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Williamsburg (Brooklyn)

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    1058 Hoagies: What's A Nice Jewish Boy Like Adam Mesnick Doing Making Italian Hoagies?

    Adam Mesnick is quick to distinguish the offerings at his new venture, 1058 Hoagies, from his SOMA sandwich mecca, Deli Board. "Deli Board is my baby. Everything is perfect down to the wrapper. With hoagies, I can be a little sloppier. If a customer orders a hoagie and picks it up four hours later, ... More >>

  • Film

    May 16, 2012

    "The Dictator": More Culture Clash Than Comedy Revolution

    Adam Mesnick is quick to distinguish the offerings at his new venture, 1058 Hoagies, from his SOMA sandwich mecca, Deli Board. "Deli Board is my baby. Everything is perfect down to the wrapper. With hoagies, I can be a little sloppier. If a customer orders a hoagie and picks it up four hours later, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    The Jug Shop Ushers in a New Year of Beer Tastings

    It's only a few days into 2012, but you've been behaving very well. The New Year diet is working, and tonight you'll be gorging on raw carrot sticks, a handful of unsalted almonds, and a tall glass of water. At the end of the week, celebrate the success of your resolution by breaking it in grand fas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Mike Simonetti on Loving Punk Rock and Disco, and Why NYC's Underground Club Scene "Is Over"

    ​ It's not often that DJs and Electronic Dance Music producers are inspired to begin their careers through a love of hardcore punk rock, but that's how New Jersey-based Mike Simonetti got his start. As a teenager, he would often make the journey from Jersey to N.Y. to attend hardcore shows. Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Gay Coffee: Not Quite As Fabulous As the Name Suggests

    First, we giggled; then, we became skeptical. What, exactly, can be so gay about coffee? Well, in the case of Gay Coffee, a roasting company based in Williamsburg, Mass., the exact gay nature of the coffee stems more from management (gay owned and operated) and the packaging ("Stone Butch Breakfast ... More >>

  • Film

    August 24, 2011

    "Our Idiot Brother": Predictable and Shallow Indie Ensemble Comedy

    First, we giggled; then, we became skeptical. What, exactly, can be so gay about coffee? Well, in the case of Gay Coffee, a roasting company based in Williamsburg, Mass., the exact gay nature of the coffee stems more from management (gay owned and operated) and the packaging ("Stone Butch Breakfast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    The Daily Show Visits S.F. to Find Out Why We Aren't the Gayest City Anymore (Video)

    Moving to Minneapolis ... where the new gays live​It was a disappointing, ahem, blow to learn that San Francisco, the home of the cock-shaped cookie, is no longer the gayest city in America. In fact, we didn't even make the top 10. At No. 11, San Francisco fell behind Orlando, Santa Fe, and Las Ve ... More >>

  • Film

    May 4, 2011

    Kelly Reichardt Explains "Meek's Cutoff," Her Latest Road Movie

    Moving to Minneapolis ... where the new gays live​It was a disappointing, ahem, blow to learn that San Francisco, the home of the cock-shaped cookie, is no longer the gayest city in America. In fact, we didn't even make the top 10. At No. 11, San Francisco fell behind Orlando, Santa Fe, and Las Ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Brooklyn's Blue Bottle East an Outpost of S.F. Coffee Culture

    Alex HochmanBlue Bottle's 10-month-old outpost in Williamsburg gives off a strong whiff of West Coast Third Wave.​Though we'd trekked over 3-foot-high snowdrifts to get inside, one glance around Blue Bottle's Brooklyn outpost and we felt right at home. Multiple slow-dripper setup? Check. Chemi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    How to Be a Tech Company for Halloween

    ​ Forget the Zuckerberg mask -- be a whole damn tech company for Halloween. Here's how. Apple How to dress: Wear all white with silver shoes. Limit your ports: No pockets, no fly. Your hair should be seamless.   How to scare people: Jailbreak your pants.   The night's over when: You call ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    San Francisco Love Story

    Before founding Belle and Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch came here to get healthy. He left with songs, skills, and a promise to return with a band.

