Arts and Culture

14 Feb 2010

Valentine’s Day Post Mortem: Short Plays About Being Dumped

This one comes straight from Johnny Funcheap because he fucking nailed this whole Valentine’s Day thing.  Check out his Top 5 Cheap Date Ideas and his 20 Cheap Date Ideas. Here’s what he says: Cafe Royale brings you the perfect event for your post-valentines day hangover as Atmos Theatre presents

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
14 Feb 2010

Give Cupid the Boot: Three Ways to Celebrate February 14th

There are a lot of V-Day haters out there, and I admit, I often share their disdain for the hyper-consumer, sickeningly-sweet pseudo holiday. What I don’t agree with is the without question condemnation of Valentine’s day and all it stands for. I agree, the celebration of love and affection has

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
14 Feb 2010

A Valentine’s Guide for Lovers and Haters

Valentine’s Day is a weird little holiday. With fuzzy historical origins, no significant religious ties, and mostly exclusive to half the population,  it’s the Sarah Palin of holidays, loved by some and despised by a lot. It sneaks up on you every year with pandering shitty movies, Duane Reed starts

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
13 Feb 2010

A Relaxing Friday Night In

While living in NYC it can seem unnatural to stay in on a Friday night.  That particular transgression falls somewhere between uncool and downright unpatriotic.  After a particularly grueling week that left me wanting to hibernate, I decided to throw caution to the wind and’stay in my apartment this Friday

Christine Witmer - Sparing Stringer 0
13 Feb 2010

Pop-Up Wedding: Vegas Comes to San Francisco

Wanna get hitched? Feel like making some mistakes usually reserved for trips to Vegas? Well UrbanDaddy is hosting a Pop-up Wedding event at the W Hotel this Sunday where you can renew some vows, get legally bound, or just watch others take the plunge while drinking FREE champagne. They promise

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
12 Feb 2010

Housing Works V-Day Mixer

I know that even those of us in relationships are sick to death of all of the Valentine’s Day coverage that the Internet spews forth like so many partially chewed-up conversation hearts.  That being said, it IS almost Valentine’s Day and we DO all have to do something with ourselves tonight.

BAS Writers 0
12 Feb 2010

Don’t Spread the Clap: FREE NYC STD Clinics

Valentine’s Day is Sunday. Before you go get you some lovin’, make sure it’s the only VD you’ve got. The same government program that stocks every bar with NYC condoms also runs STD screening clinics in all of the boroughs that offer FREE screenings for the HIV, the clap, syphilis,

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
11 Feb 2010

Have a Sexy Childhood

Rainbow Brite was pretty much my best friend in the world as a child. I had her doll, the dolls of her friends, and even her ride–a unicorn with a shiny star on it’s forehead.  My favorite toy out of  all of the Rainbow Brite gang was, bien sur, her friend

BAS Writers 0