Arts and Culture

29 Sep 2009

Teens Be Scary!

I will admit it, I watch Gossip Girl.  It took me a while to type that, and I cringed as I did, ashamedly. Because the truth is I really hate that show.   It’s not a guilty pleasure like The Rachel Zoe Project,  Real Housewives or eating an entire tray

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29 Sep 2009

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival: FREE in Golden Gate Park this Weekend

I was told this piece had the potential of being quite funny.  But see, the funniest (read: most embarrassing) thing I could think of about bluegrass is that starting at age 12 (complete with braces), I won the blue ribbon 3 years in a row at the Marin County Fair

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
29 Sep 2009

Geishas on the Gowanus

Well not really.  The Geishas will be emerging tonight at Grasslands, and the party for the Gowanus tomorrow is costume optional (though I think there is a Depression Era theme’).  The words both started with G, I was hoping they’d draw you to read this post.  Guess it worked. GEISHA

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
28 Sep 2009

FREE Wizard of Oz Screening and Concert in Central Park

Take a minute to sing “One of these thing is not like the others” (or watch Cookie Monster sing it) while you try to figure out which of these things that just doesn’t belong: John Cleese, The Grapes of Wrath, Hewlett Packard, The Wizard of Oz, the La Guardia Airport

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
28 Sep 2009

10th Annual World Veg Festival This Weekend

I’m not gonna lie, I’ve never really been a fan of vegetables.  Actually that’s an understatement.  I fucking hated veggies for most of my life.  I don’t know why, but pretty much as soon they hit my tongue, it was like somebody took a dump in my mouth….not in a

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
27 Sep 2009

Kelli Rudick Tonight at CAfe Du Nord

If you’ve been following this site for awhile you’ll know the name Kelli Rudick and how obsessed we are with her.  She’s a rare talent and chances are you’ve never seen someone do what she does.  There’s really not enough words to express how mind blowing she is, but you

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
27 Sep 2009

Great Gatsby! It’s the Jazz Age Lawn Party

Not everybody does “costumes.” They smack of  frat parties and drama kids that never grow up. Plus you run the risk of looking like an ass if you go anywhere after the party.  But add to the mix fancy french cocktails, free food and a gramophone and you got yourself

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
27 Sep 2009

Travel Books You Want to Read This Fall: Part 2

Now I know you’ve been waiting desperately for the final ten books on my Travel Books List.  Thinking about them kept you up nights this week, eh?  Well today is the big reveal! 11. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Some books you finish and you sit processing

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0