Shopping, Style and Beauty

25 Oct 2009

Indie Mart Vintage Event FREE TODAY!

I swear, I know I’ve been posting about Workshop every weekend. But if I were to tell you that Kelly ACTUALLY pays me to post for her, would you believe me? I have no dignity left. Shit, I’m just trying to pay my rent at this point and I’ll take

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23 Oct 2009

Bound Together Anarchist Bookstore

This is the mural from the side of the building This is certainly one of the coolest places in all of San Francisco.  Bound Together is an Anarchist Book Collective.  Now I know that for a lot of people the word Anarchist has negative and ominous connotations, but that is

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22 Oct 2009

The Abracadabra Superstore

When you walk into a place that’s playing ABBA, and you overhear one clerk asking another, “Can we rent out these clown shoes?” you know that there’s a high probability that you’re in the best store ever.  Between the florescent purple, pink and green carpet (think Hammer pants from elementary

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22 Oct 2009

PS I Made This: Haute Craftyness

I love that we have a DIY column here at Broke Ass Stuart.  Kate’s always amazing ideas have helped me save money and kept me off drugs, literally:  I smoke little to no weed when I’m making something, especially when that something involves sharp objects or glue or BOTH! As

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21 Oct 2009

We Have Thrift Off: Knickerbocker Avenue

Shopping at thrift stores is like playing the lottery. It can be extremely rewarding, but more often than not is just very frustrating and disappointing. Oh, look at that awesome shirt! What size is it? Damn, missed it by one number! I could have been style-rich! The odds in the

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19 Oct 2009

5 Easy Halloween Ideas for NYC Dwellers

It’s happened to every one of us at one time or another: time gets away from you, you can’t decide on a costume and you find yourself at Ricky’s, or rather waiting on a line that goes down the block to even get in to Ricky’s all so you can

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18 Oct 2009

If You Gotta Nest, Get Inspiration for FREE

I have a secret obsession. Some people collect boxes and boxes of vintage G.I.Joe figurines.  Others watch sexy Nigella cook her food on TV religiously.  And some people walk around in Yankees Flannel PJs everyday during post season (my landlord). My obsession may seem fairly benign, even mundane ‘“ at

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15 Oct 2009

Washington Square Park Redux

“Washington Square Park is in the process of being destroyed and forcibly crammed down the throat of Greenwich Village as a cookie-cutter, picturesque, tourist-photo-background friendly zone.” “Washington Square Park is being renovated and remade into a more safe, wholesome, aesthetically pleasing place to go.” Well, that’s the controversy. Is the

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