June 28th, 2010 - Marisa - 0 Comments
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One beautiful mind can have a great impact on those around them, but when you bring collective (and equally beautiful) minds together, the results can be amazing. DoTank:Brooklyn is the perfect example; egalitarian in the truest of senses, with all eyes on improving the world around them for everybody to enjoy. Through various community-oriented projects, the DoTankers are working on making Brooklyn an even better place than it is now. If they can convince the ‘higher powers’ that laying grass down on Bedford Avenue, the main drag of hipster haven Williamsburg, was a good idea, we have absolute faith that they will achieve success in their mission to create change for the better.

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May 31st, 2010 - Marisa - 0 Comments
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Score! Pop-Up Swap is New York’s version of an Australian swapmeet, with one main difference – there’s only an exchange of money for the entrance fee, after which you come with your trash, and leave with as much treasure as you like. In the words of co-founder Jenny Gottstein, “What’s not to love about a ’store’ where everything is free?”

Held at the leafy BKLYN Yard right by the serene-looking, yet extremely toxic Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, there was a lot of enthusiastic sorting and piling and gathering going on against the backdrop of DJs, good food and a well stocked bar, with proceeds going to the charity Global Inheritance, a non-profit that facilitates youth activism through music, art and pop culture.

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May 26th, 2010 - Marisa - 0 Comments
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WARNING- THIS POST FEATURES NUDITY!

23 year-old artist Ariel Brickman lives the kind of existence that out-of-towners describe with wide-eyed awe as a ‘New York lifestyle.’ Mainly this involves very large wigs, pasties, a lot of glitter, occasionally dressing in drag (and more frequently dressing with a bare midriff) and just downright fabulousness.

One person described Brickman to me as someone “with a very interesting train of thought,” which seems a very accurate statement, seeing as though there is evidence to back it. Her unique thought processes have led the Bushwick-based artist to create live installations featuring herself engaging with innovative concepts by way of colorful costumes and sets. Think a bath full of milk, or many tiny disco balls, and always boobs (a whole lot of ‘em).

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May 17th, 2010 - Marisa - 0 Comments
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Australia likes to think of itself as a pretty multicultural country. Whether you think that’s true, one indisputable fact is that we’ve got a number of cuisines down. Chinese? You got it. Italian? Some of the best. Indian? Well, maybe not as good as the curries in the UK, but pretty decent. But as awesome as we are at our phos and pad thais, one thing that’s a little harder to hunt down at home is good Latin American eats. If you’re ever in New York and need a reference point to start out with, the hottest tip we can offer you (and also a New York magazine pick) is to head to Brooklyn’s Red Hook Ball Fields.

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May 12th, 2010 - Marisa - 0 Comments
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The thrill of finding a bargain can easily become an addiction. There’s something awesome about feeling like you cheated the system, or that somehow you got lucky in amongst a mess of very expensive junk. Of course flea markets are a go-to for all things unusual, beautiful and vintage, but sometimes it’s hard to find a decent item under 20 bucks.

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April 14th, 2010 - Marisa - 0 Comments
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Some could say that previous New York MOOKS Reporter, Unemployed Lloyd is what you call a ”genius.” Genius in the sense that he has managed to get by for the past ten years, in one of the most expensive cities in the world, on little to no money. If you’ve ever been to New York City and seen the price of housing for anywhere remotely considered not in the sticks, you’ll realize that this in itself is a fine art.

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