Arts and Culture

15 Mar 2010

Don’t Even Reply: Messing With Craiglist

We’ve explored the endless possibilities of free entertainment that Craigslist offers on this site before. Whether it’s missed connections or questionable furniture ads, it seems to act as a catalog of human oddities more than a classifieds section. It’s also a great opportunity to mess with people. I’m not talking

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
14 Mar 2010

Psychopathic Bosses Are Bitches

I have always heard that it takes a certain type of person to live in New York City.  Those who move here are often looking to make it’ to rise to the top and claim their fortune.  Sometimes these New Yorkers are looked at as ‘œType A’ or overambitious.  Sometimes

Christine Witmer - Sparing Stringer 0
13 Mar 2010

Reasons to Raise Chickens in Your Backyard

Assholes There’s this relatively new phenomenon happening right now called the Urban Farming Movement. (Check it out: even T.I. supports it!) My boyfriend, in particular, is really into it for two reasons: 1.) He fancies himself as a sort of misanthrope and really loves the idea of never having to

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
13 Mar 2010

Timbuk2 Warehouse Sale

If you have ever ridden a bike, own a bike, or know what a bike is, you’re probably familiar with the messenger bag. One of the sweetest types out there are a little local operation called Timbuk2. Maybe you’ve hear of them? Well even if you haven’t (seriously, who are

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
13 Mar 2010

More Travel Porn: Jetsetter

With the recent amazing weather in New York, you may have forgotten that we are still smack-dab in the middle of resort season.  Those of us who don’t winter in St.Barts are less likely to pay attention to those seasonal designations but that doesn’t change the fact that it is

Christine Witmer - Sparing Stringer 0
12 Mar 2010

Best Place in SF to Get Cheap BBQ and Beer

I’m gonna be really real right now: the only thing that gets me wetter than fantasizing about making it with one of Marva Whitney’s back-up dancers is basking in the sun and eating some down home, backyard barbeque. You can imagine my reaction, then, when I heard about Hard French,

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
12 Mar 2010

Five Things You Could’ve Done This Weekend With That Extra Hour

Daylight Savings Time is an annoying, outdated piece of shit. I mean, I know we all love the week after it starts when the days are longer, because drinking is so much less depressing when you get to do it outside in the sun all afternoon instead of heading inside

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
12 Mar 2010

Writers with Drinks This Saturday

I feel like it was fated, like I was meant to post about Saturday’s Writers With Drinks at The Make-Out Room.  Why?  Because a few weeks ago, after deciding I was too bored at the gym to work out for more than five minutes without stimulation that did not involve

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0