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Williamsburg - Where’s Cool? Weekly Round Up The first thing you’re gonna need is a bike (your call whether or not it’s fixed gear). Time’s Up! has you covered, with classes in—what else—DIY bicycle repair, as well as rides around the city. This totally beats waiting for the train, by the way. http://www.wherescool.com/spots/times-up-new-york-city/Instead of arguing about who makes Brooklyn’s best Mexican food, just go to Mexico 2000. A hole-in-the-wall bodega where you’ll be the only person speaking English, the name is not so much an upscale take at branding as a casualty of ESL. http://www.wherescool.com/spots/mexico-2000-new-york-city/Not feeling like Mexican food? Head to Oasis, where you’re promised the best falafel in Brooklyn for under five bucks.http://www.wherescool.com/spots/oasis-new-york-city/If you like cheap art books and cuddly cats, then you’ve gotta make time for Spoonbill Sugartown Booksellers, where the literate go to pick up new and used reads. Want a cat-free store? Go to Book Thug Nation instead.http://www.wherescool.com/spots/spoonbill-sugartown-booksellers-new-york-city/ andhttp://www.wherescool.com/spots/book-thug-nation-new-york-city/Clearly, the combination of old-school arcade games and a vast selection of microbrews will make any hipster man-child’s day complete. If you’re guilty as charged, go to Barcade. http://www.wherescool.com/spots/barcade-new-york-city/What could be better than mouth-watering barbecue, including freakin’ BRISKET, served up in a cute restaurant that’s inside of a converted auto shop? Nothing, that’s what.http://www.wherescool.com/spots/fette-sau-new-york-city/Whether you’re looking for a breeze or a photo-op, The East River State Park attracts a crowd that’s mostly non-IV needle toting.http://www.wherescool.com/spots/east-river-state-park-new-york-city/

Williamsburg - Where’s Cool? Weekly Round Up

The first thing you’re gonna need is a bike (your call whether or not it’s fixed gear). Time’s Up! has you covered, with classes in—what else—DIY bicycle repair, as well as rides around the city. This totally beats waiting for the train, by the way. 
http://www.wherescool.com/spots/times-up-new-york-city/

Instead of arguing about who makes Brooklyn’s best Mexican food, just go to Mexico 2000. A hole-in-the-wall bodega where you’ll be the only person speaking English, the name is not so much an upscale take at branding as a casualty of ESL. 
http://www.wherescool.com/spots/mexico-2000-new-york-city/

Not feeling like Mexican food? Head to Oasis, where you’re promised the best falafel in Brooklyn for under five bucks.
http://www.wherescool.com/spots/oasis-new-york-city/

If you like cheap art books and cuddly cats, then you’ve gotta make time for Spoonbill Sugartown Booksellers, where the literate go to pick up new and used reads. Want a cat-free store? Go to Book Thug Nation instead.
http://www.wherescool.com/spots/spoonbill-sugartown-booksellers-new-york-city/ andhttp://www.wherescool.com/spots/book-thug-nation-new-york-city/

Clearly, the combination of old-school arcade games and a vast selection of microbrews will make any hipster man-child’s day complete. If you’re guilty as charged, go to Barcade. 
http://www.wherescool.com/spots/barcade-new-york-city/

What could be better than mouth-watering barbecue, including freakin’ BRISKET, served up in a cute restaurant that’s inside of a converted auto shop? Nothing, that’s what.
http://www.wherescool.com/spots/fette-sau-new-york-city/

Whether you’re looking for a breeze or a photo-op, The East River State Park attracts a crowd that’s mostly non-IV needle toting.
http://www.wherescool.com/spots/east-river-state-park-new-york-city/

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Shoreditch, London’s “hipster altar” the bike tube vending machine…

Shoreditch, London’s “hipster altar” the bike tube vending machine…

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Wreck Beach, Vancouver. Canadian naked beach with naked merchants selling booze, other substances, and Mexican food.

Wreck Beach, Vancouver.

Canadian naked beach with naked merchants selling booze, other substances, and Mexican food.

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A photo at super-kitschy and ridiculously fun gay dive The George & Dragon, Shoreditch, London. From facehunter, a London blog devoted to the city’s well-dressed nobodies.

A photo at super-kitschy and ridiculously fun gay dive The George & Dragon, Shoreditch, London. From facehunter, a London blog devoted to the city’s well-dressed nobodies.

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Creative Loafing: The Haute Flophouse (New York Times) - the New York Times Style magazine explores five new uber-hip hotels… “Now a whole class of hipster accommodations is putting a fresh spin on the budget boutique hotel: call it the high-end flophouse, where inspired design, budget price tags and fully stocked minibars all come together.” Covered - the Rough Luxe in London, Berlin’s Michelberger Hotel, El Cosmico in Marfa Texas, Jane in New York City, and the increasingly ubiquitous Ace Hotel (now in Manhattan).

Creative Loafing: The Haute Flophouse (New York Times) - the New York Times Style magazine explores five new uber-hip hotels…

“Now a whole class of hipster accommodations is putting a fresh spin on the budget boutique hotel: call it the high-end flophouse, where inspired design, budget price tags and fully stocked minibars all come together.”

Covered - the Rough Luxe in London, Berlin’s Michelberger Hotel, El Cosmico in Marfa Texas, Jane in New York City, and the increasingly ubiquitous Ace Hotel (now in Manhattan).

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Mexican Specialties, Auckland, New Zealand. Because Mexican food tastes good all over the world, y’all.

Mexican Specialties, Auckland, New Zealand. Because Mexican food tastes good all over the world, y’all.

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Wunderbar in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Motto? “For nice people only.”

Wunderbar in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Motto? “For nice people only.”

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Drosophyla in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Drosophyla in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Looking for the most kick-ass night for funk/soul in Amsterdam? It’s Struttin’ at Bitterzoet, where it’s all vinyl all the time, one Friday a month. Here’s a video from August.

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Buenos Aires Street Fashion


Since Buenos Aires Fashion Week just wrapped up, what better time to check out the city’s best blog about street style and well-dressed locals, On The Corner? If you’re remotely involved in the city’s arts/music/fashion scene, it’s practically a who’s-who of the most stylish and photogenic musicians, painters, DJs, porn stars, and regular people. The old people on here always put the young people’s fashion to shame, though.