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The Week in Broketown, 7/18-7/22

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Kate Mooney

Friday linkage for a 90 degree afternoon

Gothamist would like to see a pic of your tricked out fire escape  [Gothamist] 297 affordable housing units opened up in…

Kate Mooney

New Music Friday: Camille Harris, singer of silly, funny songs, gets serious on new EP

Camille Harris wears many hats. Most notably, two of her hats are that of a comedian and a musician. She…

Lilly Vanek

F*ck Rape Culture: help recall Stanford rape case judge at this fundraiser

Back in June, we spoke with the leaders of the New York chapter of Grlcvlt, the national feminist secret society that has…

Kate Mooney

The 20 best cheap things to do in Brooklyn this weekend, hot rock edition

1. Learn how to protect yourself at the CryptoParty, a hands-on evening of email encryption, cyberpunk geniuses, and digital defense…

Oriana Leckert

Now hiring in Brooklyn: BRIC, VinePair, Success Academy, Alamo Drafthouse, and more

On this hot July day, as you're going through the motions at your desk, thankful at least that you're inside…

Kate Mooney

The magic is back! Where to find Harry Potter midnight release parties in Brooklyn

Harry's back! Sort of! The first official new Harry Potter story after the original septology comes out at midnight July 30.…

Tim Donnelly

Pokemon Go mania officially becomes out of hand with this $20 Pokemon dating app

The rule for movie sequels is the longer they go on, the probability the franchise ends up in space approaches…

Tim Donnelly

Unplug and recharge: 5 places to get off the grid in and around Brooklyn

Are you and your phone inseparable? Do you believe the adage that man can live a week without food, a…

Ryan Doud

Turn it into the city of broke-rly love: A brokester’s guide to visiting Philly for the DNC

After this week, national plagiarism scandals and speeches from orange-tinted offspring will have receded from our minds (hopefully), and we…

Kate Mooney