Lamppost Junction: For All Your Juggling Needs

Walking through the streets of the East Village you see all sorts of strange advertisements. Not the latest million dollar Pepsi campaign or the poster for the new Judd Apatow flick but the 8½ x 11 sheet of paper posted by some random guy. Man with a van. Computer technician. Hoover […]

What Exactly Is A Sporknote?

My friend (and fellow Cheese Bitch) Courtney Boddie is performing in the limited run engagement of Sporknotes brought to you by the fine folks at the Rising Sun Performance Company. So, what the hell is a Sporknote?
According to Rising Sun:
A team of highly unskilled non-academics perform improvised abridged versions of the great works […]

Keybar: Home of the Rolo Shot

Ah the Rolo. Candy of the gods. Luscious caramel wrapped in a bite sized milk chocolate shell. Mr. Nestlé must have been divinely inspired the day he conceived of this sweet treat.
Is it any wonder that the folks at Keybar were driven to craft a shot bearing the candy’s name? They’ve […]

Top 5 Late Night Eats in the East Village

It’s a Friday night, I should probably be out partying but instead I’m home, dropping the knowledge on you fine folks. Just in time for the weekend, I present you with my top five picks for late night “dining” in the East Village.
If you’re looking to eat after midnight, chances are you’ve had at least […]

Merchant’s House Museum Ain’t ‘Fraid of No Ghosts

Let me start by apologizing for the dearth of updates as of late. I had the best intentions of posting the past few days, but work (and subsequently Rock Band) have kept me away. But no longer! After trying and failing to best Molly Hatchet’s Flirtin’ with Disaster on guitar on the […]

Bring Your Own Booze: Cherin Sushi

My fiancée and I decided to go out to dinner this past Saturday, and the choice of venue came down to “where can we go out to eat and also drink cheaply?” Having recently dined at the newly opened BYOB Thai-Seafood establishment Catch de Fish, we had caught the cheap alcohol bug. […]