PARK SLOPE TRIVIA

Since everyone who lives in Park Slope is a self-righteous know-it-all, it would only make sense that we would have some killer trivia nights around here, right?

I do Trivia Night in the East Village under the handle "Trivia Newton-John" (don't steal it), so I can't comment on any of the ones around here, but here's a short list of popular trivia spots in the neighborhood.

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Awards are Like Assholes: Brooklyn Bar Awards

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METAPHOR! SIMILE! Awards are like assholes. Everybody's got one, they're responsible for a lot of shit, and while we probably shouldn't watch them being presented, for the love of Jebus we just can't help ourselves. We absolutely have to see. Damn captivating sexy assholes!

On that note, yesterday L Magazine, the arbiters of all things slightly edgier than The Village Voice, released their "2011 Brooklyn Bar Awards," twenty categories of awards devoted to every imaginable aspect of what makes a bar great.

As an avid drinker, I was intrigued. Would my fave Park Slope drink tanks® be TOTALLY VALIDATED amongst the greater Brooklyn bar scene? Could I finally sleep with myself at night (without the use of alcohol)? As it turns out, four Park Slope bars were named and I've spent many drunken hours in two of them, so I slept like a baby last night.

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DRUNK IN PARK SLOPE

Time Out New York's latest issue tallies up the best winter bars/drinks through a creepy-cool pictorial with the cast of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. 

Several Park Slope bars made the list, including the Double Windsor in the "Best Bar for Dark Beer" category, Beer Table in the "Best Bar for Group Drinks" category, and Union Hall in the "Best Fireplace Bar" category. 

The cast of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson was even shot hanging out by the fireplace at Union Hall.  The shot, however, is unexplicably free of the tiny children that are usually swarming around it. 

Cheers! 

WHASSUP: Pie! Tonight! Pie!

In case you need a reason to drag your ass into a bar tonight, The Gate's giving you a good one: Their first annual Pie Bake-Off is happening tonight at 7 p.m.  It's being judged by locals Four & Twenty Blackbirds, so bust out your best last-minute delicacy, or head over to watch people gorge themselves.

We're told that beer goes with pie, and The Gate is determined to prove it to you.  Let us know if you head over and find out.

And, as long as we're talking about shit going on, here are two more things happening tomorrow night, Thursday, August 5:

*Reading series.  Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters event happens in DUMBO.  Features authors Beth Raymer, Paul Solotaroff and Joseph E. Wallace. Infoz here.  'Tis free.

*Art opening.  Non-Native New York opens at de Castellane Gallery on Atlantic Avenue, and they'd like you to party with them from 6-9.  Details on the exhibit here (it sounds pretty rad, actually), plus location.

 That's probably your WHASSUP for the week in lieu of your Thursday update, unless something epic is happening that I don't know about.  In which case, email our asses or comment away.

WHO GIVES A SHIT: Best Places to Watch the World Cup?

The World Cup is awesome.  The universe comes together to hate on each other through the vehicle of attractive men playing soccer, which cues most people in the US turn to the foreign friends they have and say, "We're supposed to be caring about this, yes?"

I, for one, do give a shit about the World Cup, as you might have guessed.  So, as USA vs. England kicks off today at 2:30 (yes, I realize this is a photo of Wayne Rooney and not Landon Donovan, but come on, it's Wayne fucking Rooney), where are y'all going to be watching?

The awesome Korean lady from Brownstone Cleaners was standing outside of Okeanos at like 8:30 am, watching South Korea beat the shit out of Greece through the windows.  (She > you.)  So, you can go that route, or try out these suggestions from the crowd: 

• Old Carriage Inn, which has a big projector situation going on.  That's where I'll probably be.
• Black Horse Pub, the choice of Brooklynian.
• The Dram Shop, so you can burger while you watch.
• Loki, which I personally hate, but listed for Allison and a bunch of you who dig this place (see, I listen to you).
• 200 Fifth, duh.

 Anything else to add to the list?  And come on, USA, let's not embarrass ourselves too badly.