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It wasn’t always artisanal mayo and strollers: New musical digs up Brooklyn’s slave-owning past

http://youtu.be/vq71WwRjDNc It’s hard to believe that Brooklyn hasn’t always been the blogging, handmade, farm-to-table, indie-band-loving, summer-outdoor-movie-watching fairytale land that it…

Etan Marciano

How big will the general strike be?

Tomorrow the Occupy movement may once again make headlines with the general strike, a day of marches, rallies, concerts and…

David Colon

Books worth chewing on: Win two tickets to the first NY Food Book Fair!

It's festival season here in Brooklyn: you foodies have Great Googamooga, you lit nerds have Lit Crawl, but what about…

Tim Donnelly

Monday lunchtime linkage

Behold NYC's new "apple green" taxi cabs [NYTimes] 17 names better than "apple green" for said vehicles [The Awl] Are food…

Faye

What’s up tonight? Someone is fracking with your beer! edition

Brooklyn Brewery is hosting a Save Our Beer teach-in about how fracking could affect water supplies that go into your…

Kenji Magrann-Wells

Help! Where in Brooklyn can I find an outfit for a black-tie party tomorrow night? (I’m a lady, btw)

Where to shop for a dressy look with one day to spare?

Faye

Summer is coming: BK Bridge Park free movie schedule released!

Shake off the last of those chilly winter doldrums, boot up your Google calendar and set phasers to "summer," kids,…

Tim Donnelly

Beyond OK Cupid: A cheap date’s guide to finding love online

While I fully support the decision many New Yorkers are making to go solo in love and lodging, for those…

Rachel DeLetto

The week in Brokeland: 4/23-4/27

Don’t miss a minute of breaking brokester news: Like Brokelyn on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest! -Sue and Eric made a new…

Tim Donnelly

Yes, Lypsinka, there are drag queens in Brooklyn

Loving drag queens is like breathing. We all do it but don’t always talk about it. Sometimes we need fresh,…

Havilah Brewster