Shopping, Style and Beauty

17 Dec 2009

5 Outfits For Your NYC Holiday Party

So you’ve been busy holiday shopping for other people, planning your winter vacation, wrapping shit up at work before the holidays, and damn…you have all these holiday parties lined up and no clue what to wear for any of them. It’s freezing cold these days in NYC, so you sort

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
16 Dec 2009

This Band Will Write Your Own Personal Theme Song!

Awhile ago I was approached by the band Dubious Ranger.  They wanted to know if I was interested in having my own theme song.  For the past few years I’ve considered Richie Cunning’s song One Dollar Wonder as my theme song, but the truth is he didn’t write it for

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
16 Dec 2009

Renegade Holiday Shopping FREE All Over the Bay This Weekend!

If you are the gift-giving type, it is quickly approaching that time of year when certain friends and family expect presents.  However, if you’re the broke gift-giving type, finding affordable presents can be a little stressful.  The fun fix?  Crafts!  This time of year is perfect for making presents and

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
16 Dec 2009

Another man’s trash…

…okay, is, more often than not, just some crap he didn’t want anymore. But we’ve probably all, at some point in our lives, saved an object from a destiny at the dumps, whether it be furniture off the sidewalk or that 1988 Fleer Kirby Puckett card my friend Jacob was

Joe Petersen - Classist Columnist 0
16 Dec 2009

80% Off Chronicle Books This Weekend!!!

By reading this post you are proving to me that you are literate.  And since you are, I thought that you’d appreciate this bad ass motherfucking offer.  80% is a lot of percent and I know how much you people love discounts. Please note that it is ONLY happening at

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
13 Dec 2009

More Festivus Fun: Holiday Markets and Light-Up Brooklyn

As much as I love Christmas sometimes I find it hard to get into the spirit of things. The idea of holiday shopping can be soul crushing, Rockefeller center is like a cage match between tourists and my sense of personal space, and the only tree that will fit inside

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
11 Dec 2009

How to Dress for Santacon NYC as a Brokeass

As Laura S. mentioned the other day, Santacon is right around the corner. In fact, today is Santacon Eve. Tomorrow, New York with be full of 3,000+ Santas gallivanting around in giant packs. And there is no better way to appreciate a the city covered in Christmas decorations than when

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
11 Dec 2009

UnSilent Night

One of the most beautiful memories I have of New York was last December in Washington Square Park.  My boyfriend and I were heading from the West 4th Street D train over to the East Village to eat at Porchetta.  On our way past the park  we saw a weird

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