Step 1: Please wash the box before repeat use.
this is probably the one. The last week of the year is the time to download all those albums on top 10 lists to pretend like you’ve been into them all year long and to skim the best books of the year for conversation fodder so you can seem lit savvy, so why not get caught up on all that’s new in sex in 2011? If you missed Babeland’s more than 100 workshops this year (tips on HJs, BJs, bondage, you know, your usual Park Slope chit chat), get a crash course at the shop’s free Top 10 Sex Tips of 2011 event Dec. 31 at 12:30pm. Babeland will “let you in on the best positions and oral sex techniques of 2011,” which makes us wonder: does that much in sex change from year to year? Ah gad, this is what I miss by staying home downloading albums and reading all year.
FRIDAY
12-4pm: all robicelli’s cupcakes are 50% off at dekalb market: pumpkin spice latte, bourbon caramel apple, and pear cardamom ginger. $1.50/each (reg $3). Read the rest of this entry »
Did you pay attention in sex ed?
As you well know, trivia nights are among Brooklyn’s favorite free events. They represent the ascendency of the meritocracy, where your big juicy brains conquer free drinks while your muscle-bound competitors are left dribbling a basketball in the corner. So in addition to bragging about knowing Sting’s real name, why not show off by knowing the more … exciting bits, the erotic esoteria if you will? The folks at Babeland are taking over Pacific Standard’s weekly trivia night on July 10 to bring a sexful new twist. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
get free coffee or tea when you bring your reusable mug or tumbler to starbucks
6pm: pain. will you return it? learn how to make your very own flogger out of recycled bike tires at babeland park slope. free. Read the rest of this entry »
We miss you, Joe. And that coed.
Whether you love the game, or just love to get drunk with friends, it’s seems there are a lot of establishments trying to get your attention on Sunday. Going to a bar for Super Bowl can be very expensive, however, dear Brokelynite, do not be deterred by bars charging high pre fixes just for food and entry (here’s looking at you, Angry Wades and Cody’s). A lot of Brooklyn bars are offering free food and great drink specials. And for those who don’t give two (toe) licks about football, there are some non-game options, as well. Find out below. Read the rest of this entry »
Have you been thinking this is the year you are going to learn something new? Maybe you’ve always wanted to learn Esperanto or pluck a harp, but how about making your own LED lamp or nature journaling? NYU and The New School aren’t the only places with interesting-sounding classes this winter. There are plenty of schools and “learning collectives” here in Brooklyn where you can pick up all kinds of useful and not-quite-so-useful abilities. They vary in price—with a few distinctly out of our range—but most are likely better values than, say, $430 for a series of museum walking tours with NYU: Read the rest of this entry »
Upcycled tire or black whip? Or both?
When a sex shop advertises a DIY event, it’s got to pique your curiosity. Especially when bike tires are involved. Tonight, October 21, Babeland is hosting Kinky Crafts: DIY Floggers, an evening of turning used bicycle tires into quite-usable whips. Don’t bring your rusty spokes and chains—they’ll give you an an old tire, and you leave with your very own flogger in hand. Put it to use in a clever costume (Mistress Sarah Palin?) or consider broadening your horizons in other ways. Event is 7 p.m., $5 (cash) for materials. More info here.
Babeland, 462 Bergen St., between Flatbush Ave. and Fifth Ave., 718-638-3820.
Photo by Lulu 11.
Calling all single Brokelynites—we want to hook you up! We proudly present the BK Meatup (meat market + meetup) that we’re co-sponsoring on Wednesday Sept. 30 along with our fave digisphere partners: FuckedinParkSlope (FiPS) and Brooklyn Based.
So why a singles party? It all started when commenters wrote to FIPS about how hard it was to hook up with other single people in Strolleropolis and thus a meatup was born. Read FIPS for the whole story but here’s the quick version of what you can expect on Wednesday, September 30 at The Bell House, from 7 to 11. Read the rest of this entry »
It only looks like a baby's bath toy.
We love a good food drive and all but somehow, schlepping a reusable tote full of Goya beans to Babeland seems a little…unsexy, maybe? Isn’t it a place you sort of guiltily duck into with your sweetie after you’ve had a few? Not this weekend: today through Sunday, our friends at Babeland —not that we know them that well—are offering 25 percent off everything in the store to anyone who brings in five or more cans to donate to the Food Bank for New York City. (And no, don’t feel like your good deed is diminished by the fact that all you really wanted was a deal on a Big Daddy Pump.) Read the rest of this entry »
Can you get your flirt on? Photo via Flickr's Nylons and Cake.
The good thing about going to a flirting workshop is that it’s probably a pretty damn good place to pick up a date, especially for you, the person who’s bad at flirting, because you’ll be in a room with other people who suck at flirting, which means your attempts to pick them up will be even more aww-dorable. Tonight, Babeland is holding a mini workshop on flirting to give you tips on eye contact, body language, suggestive conversation starters and tips for taking it a step further. The workshop is only about 20 minutes long, but, think about it: you’re in a flirting workshop. In a sex shop. A week before Valentine’s Day. If you can’t hook up there, you probably need to go back to remedial sex ed.
