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Faye Penn is the founder of Brokelyn and publisher of the Brooklyn and Queens Beer Books, the Brooklyn Cocktail Book and other stuff you ain't seen yet. She lives in Ditmas Park. Get at her at [email protected]

Is Brooklyn fabulous enough?
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Is Brooklyn fabulous enough?

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But is his column dead on or all wet in suggesting that grownups in Brooklyn aren’t as fabulous as their Manhattan counterparts? Manhattan has always attracted a certain type of mature scenester—like New York Magazine founder Clay Felker, who could count a year’s worth of home-cooked meals on one hand.

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How to find a $200-a-month room through Craigslist
Windsor Terrace/ Kensington

How to find a $200-a-month room through Craigslist

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We’re down in Austin for SXSWi interactive this week, on a panel called The Broke Diaries. (Thanks for inviting us, Nichelle!) One […]

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Clothing swap in Bed-Stuy this weekend
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

Clothing swap in Bed-Stuy this weekend

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Kioka, organizer of the Brooklyn Clothing Exchange, writes in to tell us about a clothing swap in Bed-Stuy this weekend. The details: […]

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Aromatherapy for dogs, only $5!
Pets

Aromatherapy for dogs, only $5!

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The aromatherapy for pets (!) workshop has been rescheduled: Aromatherapy 101: Essentials Oils for You and Your Pets workshop, at It’s A […]

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Rock a Biggie sweater for less at P. Diddy’s first-ever Brooklyn party next week
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

Rock a Biggie sweater for less at P. Diddy’s first-ever Brooklyn party next week

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Depending on your perspective, you’re either chafing at the news that P. Diddy is throwing his first-ever Brooklyn party next Tuesday night—or […]

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Broke Brooklyn hottie is star of new Hulu reality show
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Broke Brooklyn hottie is star of new Hulu reality show

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Meet Ben, a genetically gifted yet financially bereft actor from Brooklyn—Williamsburg or Greenpoint?—who’s one of the five stars of the new web-only reality show from American Idol creator Simon Fuller.

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Brooklyn desperate for census workers—how to apply
Careers

Brooklyn desperate for census workers—how to apply

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So we’ve been meaning to post about these census-taking gigs that pay around $20 an hour, and just today a thoughtful and […]

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Tell us what you really think (and win a Brokelyn t-shirt)
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Tell us what you really think (and win a Brokelyn t-shirt)

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So, chances are you’re sitting inside today frittering your time away on time-sucking meme blogs (hello, are you back on Brokelyn yet?) […]

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Special-occasion gift idea: custom cartoon portrait
Sales & Deals

Special-occasion gift idea: custom cartoon portrait

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Elsewares—one of those quirky-gifty online shops—has something that would make a really memorable offering for all kinds of big occasions: a custom cartoon portrait by Texas artist Ryan Feerer.

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Look at the room deal we got for SXSW!
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Look at the room deal we got for SXSW!

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So we’ll be speaking at a panel at SXSWi next month called “The Broke Diaries: Using Blogs and Twitter to Live Cheaply” […]

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