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Cracking Open A Cold Case: The Golden State Killer and The Legacy of Michelle McNamara
Joseph DeAngelo. If you don’t know that name, you will soon enough. Yesterday, April 25th, 72 year old Joseph DeAngelo was arrested in connection with a cold case that rocked the Bay area for a decade from 1976 to 1986. For a decade, the man known as The Original Night
An Ode To East Village Books
Allow me to dip into some self-indulgence, because it’s appropriate. I want to talk to you about a small book store on St.Mark’s Place and East 8th. “Why?” you may ask (you never seem to do that these days though because you’ve completely forgotten me, you selfish prick)? Well, this
Win A FREE Copy of Sunsets of Tulum by Author Ray Bartlett!
Hey Peeps, one of my buds from my travel writing days has written a killer novel set in steamy Yucatan, Mexico, and he’s GIVING IT AWAY for free if you act now! Just go here (www.sunsetsoftulum.com) and fill in the form in the upper right corner and be sure to select “Broke Ass
WIN a Copy of The Guide for a Single Man or The Guide for a Single Woman
The Guide for a Single Man and The Guide for a Single Woman are the first of their kind. Not sequels, not prequels, but equals. These two comedic novels can be read in either order to learn both sides of the story of – Four thirtysomethings drinking and flirting their way through New
Libraries, Galleries, and Hostels: The Broke-Ass Traveler’s Sanctuaries in Italy
Photo by Leigh Cuen Italy is not a cheap place to travel. Expensive culinary delights call out to pedestrians like sirens. Italy’s famous museums are costly and offer the crowded feeling of Disneyland or a zoo. Visitors are herded past masterpieces in lines, which often snake around corners and out
Word for Word at Bryant Park Every Wednesday This Summer
Books and Summer. Such a lovely marriage. Don’t you think? A beautiful story unfolding with every word, as the sun shines on the city, can be as calming as sounds of waves crashing onto the shore on a moonlit night. In fact, any season is the perfect season for reading.
Broke-Ass Decorating: Bookmark Wallpaper
While visiting Washington D.C this weekend, I saw this fantastic floor-to-ceiling bookmark wallpaper at Idle Time Books! It’s basically free to make– start collecting bookmarks from your local bookstores, libraries, and future travel destinations, and just past them up on your wall. Colorful, classy, literary– and most importantly, cheap! Photo