Manhattan

07 Feb 2011

Barter for Smarts at Trade School

I’m sure you woke up several mornings in college and thought, “Man, I wish I could pay for this in bushels of corn or jars of marbles.” And then when you graduated, you’re probably dissapointed every month when Sallie Mae refuses your offer of a dozen homemade cupcakes instead of

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27 Dec 2010

NYC's Best Snow Sledding + Fireside Jazz TONIGHT!

Mayor Bloomberg says we should stay inside. Which would be a great idea if we had his billions to spend on all the post-holiday online sales. But we don’t. All we’ve got is each other – and the Census Bureau can verify that people tend to multiply nine months after

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15 Oct 2010

Artful Dirt in the Earth Room

New York is a city where nature was an afterthought. After paving everything over, city planners added some pretty amazing parks to sit in the grass and stare at buildings peaking up over the trees. Soho is a bit lacking in the green space department, but it’s home to the

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20 Sep 2010

Not Friday is FREE Comedy on Mondays

Last week, I was sitting on the train at 1:30am, reading the last chapter of a book by Linda Ellerbee (you may remember her as the host of Nick News). A dude sat down next to me and I could feel him staring at my book. “Can I offer you

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15 Sep 2010

The Talking Heads As Told by Puppets

It’s pretty simple logic: two separate awesome things become more awesome when combined. Examples: tubbed frosting spread on a graham cracker, cross-breeds of dogs, puppets and the Talking Heads, etc. Sinking Ship Productions has nailed the later combination for their eighth installment of Puppet Playlist. Puppet Playlist is bi-monthly show

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13 Sep 2010

FREE Blonde Redhead Listening Party at Le Poisson Rouge

If you’re sitting on your couch thinking “There just isn’t enough indie rock made by Italian twins and a Japanese woman,” tomorrow is your day. Blonde Redhead‘s new album, Penny Sparkle, is officially released, and there’s a FREE listening party in the gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Based on the

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01 Sep 2010

$5 Pizza Margherita at Totale Pizza

If you’re trying to get the most square inches of pizza per dollar possible, Totino’s Party Pizzas are probably your best bet. But if you’re looking for pizza made with real cheese (and doesn’t taste like cardboard), you should head down to St. Marks Place. Totale Pizza just opened up,

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