Arts and Culture

06 Nov 2010

FREE NY Art Book Fair at P.S 1

While collecting art books may not be the cheapest hobby, you can score some serious steals and stock up on zines at this year’s New York Art Book Fair.  Hosted by one of my favorite bookstores, Printed Matter, over 280 publishers are taking over MoMa’s PS1 for your perusing pleasure.

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
06 Nov 2010

Baby Shower Does Not Involve Showering a Baby

These days it seems like almost everyone I know are (like maybe four people, two I only know from the internet) in the “family way” and about to introduce another bundle of joy/little monster (potato/potatOH) in the world. Accompanying this terrifying event where the woman almost splits her body in

Jessica Longo - Two-Bit Reporter 0
05 Nov 2010

Dumbo Underwater Visualizes Brooklyn’s Sunken Future

It’s a safe – and apparently scientific – assumption that, if the earth’s water levels one day decided to rise, New York won’t be spared. We’re okay with that, and mostly because we’re not really planning on living until 2100 anyway. Sorry, kids. But as much as we’d like to forget

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05 Nov 2010

Taste Dosa-Inspired Dishes and then Make Them at Home

It almost sickens me how obsessed I am with food.  I almost want to make my friends submit me as a subject for “Intervention,” but I feel like that would be a little selfish.  Anyway, one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco, which I save for special occasions, is

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
04 Nov 2010

Last Chance to Get FREE Tickets to See Rogue Wave Tonight

Rogue Wave loves you, that’s obvious because tonight’s show at Great American Music Hall is the second FREE show they’ve played in the Bay Area in the past 3 months. There’s a slight catch to this one though – you’ll have to drop by Philz Coffee on 24th St in

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
04 Nov 2010

Absolutely Must See Event: I Live Here SF Retrospective

Photo by Julie Michelle Awhile back I took part in Julie Michelle’s I Live Here SF project.  I’m hoping you just clicked on that link in the last sentence, but if you didn’t I’ll explain.  With I Live Here SF, Julie follows around various San Franciscans and photographs them.  She

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
04 Nov 2010

FREE Victoire Show at Smack Mellon Gallery Tonight

At first, I was going to highlight all of the cool things going on tonight in Dumbo as part of the First Thursday Gallery Walk. But then I realized that there are, like, A LOT, and decided to pick just one that’s sure to be awesome and leave the rest

Jill S. 0
03 Nov 2010

FREE Amy Sedaris Reading About Crafts

I never got into Strangers with Candy. In the first episode I watched, someone cooked Jerri’s pet chicken and it bugged me out. So I didn’t really start liking Amy Sedaris until I bought her book I like You, Hospitality Under the Influence with instructions and recipes for throwing parties

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0