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

If you like records (or like people who like records), Shakey’s Record Fair is your Mecca!  This record fair, held 4-6 times a year on weeknights, takes into consideration that Friday and Sat evenings and weekend mornings – the times when most fairs are held – are the absolute worst

Almost a year ago I gave up eating dairy. Obviously, since fire is hot, and the sky is blue and cheese is one of the best things in life, it really sucked.  Health-wise the difference has been nothing short of transformative but cheese is still amazing, and pizza in New

There are two types of rats in New York City’”the ones that scurry around the subway tracks and the ones that fly and carry fungal diseases in their feces. Pigeons, on the other hand, are lovely birds that travel in flocks and then return to their owners on rooftops throughout

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

Tonight is the night for some crazy parties in Brooklyn!  No excuse not to show.  They’re FREE! BOOTY CRISIS @ PUBLIC ASSEMBLY Live performances from The Beatards, Lazerbitch, Planet Rump, & Jane Bang.  Get there before 11 and get in for FREE Saturday Sept. 22 70 N. 6th St. (between

Even if though I’m finished with college, September brings a feeling that I should be buckling down and kicking some ass in my classes. Admittedly, I miss the intellectual discourse of higher education, but I don’t miss the knots my stomach developed every finals week. Sure, you can read to