Thursday linkage
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Thursday linkage

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Occupy our homes tour [HuffPo] Do you wish for fewer wish lists? [LearnVest] A hangover cure that actually (kinda) works [Village Voice] […]

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25 gifts under $25, No. 9: Missed connections, lost and found
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25 gifts under $25, No. 9: Missed connections, lost and found

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Missed Connections fascinate because they say something about the nature of urban love, optimism and the need to believe the person who […]

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Unwrap, play, repeat: New site is a Netflix for toys
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Unwrap, play, repeat: New site is a Netflix for toys

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When I first read about Toygaroo — the “Netfilx of toys” — I was really hoping it was a rental library of […]

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It’s time to Occupy … Williamsburg??
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It’s time to Occupy … Williamsburg??

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If you’ve been telling your friends that the one thing stopping you from occupying Wall Street was a fear of the L […]

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The Brokelyn guide to BK holiday markets
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The Brokelyn guide to BK holiday markets

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This year, holiday markets are popping up around Brooklyn like Swedish espresso shops, with added inducements like concerts, performances and booze. Here’s the list.

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You can buy a $3 pack of cigarettes in BK
Coney Island/ Brighton Beach/ Sheepshead Bay

You can buy a $3 pack of cigarettes in BK

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If there’s a DIY project that can be capitalized upon, it’ll eventually show up in Brooklyn, especially if it feeds an expensive […]

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What the hell, Amazon?
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What the hell, Amazon?

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It’s one thing to be a low-cost convenient alternative for that hard-to-find book and it’s another to actively employ an army of […]

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25 gifts under $25, No. 8: Slap-on time
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25 gifts under $25, No. 8: Slap-on time

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Egack! A simply designed watch on a SLAP BRACELET?! The void on my wrist/heart has been filled. I’ve been eyeing these puppies […]

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Grab your tackiest sweater, it’s awkward family photo time!
Brooklyn Heights/ DUMBO

Grab your tackiest sweater, it’s awkward family photo time!

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My sister and I make a point to sit down with stacks of awkward family holiday photos every Christmas and relentlessly harpoon […]

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25 gifts under $25, No. 7: Tattoos for commitment-phobes
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25 gifts under $25, No. 7: Tattoos for commitment-phobes

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Here’s something for your tattoo commitment-phobe aunt, cousin or hairless cat: just four and half months ago Brooklyn-based designer Tina Roth-Eisenberg, better […]

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