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Young, Broke New Yorkers Get the NY Times Treatment

Young, Broke New Yorkers Get the NY Times Treatment

    The NY Times treats us to a trend piece, sounding off the alarms of a newsflash: ambitious young people subsist on low incomes in NYC! Some choice quotes are sprinkled throughout:
  • “For a little while I only ate grapefruits for my lunch because they have a lot of nutrients and they got me through the day.”
  • “If I shop, I can’t have a social life and I can’t eat.”
  • Before moving from San Francisco last fall, Ms. Werkheiser realized that paying salon prices for platinum tresses in New York would require cutting back on needs like food and shelter. “So I went natural,” said Ms. Werkheiser. “I dyed it dark, a New York brunette.”
  • “I find in other cities guys are more apt to buy you drinks and expect nothing from it. Here, if they do buy you a drink, which is rare, you have to suffer through flirtations. It’s true,” she said, adding, “It’s really cheesy.”
But who hasn't snuck flasks into bars, cut their own hair, coveted thy neighbor’s salary, or subleted a walk-in closet in their New York lifetime? Some of the youngsters in the Times piece hope to laugh about this when they're rich and famous, so maybe the article will give them their 15 minutes. more ›

Pencil This In

Pencil This In

COMEDY: Our favorite duo, Gil Faizon (Nick Kroll) and George St. Geegland (John Mulaney), will be bringing their "Oh Hello" show to UCB. Drop by, even if it's just for their famous Tuna-tina recipe. In addition, there will be NEW drink recipes...and special guests. more ›

Jingle All the Way

Jingle All the Way

) and it got us thinking about jingles that stick in our head. It's a dying art form (just as TV theme songs that explain the title or character situations are practically gone). Jingles tend to be heard on the radio these days, and here are the most notable ones that come to mind: more ›

The Pita's Weekly Music Picks, Dog Tired Edition

The Pita's Weekly Music Picks, Dog Tired Edition

Hey, happy Chinese New Year, everyone! Time to drive out the old spirits of the past year and welcome the good spirits of the new year. The Chinese do this with explosions and fireworks; we'll do it rock-style, with extremely loud noises. Such as: more ›

Literati Update: National Book Awards

Literati Update: National Book Awards

Garrison Keillor noted during his opening speech for last night's National Book Awards that this week is the opening of another Harry Potter film. He said, "Most of us have stood in Barnes & Noble and opened a Harry Potter book, read a few pages and said: 'I could have done that. I could have done that while doing all the other things that I do. Why didn't I?'" more ›

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