Posts Tagged ‘brooklyn’
Rats, Mice, Roaches and Spiders Never Felt so Good
We get some crazy requests now and again for postings here on Brooklyn365. There are few times that they are as excellent as this and worth putting up. But when it comes to pest extermination, reality TV and Animal Planet, it’s on. So if your house is infested with pests (and no, hipsters don’t count) [...]
Melissa Broder: Twitter is Another Art Form
Emily Dickinson is a bitch and Dick Cheney gay… says Melissa Broder, the author of acclaimed poetry collection WHEN YOU SAY ONE THING BUT MEAN YOUR MOTHER. She is also the curator the Polestar Poetry Series, and the Chief Editor of La Petite Zine! What is characteristic of contemporary poetry? Is there anything like a common [...]
Bushwick Music: Elli Perry
I’m breathing water, I’m taking deep breaths, and it’s all because I have bet my lovesick heart in a game I knew I could not win…. She’s singing accompanied only by her acoustic guitar in a café somewhere deep in Bushwick. She’s beautiful and melancholic. Only the innocent can tell such great lies to themselves. [...]
Bushwick Music: Photon Dynamo & The Shiny Pieces.
You’re young, broke and idealistic. Your creativity doesn’t let you sleep at night. You don’t care about food, sleep, clothes or love, because art is the only thing that matters right now. And you know you have to do it; give a tangible form to all that’s inside of you… You probably live in Bushwick [...]
Beta Spaces 2010 – Open Studios in Bushwick
I’m sitting on a bench on Bogart Street, sipping my latte and observing crowds emerging from the Morgan subway stop melting into Bushwick. It’s a perfect autumn Sunday, you couldn’t possibly ask for a better weather. The air is crystal clear and the sky is ridiculously wide and blue. Bushwick is vibrant today. People have [...]
Yo, Stop Lookin At My Moms. That’s Right, Cut the Shit.
The Brooklyn based Astronomical Kid has a message for you “Just ’cause I’m a shorty, don’t think I won’t do you no harm – stop looking at my moms!” The video by Brian Bradley, a 14-year-old kid sporting a donkey rope and mohawk, has racked up nearly 200,000 views with his youtube hit, Stop Lookin [...]
It’s Official: Shaq Hates Brooklyn
Shaquille O’Neal hates Brooklyn. That’s right, Mr. Kazaam himself said, “Hey Brooklyn, up yours.” OK, so it wasn’t quite that Shaq-attack-in-your-face and he didn’t tell Brooklyn to cram anything anywhere, but as a 14 year resident of Newark, New Jersey, he doesn’t want to see the Nets cross the water and make the Barclays Center [...]
The Brooklyn Pigeon Wars
Pigeon wars, a time honored battle, waged from rooftop to rooftop, pitting collector against collector and bringing a whole new meaning to the term “flew the coop.” The battles rage on and Brooklyn is the epicenter of the action. Pigeon wars are less akin to dog and cock fighting but instead resembles an elaborate collection [...]
BK Fashion Blogger Q&A: Mimi Jung
From a hole in the wall thrift store in Flatbush to root beer flavored ice cream in Boerum Hill, these fashion savvy bloggers not only dish their most cherished clothing spots but are more than willing to share a feast of delectably different restaurants with you. This is fourth in the Fashion Blog Q&A series [...]
Jewish Hipsters Lack Train Reading; Heeb Magazine Goes 100% Digital
Bolstering iPad sales nationwide among young Jewish hipsters, “Heeb” magazine has canceled its print publication and gone 100% digital. “Heeb” publisher and editor-in-chief Josh Neuman announced yesterday morning via the magazine’s website that the pub is officially out of print but will continue to “provide trenchant analysis of world events, cultural critique of all that [...]
