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21 Sep 2011

Roti Roll – Cheap, Delicious, and Fun Indian Food

If you’ve ever  passed by Roti Roll, you’ve definitely noticed the electric blue and green awning, and have hopefully stopped in to try their “Bombay Frankies.” If you haven’t, it’s totally worth the trip to 110th & Amsterdam Avenue. Roti refers to the type of bread used to wrap up

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
25 Sep 2010

Lulu’s Raises the FREE Pizza Bar in Greenpoint

My family is in town. They’ve seen the sites, they’ve walked in the mysterious street puddles, they’ve had someone sneeze on them in the subway… they’ve pretty much done it all, people! As I racked my brain for more to do, however, I realized that there was one more pivotal

Jill S. 0
10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
23 Sep 2010

Enjoy a Whole Lotta Awesome at the New Music Bake Sale

SO, it’s almost the weekend and I bet you’re thinking, “Hrmm, what should I do this Saturday? Should I eat something? Should I drink something? Maybe I should listen to music? Or, gosh, should I help a good cause?” Well, guess what, you. YOU CAN DO ALL FOUR AT THE

Jill S. 0
05 Sep 2010

On The Nature of Fear as It Relates to the Bedbug Menace

I don’t reckon I ever consciously had that One Great Fear, but I know for certain that, whatever it was, its status has of late been usurped by bedbugs, the existence of which fills me with dread beyond dread. I should clarify: It’s not solely the existence of bedbugs as

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03 Sep 2010

The Clown Theatre Festival Wants to Help You Beat Your Fear of Clowns Today

If you ever want to place a name to the that irrational fear you have of those pasty-faced, rosy-nosed people that prance around and get paid to be laughed at, it’s coulrophobia. Just for the record. Also for the record is this: The Clown Theatre Festival, which has existed in

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19 Aug 2010

Phosphorescent and Sloane Crosley Tonight at CoCo66

As if you need an excuse to partake in CoCo66‘s fantastic $3 draft and well drink happy hour from 4-8PM, now you can count “helping kids read good and stuff” as one of them. Tonight, alt-country troubadour Phosphorescent will join best-selling author Sloane Crosley for a double-bill of entertainment (for

Jill S. 0
16 Aug 2010

Sex & Dating at Work

**MINOR SPOILER ALERT FROM LAST NIGHT’S MAD MEN** The departure of Don Draper’s secretary, Allison, that we could see coming from a million miles away on the latest episode of Mad Men got me thinking about how horrifying it would be to date or have relations with someone at work.

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
05 Aug 2010

$10K Hidden Somewhere in NYC

Hear me out guys, ok?  Because I’m about to tell you some crazy shit right now.  There is currently $10,000 worth of gold coins hidden somewhere in the City of New York.  All we know so far is that it wasn’t hidden in Central Park and that pirate puppets are

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0