Arts and Culture
Win A Copy Of ‘Made By Raffi’: The Boy Who Liked To Knit And Sew
“Inspired by a true-life incident, Made By Raffi is the story of a little boy who doesn’t care for sports but likes to knit and sew — at first he is teased for his hobby, but in the end he becomes a hero to his class. The book supports young boys and
How to Survive Your Family During the Holidays
It’s here. The holiday season. Personally, I hate the Christmas season. Aside from SantaCon, I could do without the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. I’m a Grinch and my heart isn’t going to grow 10 times too big and Cindy Lou Who can go suck a big one. Pure ire fills me
Take a Look inside New York City’s Protest for Mike Brown
As I ended my slave labor shift a strategic ruckus, in unison, caught my attention. I came to the corner of 14th Street and 6th Avenue where countless determined and angry faces sat atop young and old bodies, stomping through the streets of Manhattan. Signs which displayed disdain for the
Uber Sabotages Dozens of Tech Companies with Plot to Monopolize News All Week
Early Friday morning, Aereo, the tv streaming company that has battled long and hard against television networks to steal and re-resell programming to users, filed for bankruptcy. In the past, the company has captivated the attention of gossip-hungry readers everywhere. But after a week of world-class PR from the team at Uber,
Watch the NYPD Beat a Child Worse than Adrian Peterson
This video showed up on my Facebook timeline, earlier today, with the title begging for an end to police brutality. The disturbing video, which was recorded on the Myrtle & Broadway subway stop in Bushwick, immediately shows a fearful teen being cornered by a barbaric police officer. The officer quickly
Win A FREE Issue of Lucky Peach Magazine!
Lucky Peach, named for the English translation of David Chang’s Momofuku, is a quarterly journal of food and writing. Each issue focuses on a single theme, and explores that theme through essays (with a sure-fire contribution from Anthony Bourdain), art, photography, and recipes. You know David Chang, the stud-chef
After 40 Consecutive Tinder Dates, Jamy Madison Tells How to Meet Great People
There are two questions people ask me right off the bat when I tell them I just completed 40 Tinder dates in 40 days…