Cheapskate’s Guide to Boston: Fourth of July
Alright, cheapies, July 4th has snuck upon us once again (many happy returns, o’ country) and Boston is a fantastic place to be for Independence Day shenaniganzas. Just like any …
Read MoreBU's Independent Online Magazine
Alright, cheapies, July 4th has snuck upon us once again (many happy returns, o’ country) and Boston is a fantastic place to be for Independence Day shenaniganzas. Just like any …
Read MoreIn large herds of human revelers, one must consider and weigh each action carefully. Inadvertent glances can invite unwanted attention from the forward and eager, and what one second was …
Read MoreA friend asked this week whether I was obsessed with all things cheap, invoking certain assumptions about my ancestry which (beyond being entirely spurious) I had really thought we were …
Read MoreDon’t say I never do anything for you, cheapskates. This week’s guide was a bit of a slog, I’m afraid, as the week’s early bits attest. Believe me, if Tuesday …
Read MoreIn the digital age, the Espionage Act casts a dangerously wide net to catch those engaged in “espionage”: the qualifications include being literate, boasting steady Internet access and maintaining a pulse.
Read MoreMonday, June 13 Boston nerdlord writer Ethan Gilsdorf and various New England confederates present Funny as a Crutch, a comedy-music-rap-audio-fiction spectacle the crew describes as a “deep, dangerous vein.” A …
Read MoreFar be it for The Quad to dictate your social calendar, oh cheapskates, but dare we say that there is no valid justification for sitting at home this week watching …
Read MoreTake heart, my penny-wringing compatriots! With June we truly embark into the season of free and hot-damnedly cheap. Flicks and concerts on the Esplanade or Wharf might not be starting …
Read MoreLet’s cut to brass tacks — you have Memorial Day off (appy-polly-loggies to those who, like yours truly, fall outside this category) and are looking for something worthy to do …
Read MoreFor all the flack city folk give suburbia — a wasteland to be escaped from or returned to only under duress, a folksy slowdown for those unable to hack it …
Read MoreAlright fellow cheapskates, after the glut of free events this weekend (Somerville PorchFest, Ashmont Hill Yard Sale, EarthFest 2011) it looks like the coming week is a bit thin on …
Read MoreAll of you sticking around campus or riding out your AC-less Allston sublet for summer, rejoice! Boston is awash in ultra-cheap means of fending off vacation doldrums. This overview kicks …
Read More