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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 …
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In 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 …
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A 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 …
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Don’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 …
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In 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.
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Monday, 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 …
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Far 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 …
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Take 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 …
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Let’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 …
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For 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 …
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Alright 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 …
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All 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 …
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