Sometime in the mid to late 90s, my sister got an alarm clock for her birthday. It was a statue of Homer Simpson, and when it was time to wake you up, the Homer said ‘œMmmmmmm. Donuts.’ Like this: Mmm Donuts I had forgotten about this alarm clock, but when

After 13 years of being a vegetarian, I recently crossed back over to the dark side.  However, my reasons for being a vegetarian had nothing to do with the idea of human consumption of meat.  As a faux-hippie, semi-political teen in Los Angeles, I took on the label of Vegetarian

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

I don’t usually head out to Jersey on a Saturday night, but this looks really, really cool.  The community-run, depression-era grand Loew’s Movie Palace in Jersey City is showing two films from the 1920s today: the Marx Brothers’ first film The Cocoanuts (1929) at 4pm, and Safety Last with live

Well not really.  The Geishas will be emerging tonight at Grasslands, and the party for the Gowanus tomorrow is costume optional (though I think there is a Depression Era theme’).  The words both started with G, I was hoping they’d draw you to read this post.  Guess it worked. GEISHA

Now I know you’ve been waiting desperately for the final ten books on my Travel Books List.  Thinking about them kept you up nights this week, eh?  Well today is the big reveal! 11. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Some books you finish and you sit processing

Many moons ago, when I first wandered through DUMBO, I recall being struck by the strange space arrangement and the unique energy of this neighborhood.  Pancaked between, around, and underneath the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, and situated on the water with a stunning view of lower Manhattan, today’s DUMBO has

If you like records (or like people who like records), Shakey’s Record Fair is your Mecca!  This record fair, held 4-6 times a year on weeknights, takes into consideration that Friday and Sat evenings and weekend mornings – the times when most fairs are held – are the absolute worst

Being a Broke-Ass means so much more than not having a lot of money.  For you, it might mean spending less in order to live it up more.  For others, it means working less in order to simply enjoy life more.  And others choose to take on six different part-time