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Dear Liz and Laura, Is it true that if you drink still water from a graveyard puddle reflecting a full moon you will gain powers of some sort? If so, what might they be and how long will they last? Signed, I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts Dear Ghosts, Liz and Laura know a thing [...]

Now, I am by no means a professional mixologist, or even an amateur bartender, but as Liz can attest, I’ve had my share of drinks. And I love experimenting with new ingredients, especially flavored booze. I haven’t gotten around to trying bacon vodka yet, but you dear readers will be the first to know when [...]

If you’ve seen the recent print ads for Kelsey Grammer’s new show, Boss, you know that their overly serious nature is just begging for a comedic reappropriation. You’re welcome.

Halloween is just a couple of weeks away, and even though there’s a strong temptation to save costume planning until minutes before your Halloween party, there’s an even stronger drive to come up with a really awesome costume so that you can compete with the Halloween crowd and possibly snag yourself a sexy werewolf, or, more likely, a Mitt Romney lookalike who is breaking Mormon character by getting wasted…

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have time to see all the arty, critically acclaimed and popular movies that come out each year—for instance, I heard Drive was good, and I still intend to see it when it comes out on video—but there were 10 films that struck me this year, and here they are!

When I go through a breakup, I tend to alternate between wanting to listen to depressing-ass tear-jerker songs and inspiring singlehood anthems. Since you never know where the rollercoaster of relationship withdrawal will take you, I’ve included five of each, with links to YouTube videos…

Which movies lived up to the hype, and which left us feeling kinda cheated?

Last night the hipsterati of East Williamsburg came out in droves for the Brooklyn Infringement Festival, a showcase of up-and-coming bands at Don Pedro…

I understand that people have different tastes in different places, and some of the menu items at foreign McDonald’s restaurants sound downright tasty, but it’s quite another matter when they make something that doesn’t even resemble Earth food. Between the bubbling fried outer crust to the purple/gray goo oozing out we have no idea what this [...]

The Chinese network ICN has a news show about Chinese and international news that I watch sometimes, and it’s anchored by an absolutely bewitching little slip of a man, Zhong Shi. He captured my heart a few months ago, and ever since I have been tuning in occasionally to catch bits of his weird quasi-American [...]

If you’ve seen the recent print ads for Kelsey Grammer’s new show, Boss, you know that their overly serious nature is just begging for a comedic reappropriation. You’re welcome.