Kimchi is such a staple food in Korea that the first South Korean astronaut brought some into space. The government spent years developing a bacteria-free, anti-gravity friendly version of side dish made of cabbage, garlic and peppers. Judging by the cardboard taste and texture of the freeze-dried astronaut ice cream

In an effort to be crafty, I had my grandmother ship her old 1970’s sewing machine that had been gathering dust in her Michigan basement. And you know what it’s doing now? Gathering even more dust as it sits on my desk silently mocking me for even trying. For years

Some people are made for the club scene.  They enjoy the dressing up, taking shots at home, traveling with friends to an underground spot, and then dancing and sweating it out for the rest of the evening, letting go of all inhibitions while teasing and attracting other wild and sexy

Having recently moved from New York where I spent the majority of  my life, I am used to the questions about it from elatives, or family friends based in other areas, who are interested in what they percieve to be the whirlwind of cultural activities that a young professional woman

Tonight, you can enrich your broke-ass brain with some FREE literary events around the city. FREE Bushwick Book Club Bushwick Book Club is to traditional book clubs like sex toy parties are to Tupperware parties. Instead of people discussing a book they all read, the Bushwick Book Club has local

At the risk of sounding like a jaded before my time geezer, I have not attended any of the free-for all ‘Pool Parties’ this summer. On paper they have everything I like, free music, watching people get killed execution style via dodgeball, beer, and scantily dressed youth. But since having

MICHAEL JACKSON DAY Well the coroner’s report is out, words like ‘œhomicide’ and “acute benzodiazepine effect’ have been thrown around on TMZ and Extra, and the family is looking for justice.  But for one day ‘“ today ‘“ Brooklyn has decided to forget all the media frenzy and tabloid stories

Part of New York’s appeal and charm is being the city of neon lights, asphalt and reinforced steel. As much as us city dwellers love our concrete, we do occasionally need to see something green. When your nature craving can’t be cured with a city square made for reading books