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05 May 2010

For The Mustache That You Love: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Benefit

It’s always worth paying money to see Andrew W.K. Tonight, his solo piano performance is doubly worth your cash because the proceeds are going to fight cancer. His show tonight at Santos Party House is a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a group that funds blood cancer research.

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
28 Apr 2010

$5 Lee Camp Stand Up, With Cookies

Ever been watching stand up and thought, “Hey this is funny, and I’m glad there’s no drink minimum. I just wish someone would give me a cookie?” Well, Thursday is your lucky day. Lee Camp is doing an encore of Chaos for The Weary to record footage for his new

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
28 Apr 2010

'Faux' Show at the House of Yes

When I was in high school, I used to write down what I wore to school on my calendar. Every outfit. Every day. This routine continued for four years, all the way up until I won the best-dressed category during the senior superlatives. Sure, my regimen was extreme (I probably

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26 Apr 2010

Make Your Own Pop Up Books

This Saturday, I spent most of my time in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens gift shop looking at pop up books in the children’s section. Why? It turns out I’m equally as enthralled by books with bugs, fairies, monkeys, carousels, etc. that jump out as me as an adult as I

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
15 Apr 2010

FREE Improv Classes at Magnet Theater

If you’ve never tried your hand at improv, you should just go for the pure schadenfreude–  it’s kind of like being in a reality show in real life (as bizarrely incongruous as that is), in that you have somehow stumbled into a room entirely consisting of absolute nutcases.  Aside from

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14 Apr 2010

Don’t Spend Diddly This Tax Day – And Still Have a Good Time in New York

Call me unAmerican, but I’m tired of handing over my hard-earned cash to the government so it can make my financial decisions. As a new small-business owner, this is the first year since I started working way back in the mid- to late-1990s that I haven’t received some kind of

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07 Apr 2010

Jesus Says 'Skip Church; Seek Comedy' at Sunday Night Live

Swear to God: Last Sunday, His Holy Highness spoke to me through a piece of wheat toast onto which his face was burnt. He said, “Mr. Rox,” – the J-Man is very formal like that – “unless you want to get manhandled by a priest, you should stay in bed

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