The Met

23 Mar 2023

Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and The Bloodshed – The Art of Survival

Her work is always very personal and it has a huge part in telling the story of queer culture in America, in the late 80’s she curated an art show about the AIDS epidemic called “Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing”.

Patricia Colli 0
11 Oct 2013

The Cheapest Dates in New York City

Let me begin by clarifying: when I say “cheap dates”, I do not mean people. Any guy who clicked on this in hope of discovering a list of people who wear panties with easy access labels, stop reading. Go hold open some doors or reach stuff off top shelves and

Daisy Rawcliffe - Vafrous Vagabond 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

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
14 Dec 2011

Cabaret Cinema, Fridays at the Rubin Museum of Art

New York City is full of big name art institutions – the Met, MoMA, the Guggenheim – but, it pays (or saves) to check out smaller gems like the Rubin Museum. Dedicated to historical and contemporary Himalayan and Buddhist art, the Rubin is a nice little retreat from the fast

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
18 Nov 2011

Broke-Ass Pop Culture: I’m New Here

So I’m pretty new to NYC. Like, I-don’t-move-in-to-my-apartment-until-December new. And like anyone new to the city, I’m pretty excited to see it all dressed up for the holidays. Images of “Home Alone 2” and “Miracle on 34th Street” (old and not as old) march through my brain like the Macy’s

Quincey Trigillo - Judicious Journalist 0
17 Sep 2010

Quick Fixes When You’re Mopey in NYC

I love New York. I will never wear one of the t-shirts, but I post on this site multiple times a week to shout about the reasons why I think this city kicks ass. Despite my infatuation with it, it’s a tricky place to be when you’re in a mopey

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
06 Aug 2010

Shark Week Without Basic Cable: Making Due

There are only two more days of Shark Week left, which doesn’t seem right. Where did the time go?? If you spent half of it watching clips of ‘œStreet Sharks’ on YouTube because you don’t actually get basic cable, don’t worry. There are still plenty of ways to celebrate Shark

Katy B. - Economic Inexpert 0
08 Jun 2010

Museum Mile Festival: FREE Admission to 10+ Museums

There’s this exhibit at the Guggenheim that I am fairly certain I will hate but that I want to see because I am interested in masochism and also surprises. Not at the same time. However, the Guggenheim is expensive as fuck for no reason (18 bucks to fume about how

Polina Yamshchikov - Flirt Poor 0