Escape turkey day with a London home swap
Most of us flock to the gathering of every living relative for a couple of drama-filled days in late November.…
Brokelyn’s cheap & free Halloween week round-up
Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, spooky scary; boys becoming men; men becoming wolves... Ok, even if you don't get the 30 Rock…
Pick the bars for the Brokelyn Beer Book 2
How do we know Brooklyn loves beer? It's not from digging through your trash, collecting cans (which... we'll tell you…
Monday linkage
Columbia St. Waterfront growing in a family way [NY Times] Roll out your complaints with the Rant Van [Ditmas Park…
Music for Misers, Oct. 25-28: Lobisomem, Strange Boys, more
So, CMJ's gone, but that just means back to ever-free-and-cheap business as usual. This week, get horny with Superhuman Happiness…
Big girls’ guide to cheap styles in Brooklyn
Being a "fatshionista" on a budget anywhere can be tough, but Brooklyn is full of great finds for the plus-size…
This weekend: Smith St. soups, Thriller dance-a-thon, Indie Mart’s Steampunk fashion show
FRIDAY thru sat: the annual cmj festival wraps things up. bonus: tips for scoping out the freebies. thru sat: pitchfork's…
Local showcase seeking BK-based films for 2011 season
Spend time at a local international film festival, and it's hard to miss the fact that movies are being made…
Brooklyn College, Saturday: a look at BK’s Black renaissance
With CMJ flooding our collective musical consciousness this week, it'd be a shame to overlook (gasp!) all the other music…
Craigslist freebie of the day: long-hair styling in W’burg salon
These guinea-pig-for-the-stylist freebies pop up ever so often on Craigslist, and they always promise more fun than the tv-stand curb…