Advice

30 Jun 2010

How To Stay Cool in the City When It’s Hotter Than the Underside of Your Gramma’s…

Ever taken a ride on the Rank Express? If you’re a New Yorker, you have. It’s the one car on seemingly every subway train (usually toward the end) that doesn’t have air conditioning. And it’s always a surprise, isn’t it? There you are on the platform, sweatin’ like a whore

Mikey Rox - Cut-Rate Copywriter 0
28 Jun 2010

4 Things You Must Do this Summer

Summer is by far the shortest season of the year. Except if you live in Southern California or the dessert, and then I have no sympathy for you. Every year it whizzes by, taking with it all the fun things you can only do 3 months out of the year.

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
27 Jun 2010

Getting Fit on the Cheap: The Broke-Ass Burpee

We’ve seen your bellies, hipsters. In parks and bars and on street corners, we’ve watched you amble past, stomach first, unconcerned with the true nature of your characteristic protrusion. Months and years of chugging craft brews and devouring deep-fried pickles has left you overweight and unhealthy. You say you don’t

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26 Jun 2010

Patron Part II: My New Landlady

Since I am currently in the middle of a move to a new apartment (from Williamsburg to Greenpoint) I thought I would dedicate this post to a continuation of the ‘œPatron’ discussion.  It just so happens that I may have stumbled upon a new one to add to my growing

Christine Witmer - Sparing Stringer 0
25 Jun 2010

Bullshit Reasons for Not Calling/Texting Back in a Timely Manner

So far, June, for me, has been filled with a lot of torturous waiting for random guys to text me back. As it turns out, this is not a super fun theme for a month to have. Mostly it involves trying to determine whether he’s busy, the text I just

Katy B. - Economic Inexpert 0
24 Jun 2010

Anna G Says RELAX: 5 Free Relaxation Spots in NYC

It can be really hard to live in New York City, sometimes, guys.  And if you’re anything like me, you have a hard time giving up, making really major risky decisions, and resisting to bite off way more than you can chew.   Because of such pigheadedness, sometimes your body and

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
17 Jun 2010

Streetercise: Saving You Money, Getting You Laid

I had a membership to Planet Fitness for a solid two months of this year. It was convenient, and it was cheap: $10/month and since I signed up during the post-New Year’s-resolution-abandoning membership slump in February, they waived the registration fee. Positively Broke-Ass approved. But I quit. Working out in

Polina Yamshchikov - Flirt Poor 0
14 Jun 2010

Flying the Not-So Friendly Skies: Airplane Etiquette

I don’t know anyone who enjoys flying. Let me be more specific, I don’t know anyone who enjoys flying COACH. Sure it’s a hell of a lot more convenient then traditional transportation, but it’s been a long time since people flew in their Sunday best and flight attendants actually served

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0