Not-quite-live from the Bell House for ‘Lost’ premiere
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Not-quite-live from the Bell House for ‘Lost’ premiere

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Continuing this week’s pop-culture jag, we report today on the sold-out Lost premiere last night at the Bell House. More than 200 people […]

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A new BK Meatup to cure the holiday blues
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A new BK Meatup to cure the holiday blues

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Holidays. Nog with two straws. People skating hand-in-hand. Sickeningly cute couples huddled for warmth behind a frosted coffee shop window. It’s all […]

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$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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Connect Four Tourney: The fight to the end
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Connect Four Tourney: The fight to the end

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If you were there, then you may recall the chill in the room as Keith Sanders, from his spot in front of […]

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Connect Four Championship – Tonight!
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Connect Four Championship – Tonight!

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It all comes down to this: 11/24, 8 p.m., The Bell House. Weeks One, Two, and Three brought on a round of […]

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Connect Four tourney, Round 3: Bittersweet, one week ’til a champ is born
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Connect Four tourney, Round 3: Bittersweet, one week ’til a champ is born

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Listen, I lost. I lost pretty bad. Not only did I lose in the competition, but also in the practice round and […]

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Connect Four Tourney, Round 2: This isn’t funny anymore
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Connect Four Tourney, Round 2: This isn’t funny anymore

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Word has spread, competition has gotten fierce, and tonight I got my ass kicked. I already admitted I didn’t practice. But while […]

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Scenes from a Connect Four slaughter-fest
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Scenes from a Connect Four slaughter-fest

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The World Series is at 3-2. Brett Favre just beat his old teammates on their home turf. And last night, 18 people saw victory over a seven-column, six-row vertically-suspended grid. The “game” we now refer to as Connect Four is centuries old, when Captain Hook used to play it so often with his fellow mates it was coined “Captain’s Mistress.” Well, last night was surely an affair to remember.

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Become Brooklyn’s Connect Four champ
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Become Brooklyn’s Connect Four champ

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Connect Four, the seemingly-simple, ambiguously-named pastime of dropping checker-like pieces into little yellow slots, is about to be vaulted to the competitive […]

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This weekend: Find your inner Henna artist, bootlegger, cheesemaker
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This weekend: Find your inner Henna artist, bootlegger, cheesemaker

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Where can you learn the art of “uncooking,” how to brew kombucha and some new massage techniques? At the first annual Brooklyn Skillshare, this Saturday, […]

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