Red, White and Booze
From East River views to local craft brews, Brooklyn does Fourth of July right. During the Battle of Chicken and Beer at the Brooklyn Lyceum, the fried chicken is endless, the Brooklyn Lager is all-you-can-drink, and the break dancing should not be attempted at home. At The Yard, hipsters celebrate their independence […]

It’s been well documented that Ikea — with its endless living rooms and curtain solutions — has been known to spark screaming matches between normally mild-mannered couples.
Even Wes Anderson, in his series of commercials for the store, filmed a man and woman fighting in an Ikea kitchen — just to give it a test run.
So […]

This weekend hundreds of artists, crafters and fans of all things quirky and handmade will brave the sun for the 4th Annual Renegade Craft Fair at McCarren Park Pool. The fair runs 11 am to 7 pm Saturday and Sunday, and will feature more than 200 crafters from all over, with Brooklyn, of course, well […]

Sure sign that summer is upon us: Too much fun to be had on any given weekend, starting with this one.
For the Grillmasters
Compete in the RUB-sponsored,Grillin’ by the Bay cookoff in Sheepshead Bay this Saturday — or just eat the charred masterpieces of bigtime barbecuers like The Rhode Island Anchormen, last year’s winners. grillinonthebay.org
For […]

If there was ever a market ready to be coaxed back into bed, it’s the stroller set, as “Smartmom” Louise Crawford hilariously pointed out in the Brooklyn Paper.
So it’s with great anticipation that Babeland, the enlightened sex shop empire that’s celebrating its 15th anniversary, opens its doors tomorrow in Park Slope, home of co-founder Claire […]

Local, Seasonal Products for Your Skin
Ladies, let me go out on a limb here: Your skin gets dry in the winter, and oily in the summer, as it has for millions of women over millennia. Yet it took an art historian in Boerum Hill to finally create a skincare line that changes with the seasons.
Over […]

If you’ve never made it to BKLYN DESIGNS, the annual, Brooklyn-made furnishings fair in DUMBO, this weekend’s edition is packed with small home goods and fashion accessories — perfect for design junkies and last-minute gifts for mom. A ton of free talks, about “losing the lawn,” green decor, and decorating tips for parents, round out […]

Need new clothes but haven’t gotten that economic stimulus check yet? We’ve divined the mysterious tastes of buyers at Brooklyn’s top resale shops, so you can update your wardrobe on the cheap. We can’t guarantee that they’ll buy every last shirt, but our advice will help you weed out items you should just donate.
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When’s the last time you saw a man wearing a hat other than a baseball cap? (Miller’s Crossing doesn’t count.) For BB, it was a party this past weekend, when a friend arrived sporting a fantastic, narrow-brimmed, felted dress hat.
He got it in Williamsburg of course — but not in a store. The maker, […]

Knife Skills Tom Mylan, in-house butcher at Diner, Marlow & Sons, and the two Bonitas, carved up half of a 220-lb. Berkshire pig at The Brooklyn Kitchen last night before a dozen students, then gave cooking tips for the various parts: “Braise the shoulder meat, cure the belly, cook the loin hot and fast, and […]