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Recipe courtesy of Carl. We ate it during the thrilling conclusion of Project Runway. Everyone was very happy.
A WHOLOTTALASAGNA (VEGETARIAN)

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How many recessions have you lived through? You’ll live through this one too! The recession of the 2001-2002-2003 era sucked, but not as bad as the recession in 1992. I don’t remember the recession of the late eighties and wasn’t even in utero during seventies-era hyperinflation, but I know my parents weren’t fond of those [...]

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Tip #3: Don’t have kids.
Kids cost money. According to common knowledge, they cost upwards of $17,000 a year. Do you have a spare nearly 20 grand lying around? Perhaps you’d like to spend it on Legos and child-size skateboards that linger, unused, in the garage. In place of the car you had to sell. Or [...]

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Welcome to the 2008 Recession Sale!

In order to prepare for — or perhaps offset — forthcoming financial disaster, 801a is bringing you tips to safeguard your business and savings account against the seemingly inevitable recession.
Tip #1: Cook your own meals.
Cooking your own lunch or dinner can save you up to $50 a week for one [...]

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The Upper East Side can be bor-ing on a Monday night. But if you’re already there, why not do some karaoke?

Young Lucas at Iggy’s, circa 2003
I had my very first, life-changing karaoke experience at Iggy’s on 75th & 2nd one snowy night in 2003. Iggy’s is a cut above many other NYC karaoke establishments—features include [...]

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