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07 May 2019

Too Many Asians Are Coming To NYC

How many times have you gone to a sketch comedy show and thought “This is great but there’s not enough Asians”? Woody Fu has got you covered with his new one man show Too Many Asians.  He’s playing everything from all the members of an absurd K-Pop band to his

Joe DeLong - NYC Editor 0
06 May 2015

San Francisco’s “Ethnic” Markets: Sunset Super

Off Menu is our tribute to the service industry. It’s where we cover restaurant openings and bar closings, industry rumors and inside dirt. It’s where we cheer on our favorite chefs, servers, and nightlife superheroes. And the best part is, it comes from those of us that live that life,

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

BAS Editorial Team 0
19 Feb 2015

Midori dishes details on ‘Seduction’ party tonight at the Asian Art Museum!

When you’ve got Midori and several Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence onhand at a 17th century Japanese brothel party, you pretty much clear your calendar for that shit. And that is exactly what’s happening tonight, Thursday, February 19 at the Courtesans, Cooks, Samurai and Servants opening night party, also featuring the Theatre of Yugen

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training 0
15 Nov 2013

Vanessa’s Dumpling House: So Damn Cheap, So Damn Good!

Food is absolutely amazing! It can pick you up when you are feeling down, help celebrate life’s Hallmark moments, bridge the gaps between cultures and most of it fuels your body! With that being said, it is obvious we need food…right?! But what if you are strapped for cash? You

Ted Wolfe - Le Chintzy Chef 0
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23 Apr 2013

What It Means To Be Alive In Today’s World

Like many New Yorkers, I came to the city with whimsy in my heart and little to my name. Echoing the sentiments of the somewhat psychedelic title sequence for children’s show Reading Rainbow, I said to myself, I can go anywhere. I can be anything. I floated through the wind

Patricia Scull - Patty the Pauper 0
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26 Feb 2013

Three of the Biggest Ripoffs In NYC

Some expenses are unavoidable – fare for the (ever-increasing) metro, the monthly procurement of non-leaking shelter, avoiding starvation. If you’re savvy, you can probably manage to do this reasonably within budget. However, there are some things in this city so disproportionately costly, it might make you do a double take

Patricia Scull - Patty the Pauper 0