John Hughes
Broke-Ass Octophiles: Cheap and in Love with the ’80s
What exactly is the correlation between being broke and being obsessed with/nostalgic for/stuck in the ’80s? I know it’s not just me. Go to any hipster neighborhood (Williamsburg, etc.), try to picture everyone without their iPhones, and voila, you could very well be in 1984. Is it because hipsters are
Higher Learning at Happy Endings
Most people have the same reaction when the hear the words, live theater, improv, performance art, and readings. There are hundreds of these types of events happening all over the city, the problem is, there are often hit or miss. And when they miss, they make you never want to
I Need To Get Real With You for a Minute
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Pop Culture Overload: Andrew WK in Radio Show Tribute to John Hughes
The finale of last year’s Indie Rock Karaoke was a group of guys singing Amarie’s ‘œOne Thing.” Host Andrew WK’s contribution was standing at the front of the stage, clutching two empty mic stands while shaking them back and forth, and it was one of the greatest things I’ve ever