Faye

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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]

$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #13: pigeon feather in a tube
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$25-and-under Brooklyn gift #13: pigeon feather in a tube

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Maybe you know a Brooklynite in absentia (they’ll be back, don’t worry) or maybe you’re a recent arrival yourself and want to […]

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Happy Hanukkah!
$25-and-under gift idea #7: Hanukkah in Brooklyn cards
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$25-and-under gift idea #7: Hanukkah in Brooklyn cards

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We had a bit of consternation over whether to include these “Happy Hanukkah from Brooklyn” cards in our $25-and-under gift series because […]

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Today only: get a $20 coupon for Fresh Fanatic
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Today only: get a $20 coupon for Fresh Fanatic

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Fresh Fanatic is a big, newish natural/organic/ prepared foods grocer we’ve been meaning to try, and there’s a deal out there that […]

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$25 and under gift #3: a D-ring mug
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$25 and under gift #3: a D-ring mug

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Love this one! We put out the call to local merchants to submit gift ideas for our new $25-and-under series, and look […]

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$25 and under gift #2: arty book jackets
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$25 and under gift #2: arty book jackets

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Remember when you had to wrap schoolbooks in brown paper bags to protect them (and give you a place to etch your […]

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25 Brooklyn gifts, $25 and under (No. 1: hand soaps)
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25 Brooklyn gifts, $25 and under (No. 1: hand soaps)

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We were working on an altogether different item when we came across this irresistible little dish of “hand soaps” from Cog & […]

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What did you score at Score?
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What did you score at Score?

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Over a thousand people attended the massively fun Score! Pop-up Swap at 3rd Ward on Saturday, where our photographer Eric Reichbaum snapped […]

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Would you pay $19.95 to ‘glimpse’ Levi Johnston’s thingy?
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Would you pay $19.95 to ‘glimpse’ Levi Johnston’s thingy?

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Turns out that early reports of Levi Johnston’s full nudity were greatly exaggerated. Hopefully, Playgirl.com will settle the matter tomorrow when they […]

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Introducing… the hipster Christmas tree
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Introducing… the hipster Christmas tree

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Nothing says F-ck Christmas like a tree that looks like a giant toilet brush. Just out from CB2—”unapologetically artificial” bottle brush trees […]

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