Zinester and I can relax a llittle because the new issue of Stay Free! has been mailed to subscribers and distributed around Brooklyn. I have three articles in the magazine: interviews with sports economist/Ratner-consultant Andrew Zimbalist and anti-stadium activist and writer Neil DeMause about the Brooklyn Nets’ Atlantic Yards stadium proposal; an interview with Mark G. Peters, a candidate for Brooklyn D.A.; and a feature on fellow comic Mike Dobbins. There is so much other great stuff in the magazine.
* Zinester has a great article on the history of the advertising industry’s depiction of the “idiot” consumer
* Bill, the founder of flash mobs, looks back on his legacy in an interview by Francis Heaney
* A brief (and hilarious) history of McDonald’s commercials by former Onion and Late Night writer Tim Harrod
* Restaurant “reviews” by Eugene Mirman
* A photo essay of the Federation of Black Cowboys
* Negativland’s Mark Hosler interviews a man who makes robots for Christian theme parks
* Interview with Jeffrey Meikle, on the cultural history of plastic
There is a lot more, but I think I’ve said enough. A list of places in Brooklyn to pick up the magazine for free is below the fold (list in progress). If you want to subscribe, go here.
Prospect Heights
Café Shane - 794 Washington Ave.
Half Wine Bar - 626 Vanderbilt Ave.
Hibiscus - 564 Vanderbilt Ave.
Housebroken - 603 Vanderbilt Ave.
Prospect Perk Café - 183 Sterling Place
Ripple - 769 Washington Ave.
Sepia - 234 Underhill Ave.
Soda - 629 Vanderbilt Ave.
Sugarcane - 238 Flatbush Ave.
Boerum Hill
Brawta - 347 Atlantic Ave.
Flying Saucer Café - 494 Atlantic Ave.
Stir it Up - 514 Atlantic Ave.
Carroll Gardens
Bagels by the Park - 323 Smith St.
The Fall Cafe - 307 Smith St.
Main St. Ephemera - 205 Columbia St.
Union Max - 110 Union St.
Cobble Hill
Brooklyn Industries - Smith & Atlantic
Cafe Kai - 151 Smith St.
HomeCourt Furniture - 286 Court St.
Lido - 200 Columbia St.
Naidre’s - 502 Henry Street
Micromuseum - 123 Smith St.
Video Free Brooklyn - 244 Smith St.
Videomania - 170 Smith St.
Park Slope
7th Ave. Kids Books - 202 7th Ave.
7th Ave. Books - 300 7th Ave.
Bierkraft 191 5th Ave.
Beacon’s Closet - 220 5th Ave.
Brooklyn Industries - 206 5th Ave.
Brooklyn Superhero Supply - 372 5th Ave.
Commonwealth - 497 5th Ave.
Community Bookstore - 143 7th Ave.
Cousin John’s Bakery - 70 7th Ave.
Gate, The - 321 5th Ave.
Girasol - 69 7th Ave.
Gorilla Coffee - 97 5th Ave.
Great Lakes - 284 5th Ave.
La Taqueria - 72 7th Ave.
Lucia - 272 5th Ave.
Ozzie’s - 57 7th Ave. and 249 5th Ave.
Red Hot Szechuan - 343 7th Avenue
Second Street Cafe - 189 Seventh Ave.
Southpaw - 125 5th Ave.
Tea Lounge - 837 Union St. and 350 7th Ave.
Two Boots - 514 Second St.
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