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13 Oct 2009

Broke Ass Porn: Free Documentaries

Let’s face it, if you’re broke one of the first things to go is entertainment and I’m willing to bet that a lot of New York doesn’t have cable TV. I mean how DO we go on without the Housewives of whatever. And with a lot of shows being streamed

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11 Oct 2009

Schnitzel Sundays and Open House New York

Ah yes October, home to two of my favorite holidays: Halloween and Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is like St.Patrick’s Day, it’s all about boozing and celebrating your “heritage” but with way better beer and no lame ass food coloring. I’ve heard many tales of those who have actually attended the real deal

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06 Oct 2009

Hey Hosers! New Ontario Bar

As someone who has drank large volumes of Labatt beer in their lifetime, I am very excited about the new Canadian-themed bar Ontario in my neighborhood. After spending a lot of my youth in Windsor, Ontario, home to Tunnel Bar-B-Q, and cheap casinos, this home away from home is the

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29 Sep 2009

Your Guide to Recession Dining in New York

You may have noticed this pesky “recession” thing everyone’s been talking about, and one of the industries that’s been hit the hardest is the restaurant industry. Now is the time to find the best deals, while the oven is hot, and all over town you can find tasty cheap meals

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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

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22 Sep 2009

Brooklyn vs Manhattan: An Open Question

Ever since I moved to New York, Manhattan seemed like some sort of Oz I would never get to live in. Sure I worked there, occasionally got inebriated there and slept on someone’s futon, but I never called it home. Now that I’m moving again, and recession rents in the

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20 Sep 2009

Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

I know this site is all about free entertainment, but some things in life are worth paying for and seeing Eugene Mirman is one of those things. Now for all those non-comedy nerds out there, Mirman plays the landlord on the HBO’s series, ‘Flight of the Conchords’. He’s done a

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