7pm tonight at Babeland Brooklyn, 462 Bergen St., Park Slope.
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Step 1: Please wash the box before repeat use.
this is probably the one. The last week of the year is the time to download all those albums on top 10 lists to pretend like you’ve been into them all year long and to skim the best books of the year for conversation fodder so you can seem lit savvy, so why not get caught up on all that’s new in sex in 2011? If you missed Babeland’s more than 100 workshops this year (tips on HJs, BJs, bondage, you know, your usual Park Slope chit chat), get a crash course at the shop’s free Top 10 Sex Tips of 2011 event Dec. 31 at 12:30pm. Babeland will “let you in on the best positions and oral sex techniques of 2011,” which makes us wonder: does that much in sex change from year to year? Ah gad, this is what I miss by staying home downloading albums and reading all year.
FRIDAY
12-4pm: all robicelli’s cupcakes are 50% off at dekalb market: pumpkin spice latte, bourbon caramel apple, and pear cardamom ginger. $1.50/each (reg $3). Read the rest of this entry »
Did you pay attention in sex ed?
As you well know, trivia nights are among Brooklyn’s favorite free events. They represent the ascendency of the meritocracy, where your big juicy brains conquer free drinks while your muscle-bound competitors are left dribbling a basketball in the corner. So in addition to bragging about knowing Sting’s real name, why not show off by knowing the more … exciting bits, the erotic esoteria if you will? The folks at Babeland are taking over Pacific Standard’s weekly trivia night on July 10 to bring a sexful new twist. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
get free coffee or tea when you bring your reusable mug or tumbler to starbucks
6pm: pain. will you return it? learn how to make your very own flogger out of recycled bike tires at babeland park slope. free. Read the rest of this entry »
We miss you, Joe. And that coed.
Whether you love the game, or just love to get drunk with friends, it’s seems there are a lot of establishments trying to get your attention on Sunday. Going to a bar for Super Bowl can be very expensive, however, dear Brokelynite, do not be deterred by bars charging high pre fixes just for food and entry (here’s looking at you, Angry Wades and Cody’s). A lot of Brooklyn bars are offering free food and great drink specials. And for those who don’t give two (toe) licks about football, there are some non-game options, as well. Find out below. Read the rest of this entry »
Have you been thinking this is the year you are going to learn something new? Maybe you’ve always wanted to learn Esperanto or pluck a harp, but how about making your own LED lamp or nature journaling? NYU and The New School aren’t the only places with interesting-sounding classes this winter. There are plenty of schools and “learning collectives” here in Brooklyn where you can pick up all kinds of useful and not-quite-so-useful abilities. They vary in price—with a few distinctly out of our range—but most are likely better values than, say, $430 for a series of museum walking tours with NYU: Read the rest of this entry »
Upcycled tire or black whip? Or both?
When a sex shop advertises a DIY event, it’s got to pique your curiosity. Especially when bike tires are involved. Tonight, October 21, Babeland is hosting Kinky Crafts: DIY Floggers, an evening of turning used bicycle tires into quite-usable whips. Don’t bring your rusty spokes and chains—they’ll give you an an old tire, and you leave with your very own flogger in hand. Put it to use in a clever costume (Mistress Sarah Palin?) or consider broadening your horizons in other ways. Event is 7 p.m., $5 (cash) for materials. More info here.
Babeland, 462 Bergen St., between Flatbush Ave. and Fifth Ave., 718-638-3820.
Photo by Lulu 11.
Calling all single Brokelynites—we want to hook you up! We proudly present the BK Meatup (meat market + meetup) that we’re co-sponsoring on Wednesday Sept. 30 along with our fave digisphere partners: FuckedinParkSlope (FiPS) and Brooklyn Based.
So why a singles party? It all started when commenters wrote to FIPS about how hard it was to hook up with other single people in Strolleropolis and thus a meatup was born. Read FIPS for the whole story but here’s the quick version of what you can expect on Wednesday, September 30 at The Bell House, from 7 to 11. Read the rest of this entry »
It only looks like a baby's bath toy.
We love a good food drive and all but somehow, schlepping a reusable tote full of Goya beans to Babeland seems a little…unsexy, maybe? Isn’t it a place you sort of guiltily duck into with your sweetie after you’ve had a few? Not this weekend: today through Sunday, our friends at Babeland —not that we know them that well—are offering 25 percent off everything in the store to anyone who brings in five or more cans to donate to the Food Bank for New York City. (And no, don’t feel like your good deed is diminished by the fact that all you really wanted was a deal on a Big Daddy Pump.) Read the rest of this entry »
