Northside Festival is upon us and the schedule of events is massive! Not only are there music concerts, there is art, film and an entrepreneurial panel. If last year’s murky […]
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This Guy: Superbad Bad Brad IS the Original Hipster
I have two words: original hipster. While on the cheapest date ever ($13 groupon at Crif Dogs worth $28 – aka a shit ton of hot dogs), a nearing-hobo-status looking man […]
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Happening Now: Williamsburg Walks
For three Saturdays in June, Bedford Avenue will be temporarily reclaimed from the usual array of buses, trucks, and careening car services for Williamsburg Walks, all-day street fairs brought to […]
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What’s Happening? (6/6-6/13)
WEDNESDAY 6/6 ♦ PS34 Art Show @ From The Source (69 West St) 6-8pm, students’ awesome art work • Save Face: A Ladies Only Chat About Money Featuring LearnVest @ The […]
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Greenpoint Film Festival Sunset Party Cruise: June 21st
I was honored to be invited to be a member of the hosting committee for the Greenpoint Film Festival, one of Greenpoint’s newest community art events. With all the filming […]
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You aint that gangster, trust me.
56 years before Sean “Puffy” Combes went into Steve Stout’s office accompanied by several burly bodyguards and allegedly smashed him over the head with a champagne bottle, a percussionist named […]
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What’s Happening? (5/30-6/5)
WEDNESDAY 5/30 ♦ Flux Death Match: The New Aesthetic @ Flux Factory (39-31 29th St, LIC) 8-11pm, Panelists will argue over The New Aesthetic – a recent visual culture meme born […]
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What’s Happening? (5/23-5/28)
WEDNESDAY 5/23 * Is Greenpoint Safe? – Public Discussion @ Anella backyard (222 Franklin St) 7-8:30pm, 40% of NYC’s garbage is sent to North Brooklyn. Newtown Creek is a designated […]
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History Lesson: “Ancient” Hip Hop
The most intriguing thing about hip hop music is that for at least the first 3 years of it’s existence, it was not professionally recorded. Unlike any other genre of […]
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Live blog: Great Googa Mooga
Let the record show that at the beginning of this weekend I weighed in at 167 pounds. Hopefully, I’ll have added a bit to this figure by the end of […]