Jill S.

04 Aug 2011

Remember the Alamo at the Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure Bike-In Friday

Sometimes an event comes along that’s so awesome that I feel like I’m bastardizing it by doing anything other than writing in all caps with an exclamation point after every word. Tomorrow night’s Wonderdonk Bike-In Movie  featuring Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure is one such an event, but there are so many

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03 Aug 2011

Free Bowling TONIGHT at Village Voice Tweet Up

Tonight, all of the hours you spent learning to bowl by watching The Big Lebowski repeatedly can be put to good use thanks to the next installment of the Village Voice’s “Tweet up” series. From 5-9PM at The Gutter, they’re offering up free bowling AND knocking $5 off pitchers of

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30 Jul 2011

Kate’s Joint, Vegetarian for the Meat-Minded

I’m not proud, but I experimented with some crazy-ass stuff in college; the #1 most insane being vegetarianism. Fortunately, it only lasted about 4 days and then I quickly made up for lost protein with a turkey/chicken/ham sandwich. Yes, I admit I love a good veggie burger but being a

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28 Jul 2011

The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players Are Back TONIGHT!

The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players aren’t your typical family band that performs songs based on slides of strangers they’ve found in garage sales and beyond. They are also one of the few bands lucky enough to say they’ve performed on Late Night TV (Late Night with Conan O’ Brien) and

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27 Jul 2011

Snack Dragon, Your Taco-Wielding Angel

During a recent almost week-long disappearance of the Endless Summer taco truck on Bedford, Brooklynites were outraged at being forced into unthinkable alternatives like “cooking at home” and “eating not-burritos.” It was a dark time, but one that may strike again. It’s up to you to choose to be a

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24 Jul 2011

Dig Out Your Short Shorts, High Line Rink is Coming!

   The other day, “West Coast Boys” was looping in my head and then BAM I heard it on the radio. That same day, my friend and I were talking about how badly we wanted to go roller skating and then WOOSH into my inbox comes the announcement that an

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21 Jul 2011

Hey Hey It’s The Monkees FREE Show Tonight at Coney Island

I feel a little shaky as I’m writing this. For some of you, OBVIOUSLY you will take the subway to the very last stop in Brooklyn, shove a Nathan’s down your hole and then stretch out with hundreds of NYC’s most devoted middle aged fans to hear “Last Train to

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