ReadyMade Goes Digital, Free Photoshop, Wine, Hipster Bashing and Bar Tricks »

Green Before Green was Hot: Those thrifty and stylish recyclists and reusers at ReadyMade are now offering a digital edition of an entire printed issue. Make sure you take a look-see at the cool, recycled sheds near the back. It would make for a nice weekend project, if a weekend consisted of 250 days. While [...]

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Drinking on $11 a Night: Detroit »

A very special “Drinking on $11 a Night” as Kevin Downey, Jr. returns to the dive bars of his early years!
Welcome back. My dreams were my ticket out of Detroit, specifically the Warrendale section, though the real estate people now refer to my neighborhood as the (gulp) Herman Gardens region. Warrendale was still a mostly [...]

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Top 50 Bars in Philly, Pitchfork TV, Bad Movies, Spam Art and Swervedriver! »

Who Are All These Tools? And Why is My Favorite Bar So Crowded Now? “From upscale to down home, we really know where to knock ’em back,” so says Philly Weekly as they give you:
Philly’s Top 50 Bars!
I heard numero uno, Grace Tavern, is quite awesome (watch the video) and I agree with numbers: 2, [...]

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