Beatles fans calling in sick tomorrow
Who knew that commenters on Amazon's message boards were such layabouts? Who's even ever read the discussions on Amazon? Thank…
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Is this really a ‘kid-friendly’ fan?
At the top of yesterday's Etsy email blast of "kid-friendly" vintage finds: an electric, metal-bladed fan from a time long…
Oh what a week it’s been!
It's good to be back. While we were off chiseling an unsuspecting resort owner in Lake George, Jennifer Connelly said…
Brokelyn is going on vacation!
Yep, you heard it. No posts here for a week. Crickets, my friends. No blog posts, Twitter feeds or Facebook…
In fashion mags, under $100 is the new broke
Here's another positive outcome of the downturn: fashion magazines—and designers, too it seems—are finally paying attention to those of us…
Should I use a debt-relief company to get me out of hock?
Each week or so, our Dear Penny column investigates the answers to reader questions about saving money in Brooklyn. This…
This weekend and beyond: Soul fest, pig roast, Jacko bash
TONIGHT/TOMORROW: Bklyn Soul Fest = 2 days of old-school brilliance at the Bell House. Otis Clay, Maxine Brown, Sweet Divines,…
Movie-snack security alert: UA Court Street doing bag checks
Fair warning to all ye cinephiles trying to save some money on snacks while savoring some sweet revenge on the…
At Brooklyn DIY fests, make new things and fix the old
If necessity is the mother of invention, then poverty is the abusive stepfather of home repairs. And don't we know…
Staycation tour of South Brooklyn
Here we are, at the tail-end of summer, September drawing perilously near, and maybe that European jaunt you dreamed of…