Black Friday/Buy Nothing Day linkage
Cash > credit [The Atlantic] Buy Nothing Day dinner in Flatbush (free, obvs) [DP Blog] Terrible retailers reap terrible Black…
Shop the sales at Brooklyn boutiques
Black Friday doesn't have to mean big-box stores and $10 DVDs. Some local small businesses are also offering deals this…
This year, avoid your family by helping others
The holidays are a time for excess starch, hanging things on plants and friendly dispositions. Unfortunately, it is harder for…
BK hospitals offer cheap rooms for visiting families
As we get hyped up for the holidays and seasonal family plans, it is easy to forget that many people…
2 Broke Girls episode 10 recap: The Thanksgiv-zing special
In this very special Thanksgiving episode, Caroline and Max make mad tips, convince Han to keep the diner open to…
Free n+1 personals: long-lost lit-nerd love or just another missed connection?
I was intrigued immediately upon reading the Brokelyn headline, “A free way to date the BK intelligentsia.” Why? I’m single.…
Internet strangers you might ride home with this Thanksgiving
In a perfect world, holiday travels would be free of carbon emissions, the stress of navigating Port Authority and the…
Amazon is selling fancy smartphones for 1 cent!
You can be the most anti-consumerist or anti-Black Friday bro on the block, but you can't avoid needing a phone.…
Ted Leo, Titus Andronicus to rock the crap out of OWS benefit
This isn't our normal fare, but you should know about it because A) it's a benefit for the National Lawyers Guild, which…
Get stuffed on fossil hunting, music and comedy this week
Going home for the holidays usually means a renewed appreciation for living in Brooklyn, where you don't have to drive,…