Shopping, Style and Beauty
Instant Joy: The State of Polaroid
I’m not one to get nostalgic about old technology. Sure the typewriter was classic, and Super 8 cameras are all fun and games until you try to edit anything, but nothing has quite found a place in people’s hearts as much as the Polaroid camera. Since the company announced it
How to Make a Garden in Berkeley for FREE: Part II
We may be heading towards September, but there is still time to plant a fall crop (consult a Planting Schedule), and if you follow these steps, you can do it for absolutely FREE! I already covered the first steps in last week’s post: Step 1. Preparing the land: The FREE
Farmer’s Market Etiquette 101
I’d be hard pressed to find someone in New York City to argue negatively about the idea of eating more locally grown produce or locally made foods. Let’s face it, green fever has been sweeping this city for the past decade, and along with it has emerged a thriving ‘œgreen
5 Best Broke-Ass Bookstores
Find the City’s best selection of cheap classics—you know, all the books written before even your great-grandmother was gobbling on Moby Dick—and newer books too. For cheap.
Grab Your Sack and Let’s Swap: Clothing
My friend recently told me about a time that she was working at a bar in Portland in the early 90’s. Courtney Love was on tour and came in after her show only to be seen using toilet water to shoot up and blowing chunks all over herself. Later that
MJ Day, Party with Tables, and The Really Really FREE Market
MICHAEL JACKSON DAY Well the coroner’s report is out, words like ‘œhomicide’ and “acute benzodiazepine effect’ have been thrown around on TMZ and Extra, and the family is looking for justice. But for one day ‘“ today ‘“ Brooklyn has decided to forget all the media frenzy and tabloid stories
Harvesting Style!!!
Every August the backbreakingly heavy September issues hit the stands. This year there is a slightly more hubbub surrounding the idea of The September Issue, due to the fact that a movie, inventively titled The September Issue, which deals, not surprisingly, with the making of Vogue’s September Issue will hit
FREE Book Exchange in NYC!!
Nobody really likes the AM New York Guys. They’re pushy, in your face and most of the papers end up all over the floor of every subway station in the city. But as a regular commuter, I like to have something to read that doesn’t involve sensational rags, blowing all