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14 Sep 2011

Giveaway: Win Lomography’s “Summer Traveler Bundle”

Summer is coming to an end, and we want to give you a chance to turn your last broke-ass summer adventures into beautiful memories with Lomography’s “Summer Traveller Bundle.” Lomography.com is a photography community that offers you a space to display your work, a network of fellow shutterbugs, and an

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12 Sep 2011

FREE “Made In Polaroid” Art Exhibit

Get your “high-low art” on with Phillips de Pury & Company at the Made in Polaroid exhibit running through Wednesday, September 13th. In an effort to vary your usual FREE museum routine, you can check out some contemporary art created by a generous smattering of famous people using the Polaroid

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07 Sep 2011

Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market

There are lots of cheap beauty, fashion, and art finds to be discovered at the African Market on 116th St. between Malcolm X Blvd. and 5th Ave. A holdover from a Harlem of yore,the market is open seven days a week, but I would suggest avoiding Sundays when the market

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05 Sep 2011

Fool’s Gold Day Off at City Winery

  Your Facebook feed may be full of pictures from your friends’ weekend trips to the Hamptons or the Jersey shore, but the real foolishness is happening right here in the city. Celebrate Labor Day with A-track and the rest of the good people from Fool’s Gold Records at their

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31 Aug 2011

Omelets, Burgers, and Street Cred at Jimbo’s

Scene: You’re hungover in Harlem. You’re in the mood for breakfast – since breakfast is ALWAYS the first meal of the day, even at 5pm – while you’re dining partner is set on getting a burger. What do you do? A. Stand on a corner arguing until you faint from

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27 Aug 2011

Pharoahe Monch and Robert Glasper at DROM

There’s a hurricane coming, the farmers’ markets won’t be out, the subway is shutting down at noon, and Afro-Punk is canceled. What do you do? First, get out of bed pronto, head to the store and stock up on as much dry food and alcohol as possible. Then hunker down

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24 Aug 2011

Super Taste Handmade Noodles

There are a zillion cheap noodle shops in Chinatown, and I’ve tried many of them, but one of my all-time favorite starch purveyors is Super Taste on Eldridge Street.  This tiny restaurant doesn’t get gold stars for ambience or service, but who pays attention to any of that when there’s

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