact pouch for easy carrying, and come