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31 Mar 2014

The Saved by the Bell Parody: Bayside! The Musical! In New York!

  Photo from baysidethemusical.com As a fan of Saved By the Bell growing up, I can easily remember my mother rolling her eyes every time the audience “woooo-ed” at the palpable, albeit G-rated, sexual tension between characters, or when yet another of Zack’s harebrained schemes failed to come to fruition. My

Elizabeth DiPietro - The Sporty Spendthrift 0
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14 Mar 2014

5 Things to Do to Stay Fit on a Budget in NYC

Photo from FoodNetwork.com It’s easy to see why people think you need to be rich in order to be healthy. Whole Foods is more expensive than McDonald’s. Bally’s Total Fitness costs a hell of a lot more than say, sitting on the couch and shoveling potato chips in your mouth.

Elizabeth DiPietro - The Sporty Spendthrift 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

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14 Feb 2014

NYC Broke-Ass Valentine’s Day Roundup

What’s love on this day? It’s just another excuse to get drunk and have fun! Stimulate’s Annual Valentine’s Blood Massacre VI Wanna get a little hardcore this year? Stimulate offers a little something for the mind, the body, and the dance floor. Expect to catch bloody cupids, fallen angels and

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
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17 Jan 2014

NYC Weekend Round-Up: Late Night Basement, Tarot Society, Comedy Outliers and More

Tonight is the one year anniversary of our favorite late night talk show Late Night Basement with Chris Rose. Interviews with Sara Schaefer of MTV’s Nicki & Sara Live and former head blogger for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Trieste Kelly Dunn of Cinemax’s Banshee, and Katja Blichfeld & Ben

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02 Jan 2014

NYC Weekend Round-Up: Male Beauty Pageant, Fun at Stonewall Inn and Tarot Card Readings in Brooklyn

Start off the first weekend of 2014 with these off-the-wall events!!! 15th Annual Mr. Lower East Side Beauty Pageant at the Cake Shop For the last 15 years the self-proclaimed Bob Barker of the Lower East Side, Rev Jen Miller, has hosted the Mr. Lower East Side Beauty Pageant. It’s

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
08 Dec 2013

Dispatches From The Road, México: Taco Tripping

Ay, los tacos. Is there really any more perfect food? Compact, convenient, little envelopes of heaven. And, now, apparently an essential part of a well rounded diet. México, for the taco, the world is forever in your debt. And whereas they are what hamburgers are to Americans across the country

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
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02 Dec 2013

New York’s Transit Museum presents Inside the Archives: Dual Contracts

Did you know that nearly 100 hundred years ago most of New York’s transit system was developed through something known as the Dual Contracts? According to the New York Transit Museum, they were “agreements that dictated the construction, rehabilitation and operation of the rapid transit lines in New York City.”

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
30 Nov 2013

Dispatches From The Road, México: DF Turkey Trot

In November 2005, after having lived in Mexico City for close to a year, I lost my appendix. By lost, I should rather say it violently decided to check out by causing me to wretch up my organs and writhe in pain ‘til a doctor cut it out of me

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