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RA Ra Riot "The Orchard" Record Release Party - Tuesday. August 24th

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Ceelbrate the release of Ra Ra Riot’s new album, The Orchard, TOMORROW. Ra Ra Riot also just announced an extensive North American tour in support of The Orchard.

Cabo Wabo Tequila will be providing cocktails in exchange for donations to Oxfam America from 8-10pm, or until the tequila is gone.

Ra Ra Riot & Vampire Weekend will be DJing.

Tuesday, August 24th

Doors: 6:00 pm/Show 8:00 pm

Brooklyn Bowl

61 Wythe Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

FREE

WEBSITE

- via nycultureaddict

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Buckle up, I’m about to massively endorse GREG THOMAS.

I met Greg a few months ago through mutual friends, life just hasn’t been the same since.

He’s a fantastic musician, and an even cooler guy.

His EP Atlantic/Pacific was released yesterday and is now available on iTunes and Bandcamp. I am super honored that he used a photo of mine for the cover.

Greg’s NYC CD Release Show is TONIGHT.

The Living Room (158 Ludlow @ Stanton) at 9:30pm - FREE

You should really come.

We will listen to music. We will make new friends. We will have drinks.

Okay, so see you tonight. Can’t wait!

- via lauren

Free show tonight at The Living Room at 9:30pm.

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There’s no shortage of free classic & cult cinema around town this summer, but sometimes the lure of that ultra-hyped, big-budget blockbuster is nigh inescapable. Luckily, the good, old matinee’s still alive and well in Brooklyn. Read more…

- via thecorcorangroup

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Verizon customers in NYC: there may be a connectivity problem affecting customers in the area of Manhattan bounded by East 23rd St. to East 40th St., from 5th Avenue to the East Side. We care because Tumblr's offices are in this area. And mine. :-)

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Gives something AT&T customers some relief.

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New Pizza/Bar ‘Plum’ gets Signage, near 2nd Ave & 10th St. Formerly Cafe Brama

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We always thought Pizza should always be surved at hole-in-the-wall places named after some dude called Ray but we're willing to give this a try. 

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photo by Stephanie Shieh

For my surprise engagement congratulatory party at my office, my co-workers bought a box of macarons from Bouchon Bakery.  Our office is right at Columbus Circle, so it’s surprising I actually hadn’t tried these before!

Macarons are naturally (read no flour in original recipe) gluten-free desserts.  They are made with almond flour, sugar, and egg whites.  Though traditional French, their origins are rumored to be in Italy and they traveled to France with Catherine de Medici’s Italian pastry chef in the 16th century.  Don’t confuse them with macaroons, which are more of a cakey-cookie and have many varieties. 

Our macarons were flavored chocolate, vanilla, pistachio, caramel, lemon, and strawberry.  The thing about Bouchon Macarons is that they’re huge.  We had 6 macarons for 4 people and it was almost too many for one sitting (almost).  They are also uh-mazing.  Some find them a tad too sweet, but my sweet tooth found them just right.  The outside is soft with a little crunch and the inside bursts with fabulous fillings.  Favorites included vanilla, caramel, and lemon. 

While I would gladly eat these every day, these traditional French cookies don’t come cheap, even when ordered online, so they are best saved for special occasions.

- via glutenfreeandthecity

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Be a part of the 21st Annual NYC Century Bike Tour — the country’s only all-urban 100-mile bike tour! Registration is now open.

The New York City Century Bike Tour is America’s only fully urban century ride.

You can choose your distance- select from 100-, 75-, 55-, 35-, or 15-mile routes.

The NYC Century Bike Tour shows you the world’s greatest city from the best vantage point, your bike.

Second, you’re supporting Transportation Alternatives, your advocates for biking, walking and public transit.

Visit www.nyccentury.org for more information.

See you there!

- via nycfixed

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Forget trendy. New Yorkers’ obsession with cupcakes, sparked nearly a decade ago by ‘Sex and the City’ characters’ pilgrimages to Magnolia, has now become a legitimate driver of the city’s economy

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Streets of Times Square are being covered with shades of blue for Brooklyn-based artist Molly Dilworth’s site-specific installation “Cool Water, Hot Island”. 

