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Archive for February, 2008

Drag Queen Puppet Bingo!

Posted in Uncategorized on February 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »

You read correctly. Drag. Queen. Puppet. Bingo.
The mere stringing of those four words together supersedes anything I could possibly write, really. For a good — no GREAT — time, head to View Bar on Friday nights from 7:30-10pm for the most hilarious start to an evening a gal could ask for. No cover, [...]

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Walk Down to Electric Avenue: Electric Fountain

Posted in Art, Events, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

No reason to lament the loss of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree (especially because its departure thins out the tourists). The Electric Fountain is here! Indulging my primitive instinctual love of blinking lights, the fountain is composed of 3,390 LED bulbs and 576 feet of neon bulbs, coordinated to bubble up like the fanciest champagne [...]

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(Gob)Let’s Drink: MAD talk and wine tasting

Posted in Art, Drinking, Events, Free, tagged , , , , on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This evening, the Museum of Arts & Design (formerly the more colloquial American Craft Museum) raises a glass to the … well, to the glass! Enjoy a talk from associate curator Jennifer Scanlan on the item that makes all our elegantly wasted nights possible, the goblet — that loveliest of stemware.
The evening is part of [...]

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Free Food Alert: Free McSkillet with drink purchase

Posted in Restaurants, tagged , on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Eggs, sausage and cheese … oh my! Those tasty morsels, snuggled up with pepper, potatoes, onions and a “special sauce” in a flour tortilla, make up the 610-calorie behemoth that is the McSkillet, McDonald’s latest contribution to the clogging of America’s arteries. Normally $2.50 in Manhattan, get a free McSkillet with medium or large drink [...]

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Must-See TV: New York Philharmonic in North Korea

Posted in Music (Classical), television, tagged , , on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If you can use (or stand) a night in, tune that dial to PBS tomorrow to watch the New York Philharmonic’s historic performance in North Korea. Over 14,000 people attended the performance in N. Korea, and the Phil stipulated that they would only play if the concert were broadcast nationwide for the enjoyment of the [...]

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Kunjip: Putting the sizzle in Koreatown

Posted in Restaurants, tagged , , on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

One rainy Valentine’s Day, my boyfriend and I thought of no better way to celebrate our undying love than with a big plate of tongue sizzling in its own juices right at our table.
Korean BBQ, for the uninitiated, is as much about the interactivity as the meal. Your order usually consists of raw meat and/or [...]

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