New York
FREE: Dirty Projectors at Williamsburg Waterfront
I feel really mad at myself because I just woke up and its a beautiful day and I wasted the morning part but sometimes a lady’s gotta sleep in. Anyway all I wanna do now is get showered, get dressed and hit brunch and enjoy the day which is what
FREE: Siren Festival on Coney Island
Few places in New York are as mythic and storied as Coney Island. From the Wonder Wheel to the Cyclone, to Nathan’s to the the beach itself, the place is unlike any other in the city and that’s only one reason why you should check out today’s Siren Festival. Produced
Sweaty Friday: Kelli Rudick, Rooftop Films and an Open Bar
It looks like it’s working up to being a steamy, muggy friday here in NYC. Gross. This is the kind of day that makes you want to do nothing more than stay inside with the AC, a ton of water and the Freaks & Geeks box set, until the sun
FREE: Rock Poster Show and Kelli Rudick
Lately I’ve noticed that my laptop base has been getting hot. Like, really hot. Like right now there is a neoprene laptop case between my laptop and my legs even. Maybe it’s a sign that I need to get off the computer at some point.
FREE : Book Launch Party at Rooftop Farms
Eagle Street Farms is a 6,000 square foot produce farm on the roof of a warehouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The farm grows cabbage, peas, kale, mixed greens and more and is irrigated by rainfall, which helps take the burden off of the areas sewage system. Local restaurants Marlow & Sons
Nerd City, Population: YOU
Judging from all of my oh-so-secret events lists, it seems as though the stars have aligned to make July 14, 2o09, the Day of the Nerd. Which is awesome. As movies and television have patiently explained, and as the Lower East Side has consistently demonstrated, the nerds are gonna inherit
Win a FREE Bike at Rockstar Bar!
My ibook G4 power cord burned out last night in a blaze of sparks, glory and the odor of melted plastic. Thankfully I was home at the time because the sparks that thing shot off could have very easily burned down my house.
Carroll Garden’s Bastille Day Celebration
Tuesday is Bastille Day–France’s sarcastically muttered, Veuve Clicquot and Petanque filled answer to the 4th of July. The celebration is today, though and it’s the biggest one in the US! Smith street gets covered in sand and transformed into petanque courts where old French men in berets munching on baguettes