Brooklyn

The “Real Chaotic New York Energy” of a Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Most Dungeons & Dragons campaigns begin like this: A group of fantasy characters with different skills and backgrounds come together in a shared space (typically a tavern) and learn about the mission that will kickstart their adventures together. The characters are meeting for the first time, but the people playing them usually aren’t, since the

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Open Kitchen: A Conversation With Jayesh Kumar of FOLK and LORE

Open Kitchen is a monthly interview column covering the joys and frustrations of Brooklyn restaurant operation in all its many forms. South Slope is a city unto itself. Geographically, it’s technically northwest Brooklyn, I guess, wedged between Prospect Park, the BQE, and Greenwood Cemetery, but within these boundaries it has the pace, the noise and

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Sexy, Freaky, Silly Sea Creatures Party All Day at Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade

On Saturday afternoon thousands of sea creatures—scary, sexy, strange—and the people who love watching them strut their stuff filled Surf Avenue and Coney Island’s historic boardwalk for the 44th Annual Mermaid Parade. There were marching bands and rock bands and samba drum lines, lots of little kids, lots of summertime skin, plenty of day drinking

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