Brokelyn

Rhiannon and Vinny of "Brooklyn Kinda Love."

You may or may not remember that back in July, we ran a post about a new reality documentary called “Brooklyn Kinda Love” that was looking for four real Brooklyn couples ages 18 to 35, to follow around as they went about their relationship business. Turns out that series was for Playboy TV! According to the Times, Playboy is rolling out a “higher quality, female-friendly” menu of reality shows, and “Brooklyn Kinda Love” is the first one, premiering on Jan. 15. Read the rest of this entry »

Life before cable. Photo by Getty Images.

I canceled my cable a few months ago. It had to be done—my Cablevision bill was $124.67 a month. But you can’t expect a girl to live without TV: If you prick me, do I not bleed? Yes, I can stream many, many things on my laptop, but I have a lovely—and massive—32” Sony Trinitron across from my couch. Also, I have the bad habit of checking my email while I’m watching things, and that’s hard to do when everything is happening on one screen.

With a little maneuvering, however, I’m getting most of my favorite programs and an almost unlimited trove of films for roughly $18 a month, which means I’m saving around $1,250 a year. Read on for my easy three-step-no-cable survival strategy. Read the rest of this entry »