Arts and Culture

24 Aug 2010

Bring your Fangs to Coney Island Tonight

Tell me, broke-asses, just how shameless are ye? Tonight is the last full moon ride on the Cyclone at Coney Island — that is, it’s your last chance to be terrified for your life under a full moon (outside of taking a night trip to East New York, that is).

Polina Yamshchikov - Flirt Poor 0
23 Aug 2010

FREE Booze All Week Long From the Bold Italic

The fine people over at The Bold Italic have taken it upon themselves to encourage men to dress better.  And I don’t blame them, we’re certainly a slovenly bunch in this city.  Just walk outside and take a look at all the urban lumberjacks roaming around this city. To do

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
23 Aug 2010

Giant Found Object Sculptures Need You

Random statues are my favorite thing in any city. I just love seeing the people and objects that people decided to cast in bronze and display in public. In New York, my favorite is probably the Alice in Wonderland statue in central park, followed by the Hans Christian Andersen statue.

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
23 Aug 2010

Broke-Ass Beauty: The Ravages of Age

Allow me to introduce a syllogism that I believe to exist without fallacy within the four walls of this blog. Angelina is one of the most absurdly beautiful women alive. Absurdly beautiful women do not age well Angelina Jolie will not age well. The facts are simple and immutable. Angelina

BAS Writers 0
22 Aug 2010

FREE Screening of Kick Ass at The Independent

Dudes. I’m not going to lie. It’s 5:22 in the morning and I just got home, cured of the hiccups by some girl who told me to think of a white horse. Yeah, she was shocked it worked too. So let’s get personal: Ever been to Cinema Draft House at

Jessica Longo - Two-Bit Reporter 0
22 Aug 2010

Old School VWs and Picnicking at Governors Island

Some cars have very distinct personalities. For instance, if a Porche were to transform, Transformer-like, into a person, I imagine it would turn out to be an obnoxious Architecture major at Yale. Volkswagens, on the other hand, I picture as being like Diane Keaton in ‘œAnnie Hall’: bizarre and lovable,

Katy B. - Economic Inexpert 0
21 Aug 2010

No Mimes Allowed – San Francisco Mime Troupe Performance

Mimes are creepy, aint no denyin’. Good thing for all of you Metamfiezomaiophobics, the San Francisco Mime Troupe is not actually a group of mimes trying to steal your soul and haunt your dreams. As far as I can tell/have been told (from their website), the SF Mime Troupe ‘œcreates

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
21 Aug 2010

More FREE Weekend Music — Rogue Wave and They Might Be Giants at Stern Grove

I remember seeing Rogue Wave as a college freshman in my school’s tiny multipurpose room, the then four members barely fitting on the makeshift “stage” and me wondering the whole time if any of them would consider banging a just-turned-legal fan.  Back then, Out of the Shadow was the album

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0