Why Jay-Z, Lena Dunham and I all left Brooklyn for Los Angeles
Jay-Z. Lena Dunham. Dan Cerruti. What do all these incredibly important cultural figures have in common, besides zeitgeist-capturing appeal with…
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Monday lunchtime linkage
Taylor Swift beats the creeps and buys her porn domain name [Salon] Texas Roadhouse is the place to go if you're…
Preschool for adults teacher says we’ve got it all wrong
Back in January we told you about Brooklyn's new preschool for adults, where people learn to cope with the overwhelming…
The Week in Broketown, 3/16 – 3/20
Like us in website form? Then you’ll love us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest -We will miss filthy, beloved Trash Bar -We made you the ultimate brokester playlist…
Friday lunchtime linkage
We're snow sorry to tell you spring's not really happening [DNA Info] Monica Lewinsky gave a TED Talk on cyberbullying, dedicated…
Shocking scientific discovery: Uber is pretty much never cheaper than a taxi
This is an intervention: you've got to break up with Uber. Sorry, not sorry. We know it's hard; and deep…
Thursday lunchtime linkage
Friend to all Pat Kiernan has been accused of manspreading [Gothamist] American Apparel isn't into nipples and pubes anymore, so you…
Budweiser is so thirsty for Brooklyn
We don't know what it is with Budweiser lately, man. First they launch an ad campaign built around trying to…
Wednesday lunchtime linkage
NYC laundromats are having a rough go of it [Crain's] Scourge of love locks spreads to BQE [Brooklyn Paper] Mary…
You’re going to need so much money if you want to own a home in Brooklyn
It's been a little while since we talked about home ownership on the ol' Brokelyn dot com, mostly because we…