Arts and Culture

29 Jun 2010

Get Warmed Up with P.S 1 this Summer

After spouting off on the wonders of Brooklyn Yard and how sweet all the parties would be there this summer, I feel bad for getting your (and my) hopes up since the venue shuttered less than a week after I wrote about them, goddamnit. But don’t fret, the Sunday Best

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
28 Jun 2010

Win the New Video Game: All Points Bulletin

I LOVE video games.  Like for real.  My biggest problem though is that I just don’t have time for them.  This whole “being self motivated so I can write books and shit” thing makes it so that I pretty much don’t allow myself to have games in the house.  If

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
28 Jun 2010

Crest Hardware Nails it with Annual Art Show

There are many reasons why Crest Hardware is my favorite hardware store in existence. They have a parrot that makes awesome squawking noises, and will eat your finger off given the chance. It’s family owned, and the employees are super helpful. It’s the kind of place where the sales clerks

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
28 Jun 2010

Floyd in NYC: So Much Beer, So Few Dollars

There are a few reasons a person might drink six cans of shit beer in one sitting. Getting fired. Getting dumped. The United States losing to Ghana. Weekday afternoons. You know, truly heartbreaking shit. Luckily, like most necessities in this city, there is a bar for that. Floyd, which sits

Polina Yamshchikov - Flirt Poor 0
27 Jun 2010

The Big Terrific Comedy Show – FREE Every Wednesday

Being in Times Square always makes me want to murder everyone. It’s crowded, loud, covered in trash, the ads give you seizures – there is no end to its awfulness. But the worst are those people from the Ha! comedy club who stand on every corner soliciting you to attend

Katy B. - Economic Inexpert 0
26 Jun 2010

Old Stuff Rules – Awesome Vintage Clothing Event

The best way to avoid that mortifying moment when you realize that, horror of horrors, some ho is wearing the exact same dress as you is actually quite simple; buy vintage! Not only will you be the envy of all your friends, if you do it right, you’ll save lots

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
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

Get Your Culture on for FREE at The Dresses/Object Project Installation This Weekend

Some art exhibits I’ll go to simply for the FREE munchies, bubbly and hit-or-miss eye candy, but The Dresses/Object Project Installation at Z Space at Theatre Artaud actually sounds like something I’d go to sober and without the promise of deviled eggs (though, excitingly, I hear there will be FREE wine

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0