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Come 2013, we’re having free sex all the time [NYT]
The Strand rubs it in Borders’ customers’ faces [Gothamist]
Car alarms are the worst worst [FiPS]
Do they only sell these in Paul’s Boutique? [PFork]
Your daily aggravation: an AP story about Bushwick [WaPo]
Sunscreen that you apply directly to the inside of your mouth [The Hairpin]
You don’t have to be in The Good Wife if you don’t want to [NY Shitty]

$30 for a 2-hour Hollywood stunt class in Greenpoint [Yelp Deals]
When is it worth buying organic? [LearnVest]
Comparative grocery shopping guide for six stores [CG Patch]
Sidewalk rage is real, can lead to “intermittent explosive disorder” [WSJ]
Brooklyn Castle Grayskull igloo singlehandedly justifies winter [Boing Boing]
Beastie Boy Mike D now writing wine reviews [Grub Street]
BK Brewery’s new $8 million expanded brewhouse opened yesterday [TRD]

From Ad Rock to Wu-Tang

Do you need a gift that says both “happy holidays” and “you mean nearly as much to me as Doug E. Fresh, Kid ‘N’ Play, Wu-Tang Clan and Big Daddy Kane combined?”

As part of our quest to find local gifts for under $25 this season, we were turned on to this poster, The History of Rap, from Halcyon the Shop in DUMBO. It’s the perfect gift for the person in your life who celebrates Christmas in Hollis, or who likes to holla at some Hanukkah with ODB (“Hey, dirty, baby I got your gelt…”) The poster features sketches of 469 of hip hop’s most important figures in approximate chronological order (going as far back as Cab Calloway and James Brown), with trading-card style information on the back. And lest you think artist Kagan McLeod is just some sucka MC, he’s got a Flickr pool of the real-life versions of the rappers holding the poster. Find it along with other music, art and DJ-centric gear at Halcyon the Shop, 57 Pearl St., 718-260-9299. (Click the arrow below to see the whole poster).

Read about our new $25-and-under gift series here, and if you’re a merchant, local craftsperson or a reader with a great find for this daily post, please send photos and descriptions to faye [at] brokelyn [dot] com. Read the rest of this entry »