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This week in anti-Trump activism: Stand up against white supremacy
Over the weekend, a group of white supremacists gathered for a racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Stand up against their…
A BK library card now grants you free streaming access to tens of thousands of films
NYPL cardholders can view 10 flicks a month while BPL cardholders only have access to 6, but it's still a…
Photos: This is what pre-gentrified Brooklyn looked like
Like anyone in the borough avoiding actual responsibility, we've spent an inexcusable amount of time looking at old-timey photos of Brooklyn. And…
Need internet? You can check it out through the library now
This is 2014, and the thought of having no access to WiFi at home is a blogger's worst nightmare. Unfortunately,…
New York Public Library to start loaning out high-speed internet
The internet! We're all essentially controlled by it like a bunch of worthless junkies, which means that we're resigned to…
Are your Twitter skills poetic? Prove it, at the library’s National Poetry Contest
Poetry is probably the least respected of the language arts, at least in a financial sense. Are there even any…
Who slept with your apartment before you?
The most curious aspect of my Bushwick apartment, after the painstakingly hand-painted portrait of Capt. Jack Sparrow on one wall,…
No-questions-asked amnesty for kids’ library fines
A good method to scare the impressionable youth of Brooklyn away from the library is to treat them like wanted criminals. Is…
TV junkie’s guide to giving up cable
I canceled my cable a few months ago. It had to be done—my Cablevision bill was $124.67 a month. But…