summer

FREE Outdoor Screening of Locally Made Shorts at El Rio!
The experience of a drive-in movie is second to none. There is the chance to relax in your car, find the best position to see through the dirty windshield and if you’re lucky, maybe even trying to get a little cozy over the stick shift. Sadly, drive in theaters have

What It Means to Sweat
As I sit here roasting (though, I concede that the presence of sweat makes it closer to a water saute) I feel that familiar desire that comes with discomfort. It’s 91 degrees, and my forearms are coated in a thin layer of sweat. This is disturbing, as the only exertion I’ve undergone

100 Best Cheap Eats in the Bay Area
This list of great places to eat in the Bay Area will leave you smiling and probably drooling. All these joints are incredibly well priced, locally owned, delicious, and serving takeout in 2020. Check their links for store hours, menus, and ordering info, because things are always changing these days,
Step Right Up and Go to the Marin County Fair
County fairs are one of my favorite things about summer. Call me crazy, but the combination of fast rides, funnel cake, caramel apples, games and carnies makes me feel like I’m 11 again, which in this case, is a good thing. It has been a long time since I got

4 Things You Must Do this Summer
Summer is by far the shortest season of the year. Except if you live in Southern California or the dessert, and then I have no sympathy for you. Every year it whizzes by, taking with it all the fun things you can only do 3 months out of the year.
Where To Go Berry Picking This Summer
I LOVE SUMMER! Despite the fact I live in a city where true summer weather rarely exists, I STILL adore the summer months. Everyone is generally happier, going on vacations and frolicking whenever they get the chance. Even though the true magic of Summer died the moment they handed you

Warm Weather Things You Should Do NOW In NYC
The summer really could not have come soon enough in NYC if you ask me. Part of what is so fucking great about living here is that not only does the city become alive in a whole new way when it gets warm, but there is ALWAYS something new to

DIY Summer Sangria, aka “Mom’s Special Punch”
When I was younger, my mom really loved fruit punch. Everywhere we went — soccer games, my middle school orchestra concerts, Applebee’s — there my mom would be with her plastic to-go cups bought in bulk from Costco (née Price Club) filled with extremely pungent, blood-red juice. OR SO I

FREE: Gold Diggers of 1933 in Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Film Festival is great for chilling outside, enjoying great weather and checking people out. It’s not so great, however, if you’re actually really interested in hearing the films dialogue. Fortunately this week’s selection should be long on visual impact so even if the noise of the city