The New York Times examines the world of fixed-gear cyclists––riders whose bikes don't have multiple gears or often, not even brakes. There are no fenders of course, not on a bike that requires a skid to stop. And there's definitely no coasting, which fixed gears don't allow and seems antithetical to a subculture rooted in bike messengering. The attached audio slide show has some statements that are refreshingly honest by Gina Marie Scardino, a......

What do you look for when looking for a roommate? The Times entertains us today with a story about the special problems faced by roommate seekers in Williamsburg. In Williamsburg, the Times article would have us believe, most roommate-seeking ads on Craiglist are met with a flood of replies from people touting their hipster cred. That approach doesn't seem to have much success. Of the five people looking for roommates, four of them expressed......

Sometimes, no matter what we think of their questionable guides, we really like Tim and Nina Zagat. Like today when we couldn't help but nod in agreement with their Op-Ed in todays City section in which they talk about the direct connection between real estate and restaurants in contemporary New York. A few samples of their wisdom: During the last several years, a clear trend has emerged, and it's becoming a hard and fast rule......

FILM: the Found Footage Festival will be presenting its biggest and best show to date TONIGHT! Outdoors at Automotive High School in the BK you'll be able to view a "live comedy show and screening featuring odd and hilarious clips from found videotapes". Tonight // 8:30pm // Automotive High School [50 Bedford Ave. Williamsburg] // $8 THEATER: World Gone Wrong is a "multimedia collage of dialogue, from about two hundred Films Noir and from our......