Let’s admit it: you watched Titanic three times in the theater, and there is some girl/guy you went to high school/college/family reunions […]

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

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.

Happy Brokesmas! Welcome to our annual 25 under $25 guide of great Brooklyn holiday gifts. We’ll be posting one every day throughout […]

Black Friday doesn’t have to mean big-box stores and $10 DVDs. Some local small businesses are also offering deals this holiday weekend.

Not ones to let dubious manufacturing practices stand in the way of a bargain, we wondered: amid the off-gassing shower curtains and scratchy washcloths, could we find something mom would love at our local 99 cent store?

Most import stores are unfortunately unimaginative or expensive—or both. But when we stumbled into Home and Abroad (487 Atlantic Ave.), our skepticism […]

Come December, we put the lemonades and ales away and let warm beverages carry us through the brutal winter: from powdered Swiss […]

Before the Helvetica Bold invasion of the 1960s (and even before Mad Men), New York’s subway system directed travelers with an eclectic […]

At the risk of overdoing the whole bottles, mugs, glasses theme to this year’s gift guide, here’s another liquid-vessel item that has […]