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13 Mar 2010

Hair: Awesome Salon in Greenpoint

I’ll wear clothes that are falling apart, I only put on make up for job interviews, but I feel like less of a person when my hair looks like shit. But the idea of spending $60+ on a haircut makes me want to vomit. So since moving to New York,

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28 Feb 2010

Brooklyn Record Riot: Start Digging!

There’s nothing quite as satisfying as finding that hidden gem in stacks and stacks of records. Whether you’re a music snob or just looking for something new to add to your collection, record shows can be a treasure trove of musical findings. While I’m constantly finding new uses for my

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
02 Dec 2024

The 90s Are Back! We Have Color Changing Shirts!

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

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14 Feb 2010

A Valentine’s Guide for Lovers and Haters

Valentine’s Day is a weird little holiday. With fuzzy historical origins, no significant religious ties, and mostly exclusive to half the population,  it’s the Sarah Palin of holidays, loved by some and despised by a lot. It sneaks up on you every year with pandering shitty movies, Duane Reed starts

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01 Feb 2010

Broke Ass Band Interview: Free Energy

Free Energy is one of those bands that makes even the most jaded New Yorker get up and shake something. Their fresh take on 70’s rock is bringing dude-rock to the dance floor. After their former Minneapolis band , Hockey Night, broke up; singer Paul Sprangers and guitarist Scott Wells

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09 Dec 2009

Party Like Your Neighborhood Depends on It

If you’ve been to Williamsburg or Greenpoint and looked at a tree or a bike rack, you know all about Neighbors for Allied Good Growth (NAG). NAG is a grassroots, volunteer organization that fixes tree beds, fights for waterfront park space, finishes bike racks for installation and distributes flower seeds

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05 Dec 2009

Debutante Hour Presents and Candy Crack

America’s favorite accordion/drum/cello power trio, the ‘œDebutante Hour,’ presents a Variety Show Telethon Bash with 20 old, Soviet rotary phones, and a silent auction (bid on great stuff like the Debutante Hour makes you cupcakes or plays a personal show in your living room or takes you canoeing in the

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03 Dec 2009

Broke-Ass of the Week: Miss Heather from New York Shitty

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit…probably not.

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29 Nov 2009

Holiday Shopping with a Dash of Skeeball

I’m going to assume most of you skipped the crack of dawn, stampede inducing, celebration of blind consumerism that is Black Friday. But let’s face it, women be shopping, and I am one of those women. Whether I’m up to my ears in credit card debt, I still feel the

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