ALRIGHT THEN….i have rarely felt so fired up as i have the moment i heard that the susan g. komen breast cancer charity had made some politically-motivated back-room board deal/manipulation to pull funding from planned parenthood.  and then listened to them spin spin spin during the vertigo-inspiring fall-out.  but most people, it turns out, have […]

Which is better for kids - karate or taekwondo? Sensei Serge from Urban Martial Arts in Brooklyn NY explains the difference between karate vs taekwondo for kids. […]

I just spent an intensive weekend with the CIA. That’s the Culinary Institute of America, not the Central Intelligence Agency. So, to clarify further, I was in Hyde Park, NY, rather than Langley, VA, and I was happy to be present at the CIA where the food may be grilled but the “guests” are not. […]

Crazy dude playing music on homemade PVC Pipe Instrument..Lady Gaga to Ozzy..EPIC (by D1GGY) […]

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You deserve a night out on the town, kid-free. So why not drop your child with us on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 from 6 pm to 9 pm for a night of pizza, fun, and games? […]

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Article By ALISON GOPNIK Read the Wall Street Journal Brain research is often taken to mean that adolescents are really just defective adults—grown-ups with a missing part. Public policy debates about teenagers thus often turn on the question of when, exactly, certain areas of the brain develop, and so at what age children should be allowed […]

Urban Martial Arts rocked the house at the Long Island Winter Open Karate Tournament 2012! We took home two 1st place, five 2nd place, two 3rd place, and two 4th place trophies. […]

Susan G. Komen foundation has decided to cut funding to Planned Parenthood – having been influenced by political right-wing moolah.  Screw them.  Don’t give them a penny and let them know.  I encourage you to unsubscribe their emails and post to your Facebook or social network site and email them also to tell them that […]

AMAZING story in this morning’s Arts section of The New York Times about folklorist Alan Lomax. Lomax, who was the first to record Woody Guthrie and Muddy Waters, dedicated his life to increasing the awareness of traditional music by doing radio and television programs, organizing concerts and festivals, and writing books, articles and essays. Next month, hi […]

Dirt Talk Two: Geology and Soils of New York City with Dr. Charles Merguerian Ample overview of regional geology, the talk will zero in on the geology and soils of Brooklyn by Dr. Merguerian of Hofstra University and Duke Geological Laboratory and the nationally recognized leading authority of the NYC area.Tuesday Feb 21st, 20128 - 9:00 pmDownstairs @ Sycamo […]

There are some pretty significant releases ahead in the next couple months. To get us all hot and excited about them, artists and labels typically put out a mini documentary or the first single video on YouTube a few weeks/months before the album is released. Here are three videos that precede three highly anticipated albums […]

Drew Grow & The Pastors’ Wives, the Portland alt-Gospel band, is about to join The Head and the Heart on a tour that will likely put the band on the map. Grow and his band will open up for their fellow Pacific Northwest friends with a sound that most THATH fans will eat up. Check […]

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