Father’s Day

18 Jun 2015

Father’s Day Broke-Ass Gift Solutions

If you’re like me, your dad is dead so you’re off the hook this Father’s Day. But if you’re like everyone else, you’ve waited to the very last minute to get your dad a gift, and you’re broke as shit to boot. Relax. You don’t need something fancy from Ten

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14 Jun 2014

Entertaining for the Poor as F*ck: Cheap gifts for Father’s Day

A still from last year’s Thanksgiving Unless he went out for cigarettes and never came back, your dad is one of the top five most important people in your life (somewhere in the mix with mom, Elvis, and Nicholas Cage). Have you ever heard the maxim, “I brought you into

Forever Renting Riss 0
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

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15 Jun 2012

Discowanus: FREE Daytime Dance Party on Saturday

Are you guys ready to party? Are you ready to dance? If you said yes, then head out to Brooklyn’s Rock Shop out in the Gowanus. On Saturday, June 16th, the Rock Shop will be hosting Discowanus, a FREE daytime dance party presented by Pants Dance. Special guest, DJ Frames—

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
12 Jun 2012

Coming to Terms with Your Daddy Issues

Okay, actually, I mean my daddy issues.  And I don’t mean all of that psychological hoo-ha about abandonment and male authority figures or whatever.  I’m talking about having the hots for guys in khakis and Hawaiian shirts.  As soon as I see a strapping twentysomething in the same outfit that

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18 Jun 2011

Today: Doughnuts, Beers, and Dads

If your dad is Homer Simpson, he’s gonna go crazy for today’s event at Urban Indigo. And if your dad isn’t Homer Simpson, well, chances are he can’t say “no” to tasty treats. Today, Urban Indigo is hosting a FREE doughnuts-and-beer event in their store to say “thanks” to papas

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17 May 2010

PBS Shows = The Perfect Gifts

In the past few years I’ve been giving people in my family DVDs as gifts.  Whether it be a season of The Wire for Hanukah or a copy of The Goonies for a birthday, DVDs have seemed to be a pretty solid bet (especially since I’m not crafty enough to

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0