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Life After ‘Jeopardy!’: Austin Rogers Doesn’t Want to Be Quiz Guy, Despite the Groupies

Posted on January 10, 2018February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

Austin Rogers is working behind the bar at Gaf West, a cozy little Irish pub in Hell’s Kitchen. It’s a pleasant surprise to find him…

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One Man’s Crusade Against the ‘Epidemic’ of Fake MCs

Posted on December 7, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

Keep your eyes peeled. A new poster, featuring rapper Big Daddy Kane, claims that “real MCs” are absent from the world of modern hip-hop. Zeps,…

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Pour One Out For Pourt

Posted on December 6, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

Pourt, an upscale java joint at 35 Cooper Square, got a bit of attention (including from B+B) when it opened in late January, for using…

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See This La La Land Parody, Even if the Poster Is ‘Slightly Alarming’

Posted on November 30, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

You might have seen Jimmy Fowlie, the star of So Long Boulder City, on a poster in Greenwich Village. He’s standing high above the midnight…

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How Do Bushwickers Feel About Living in America’s Second Coolest Neighborhood?

Posted on November 16, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

Congratulations to the people of Bushwick! Your neighborhood was just named the second hottest in the United States, falling closely behind The Mission in San…

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Battered Big Bird Shows PETA Isn’t Down With Canada Goose

Posted on November 8, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

A giant bloodied goose was spotted outside of the Canada Goose store on Wooster Street shortly after noon on Wednesday. This was, of course, just…

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Barbara Kruger’s New Skatepark Art Has Skaters Flipping Out

Posted on November 1, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

Have you ever wanted to land a nollie heelflip on an art installation? Maybe you can’t skateboard (like me), and would simply prefer to enjoy…

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Will Janice Gunter Be America’s Next Top Ghost Hunter?

Posted on October 25, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

Beware, boils and ghouls. The season finale of Janice Gunter: Ghost Hunter will be available on YouTube and Facebook Oct. 31, just in time for…

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Surviving the Cage: A New York Newbie Steps Onto the West 4th Street Courts

Posted on October 18, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

The West 4th Street Courts are some of the most fearsome in New York City; their reputation for physical play and cutthroat competition is the stuff…

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A New Book Imagines Trump’s Words Spoken By Literal Comic Book Villains

Posted on October 18, 2017February 22, 2021 by Mathew Silver

Robert Sikoryak, a Jersey-born comic book illustrator, is seated at a desk in his one-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Town, his work spread neatly in front…

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