25 gifts under $25, No: 17: Scroasters help you get your Scrabble revenge
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25 gifts under $25, No: 17: Scroasters help you get your Scrabble revenge

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Maybe your boyfriend thinks he’s a Scrabble bigshot and beats you by two hundred points, every time you play, even though YOU […]

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Not just for weekends: Brooklyn’s best weekday brunch spots
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Not just for weekends: Brooklyn’s best weekday brunch spots

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It’s a universally acknowledged truth that brunch is just about the best thing ever. But all those eggs, pancakes and unlimited mimosas […]

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Aliens visit Brooklyn, leave when they can’t meet Biggie
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Aliens visit Brooklyn, leave when they can’t meet Biggie

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In news that your friend who’s “really into crystals” can probably decipher for you better than we can, Brooklyn is on the […]

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Another reason to avoid Manhattan: syphilis
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Another reason to avoid Manhattan: syphilis

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When someone suggests going to Manhattan for a night out, there are plenty of reasons to object: you’re already in Brooklyn, things […]

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Punks jump up to get SLAPPed down: be careful on Yelp
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Punks jump up to get SLAPPed down: be careful on Yelp

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We’ve all read Yelp reviews that seem to be written by the most petulant, entitled people on the face of the Earth. […]

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Spinners are winners: Major League Dreidel at Full Circle Bar
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Spinners are winners: Major League Dreidel at Full Circle Bar

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One nice thing about Chanukkah is that it’s not actually such an important holiday. Sure yes, Jews make a bit of a […]

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Monday lunchtime linkage
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Monday lunchtime linkage

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Bored Wall Street Execs play soldier, don’t serve country [NY Times] Who knew Lana Del Rey hasn’t been with us forever? [NY […]

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25 gifts under $25, No. 16: 3 dimensions of money
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25 gifts under $25, No. 16: 3 dimensions of money

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Even before they made this Mighty Wallet in 3D (which will make your money look bigger than it really is!) we were […]

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Too much water is not a good thing: help save the NY Aquarium
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Too much water is not a good thing: help save the NY Aquarium

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While Sandy damaged but didn’t sweep away the Brooklyn Bridge Park carousel, some of Brooklyn’s living, breathing animals weren’t quite so lucky. […]

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Professor Mirman’s Comedy Lab & 9 other free things this week
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Professor Mirman’s Comedy Lab & 9 other free things this week

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1. The Glasslands Holiday Party has an eggnog open bar for an hour. That’ll make for some interesting colored puke for those […]

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