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some free indie shows in NYC this summer.

the xx, August 8th? CHECK.

(h/t dailycandy)

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FREE!: Monday Marauders @ King's Cross

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Only one word can describe last week’s party, ABSOLUTE CRAZINESS. I guess that was two, but you get The point. They knew it was gonna be hard to top last week so they brought out OG Hood-Electro-Ghettotech guru Dances With White Girls, If you don’t know this dude, then come get schooled, nuff said.

  FREE ADMISSION! FREE ADMISSION! FREE ADMISSION! FREE ADMISSION!

@ King’s Cross

365 Bowery btwn 3rd and 4th St

There Will Be Photos…..

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ACT ONE. MISTER FIX IT. Richard Ravitch has helped fix three governmental crises, including when New York City nearly went bankrupt in 1975. What's changed, to make it so much harder for him to solve the state's current financial crisis? Host Ira Glass reports. (33 minutes)

- via Social Contract | This American Life

TAL went deep last week on the crisis of NY state politics and when it's summed up in a half hour, it sounds even crazier.

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It’s a good thing Jeremy did sign me up, for my birthday that is. What a great gift! What is better than a yummy home-made flavor of ice cream delivered to your door step once a month? That’s what I’m saying, nada.

MilkMade is a NYC based company that makes one-of-a kind ice cream using seasonable ingredients. They offer a 3 month membership for $50 bucks and will deliver right to your front door (or to your office!). You can check out this map to see if MilkMade will deliver to your neighborhood.

I had the choice between Mint Chocolate Brownie or Honey-Lavender Granola in May and between Sweet Black Tea an d Rhubarb in June. I chose Honey-Lavender Granola and Rhubarb and they were both beyond delicious. I am SO excited to get the email (they send such cute emails - a delivery email is below) from MilkMade to find out the July flavors!

Follow MilkMade on Tumblr and Twitter!

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Things I Did This Weekend: Drank

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Brew Fest was on Saturday! It was my first time on Governor’s Island and I even found my new favorite beer.

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Great photos of Brew fest.

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Snapshot of the Day 6/16

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Sunset over Manhattan. Taken last Friday from Bryant Park, looking west down 41st street.

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I'll Give You an A for a Burger Well Done

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New York City Department of Health have finally established guidelines for the restaurant grading system, like the restaurants in Los Angeles. From Grub Street New York:

The Department of Health published its new health code today, and despite industry outcry, letter-grading procedures are basically the same as they were when originally proposed: Restaurants that get a thirteen and below are given an A and won’t be reinspected for a year; restaurants that get a B (14 to 27 points) or a C (28 points and up, as in these restaurants right here) won’t be graded after their initial inspection, but rather after a reinspection, and if they don’t want to display that grade immediately, they can display a “grade pending” sign while they appeal to a tribunal.

Would the letter grade have to be prominently displayed outside the restaurant like homework on the refrigerator? According to the NYTimes, they have to be at the windows or “restaurant vestibules.” So…why should you care about this restaurant grading stuff anyways?

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- via jwannie

This is really interesting. What is sad is that if the food was good enough, we'd still go to a "C" spot. 

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DIRT CANDY

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430 E. 9 Street, New York, NY 10009

Went out to dinner in the city last Thursday before Game 4 of the NBA Finals with Arnold, the group vegetarian, and Winnie.  This would be my first vegetarian experience.  My curiosity got the best of me during the day so I checked out the menu online.  I was intrigued… excited… nervous.  On its cover, the menu looked more tantalizing than I had anticipated.  But what if I didn’t like it.  Or worse, what if I liked it too much?  Would a bacon-loving carnivore like myself be converted?  Here’s a look at what my inner vegetarian indulged in that night:

Jalapeño Hush Puppies w. Maple Butter

- via stayfattyny

Check out stayfattyny's post here. Seriously, it's the best food porn we've seen in a while

And if you want the skinny on Dirt Candy, check out the Yelp reviews here.