Relics from Conan the Librarian.
File this one under the Crap That Costs A Lot At the Artisanal Flea Market That You Can Get for Free drawer: A Park Sloper is giving away “a few bags full” of 3×5 cards from an old library card catalog. There’s lots of these, so you can [...]
Craigslist freebie of the day: How you used to find books
GO GIANTS! “If you back another team, something’s wrong with you.”
Excuse our break from regular Brokelyn content as we say: Congrats on the New York Giants for crushing those Boston bros last night in the Super Bowl! Here’s a deep cut from the Giants back catalog:
Think about how far viral videos have come since then: before the internet, someone actually had to actively show this video [...]
Monday linkage
To stay healthy, eat more news [The Atlantic]
Underrated affordable nabes [Brownstoner]
Inside BK’s new big house [Gothamist]
“I’m here to make friends.” [NY Observer]
Your butt wants you to ride the bus on Fridays [Daily News]
How to make $1,000 as Christopher Walken [NY Post]
Turn [...]
Whiskey and chocolate, together at last
Ah the finer things.
Whether it’s actually a thing that more women have discovered whiskey lately or just one of those pseudo-trend stories, we’ll let you decide. But let it be known, ladies, that ordering a glass of whiskey totally works for you, so you should keep doing it. On that note, All [...]
Friday linkage
Housing Works shopping guide [FiPS]
Unemployment drop drop droppin [NYT]
Brooklyn’s longest happy hour [BK Daily]
3rd Ward now includes the kitchen sink [BK Paper]
Even non football fans can enjoy this Super Bowl! [Rumpus]
Crime in Bushwick? Whatever man [Daily Intel]
Movie brunch? Not inconceivable! [FreeWilliamsburg]
Ode [...]
Try a photo course without getting in over your head
Free course means you won't sink your budget.
If you’re thinking of taking a photo class but unsure if you’re really up for the whole shebang, take the chance to test drive one this weekend. Brooklyn Creative is offering a free sample of its 8-week digital photography class on Saturday. From 11-1pm, you can get [...]
Census: In Brooklyn, work trumps love
Attn all the single ladies (and, uh, dudes).
Brooklyn, we work hard. TOO hard, apparently, to get sumpin’ sumpin’ on the side. The Daily News this week looked at newly released Census data that seem to indicate all of us busy ass hustlers in the borough are too focused on paying rent to [...]