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    How to Buy Artisanal Ice Cream

    ​ Johnny O./YelpThe line at Bi-Rite Creamery.​Before you even think about buying artisanal ice cream, consider: Is it a hot, sunny day? Did the company just tweet a new flavor? Did 7x7 just write some more stuff about ice cream? You are fucked! Seriously, you are fucked. But if the air ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    It's Time to Stop Hating Hipsters

    Photo from Look At This Fucking Hipster​It seems everyone on the Internet is currently either ragging on hipsters or arguing they don't exist. Even Joe Mande, the Williamsburg comedian whose hugely popular (and hilarious) Tumblr blog, Look At This Fucking Hipster was recently made into a book, got ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    All Tangeled Up

    Photo from Look At This Fucking Hipster​It seems everyone on the Internet is currently either ragging on hipsters or arguing they don't exist. Even Joe Mande, the Williamsburg comedian whose hugely popular (and hilarious) Tumblr blog, Look At This Fucking Hipster was recently made into a book, got ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    A Dripper Bar Grows in Brooklyn

    Return Home/FlickrApparently the siphon is a child's toy compared to the slow dripper.​Today, the New York Times reports that Oakland-based Blue Bottle Coffee is opening a roaster and cafe this week in Brooklyn (Williamsburg, to be exact). Followers of owner James Freeman's tweets have been notici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    The 10 Worst Fashion Trends of the Decade

    People made so many mistakes this decade. So many. In fact, the entire "retro" movement that defined the past ten years in fashion has been a willful refusal to learn from the fashion errors of the past, and instead recycle and exacerbate them (hippie head bands, we're talking about you). The a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    The Juan MacLean Lose Drummer, Alter San Francisco Show

    Temporary Residence Ltd.​On Sunday, The Juan MacLean's drummer, Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs, died in a pretty terrible accident. According to the NY Daily News, Fuchs was heading to a party in Williamsburg when the freight elevator he was taking got stuck between floors. After being trapped for 20 minu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    The Shakes: Come on, S.F., Isn't It Time to Demand Booze-Spiked Milkshakes?

    ktdub./FlickrThe Guinness-spiked Shakin' Jesse (with a plate of Your Own Private Eyedaho) at Rudy's Can't Fail.​Our freshman year of college, we saw a friend make an ill-advised choice involving a funnel and a 32-ounce bottle of premixed Mudslide. Consumed in large quantities with the intent o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Alarm Clock Drama, Showing the Pain and Playing with Genre on This Week's Top Model

    ktdub./FlickrThe Guinness-spiked Shakin' Jesse (with a plate of Your Own Private Eyedaho) at Rudy's Can't Fail.​Our freshman year of college, we saw a friend make an ill-advised choice involving a funnel and a 32-ounce bottle of premixed Mudslide. Consumed in large quantities with the intent o ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 20, 2008

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

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    February 13, 2008

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

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    February 6, 2008

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

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    January 30, 2008

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    January 23, 2008

    "Gentrification Bad," Says Myopic Play Taking Over at Berkeley Rep

    Hip-hop theater artist Danny Hoch plays many characters who all deliver the same message: Gentrification is bad

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007

    Beirut's Zach Condon: Young Success 'Fucked With a Lot of Things' -- Interview

    Hip-hop theater artist Danny Hoch plays many characters who all deliver the same message: Gentrification is bad

  • Film

    September 27, 2006

    Colloquial Williamsburg

    Fumbling Brooklyn hipsters fail to connect in Bujalski's fascinating microbudget indie

  • Music

    August 16, 2006

    Parlez-Vous Faux Français?

    Fumbling Brooklyn hipsters fail to connect in Bujalski's fascinating microbudget indie

  • Music

    April 26, 2006

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Show Your Bones

  • Music

    February 22, 2006

    More Than Words

    Esteemed rock critic Michael Azerrad walks a fine line in his other job: drummer for pop rockers the King of France

  • Film

    November 30, 2005

    Repertory Film Listings

    Esteemed rock critic Michael Azerrad walks a fine line in his other job: drummer for pop rockers the King of France

  • Music

    October 19, 2005

    What's in store for indie rock and prime time in a post-O.C. universe

    Esteemed rock critic Michael Azerrad walks a fine line in his other job: drummer for pop rockers the King of France

  • Music

    August 10, 2005

    The Eyes Have It

    Veronica Lipgloss & the Evil Eyes continue the age-old tradition of merging sex and trash

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    Jacked Around

    Nick Tangborn's Jackpine Social Club label sells its CDs in stores across the country. When you buy one, he doesn't see a dime. Why?

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    The Rogers Sisters

    Three Fingers

  • Music

    March 24, 2004

    Pants on Fire

    Brooklyn's Liars have blown it with their sophomore album. And that's a good thing.

  • Culture

    September 18, 2002

    Block Party

    Lacking an arts center,Oakland artists take over a neighborhood

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