Scenes from a Connect Four slaughter-fest
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

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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Wanted by MTV: teen drama queens, alpha males, texters
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Wanted by MTV: teen drama queens, alpha males, texters

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Know any Brooklyn teens ages 15 to 18, who qualify as dancers, musicians, athletes, drama queens, bookworms, shy types, alpha males, alpha […]

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Free lanes & shoes happy hour at Brooklyn Bowl
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Free lanes & shoes happy hour at Brooklyn Bowl

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To bowl or not to bowl… is that ever the question? Well, it should be, and the answer is “bowl, especially on […]

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We’ll drink to Austrian wine month in Brooklyn
Food & Drink

We’ll drink to Austrian wine month in Brooklyn

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Fritsch Grüner Ventliner! Berger Zweigelt! Gesundheit? No need. These mouth-fulls aren’t sneezes, but two of Café Steinhof’s special offerings as part of […]

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Can vinegar really clean everything?
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Can vinegar really clean everything?

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Is vinegar really a miracle clean-all? According to eco lore (and vinegar marketers), this affordable kitchen staple can be used to remove blood […]

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Become Brooklyn’s Connect Four champ
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

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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New blog: Handmade Brooklyn
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New blog: Handmade Brooklyn

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Weavers, potters and sock-monkey-makers of Brooklyn, toil in anonymity no more: a group of crafty people have started a new blog aimed […]

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Coupons: How to clip your way to free groceries
Sales & Deals

Coupons: How to clip your way to free groceries

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Have you ever been stuck in line at Walgreen’s behind the lady rifling through her purse for that 2-for-1 Purina Cat Chow […]

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Last-minute costume: our thrift-store Lady Gaga attempt
Shopping

Last-minute costume: our thrift-store Lady Gaga attempt

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Lady Gaga: bizarre fashion, ridiculous lyrics—she’s the most decadent and ludicrous persona of this All Hallows’ Eve season and likely one of […]

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Lost Warhol portrait: a $1M reason to check your attic
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Lost Warhol portrait: a $1M reason to check your attic

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It’s finds like these that make you want to wade through that dusty hidden crawl space in the attic (or make you […]

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