Beyoncé biked to Barclays!

Image via Beyoncé's Instagram

Last night, Queen Bey posted the above photos on Instagram, with the following caption:

I biked to Barclays for my last show in Brooklyn!

Kudos to you, Beyoncé. Seriously, you and Mr. Carter should just move here already. Biking to work? That is SO Brooklyn. 

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Showtime Wants Your Brownstone

Anyone want to make a few grand a day loaning out their fancy digs?  Showtime’s people are slapping flyers up on townhouses and brownstones throughout our bucolic paradise seeking a place where they can film for a day or two next month. The flyer pictured above was spotted on 7^th St. off of Prospect Park West.

What happens if you loan your Park Slope palace to a movie production crew? Well…

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Mayoral Race Heats up with de Blasio Non-Scandal

Image via NYDailyNews.comAs every news outlet grasps at straws to expose each candidate’s “dark passenger," we have learned that Bill De Blasio is no angel himself. He didn’t tweet his junk around the virtual world, but, according to New York Magazine, he has allegedly had staffers pick up and/or watch his children throughout his time on the City Council. 

Now, I have had a multitude of shitty fucking jobs throughout my tenure in NYC, but never have I been forced to watch my boss’ kids. Scandal?  Well—not the dick-showing, scarlet letter type, but if he had city employees nannying on company time that’s akin to stealing, isn’t it?  

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[FIPS Was There...] Obsolete Cinema at Freddy's

Image via summercampculture.comDid you ever want the zaniness of one of those Manhattan cult classic midnight movie showings but don't feel like taking the F Train home at 3 in the fucking morning to see a bad film? 

Well I've got the thing for you. One Sunday a month Freddy's Bar is overtaken by two film nerds calling themselves Obsolete Cinema. They’re like a cinephile Daft Punk only without the money and chicks and Pharrell won’t answer their calls. They show a double feature connected to a theme. They have trivia before each movie for which they give out prizes. And sometimes they even have snacks. 

I went last weekend for their "Summer Camp" showing and watched Little Darlings and Meatballs. The pictures were okay. Despite the presence of Bill Murray in Meatballs, Little Darlings was the much better movie. Although I might have been engaging in some delirious wish fulfillment watching a 17 year old Tatum O'Neal desperate to give her virginity to an older, unattractive Armand Asante. 

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Pie Pops Finally Arrive in Park Slope!

In a recent post maligning the concept of cake pops, we opined that "pie is superior to cake in every regard."  Inasmuch as no one took issue with this statement in the comments, we here at FiPS are treating the superiority of pie as a scientifically proven fact.

 

Since the neighborhood agrees 100% with me on this point, I have good news for Park Slope!  Pie Pops have been spotted at the 5th Avenue Greenmarket! 

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