This weekend, Brooklyn's Prospect Park hosts its second annual GoogaMooga food festival, and I am interviewing Michael Moss there tomorrow about his fascinating book, Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. For a chance at winning this...
Amazon has unveiled "Amazon Coins," a gift certificate system that can be used to buy apps, games, and in-app items on the Kindle Fire. In a pretty cool promotional move, the company has given 500 coins (for a value of $5) to each and every US owner of a Kindle Fire tablet. Show More Summary
Since today is Mother's Day, this week's prizes are two of the year's finest literary explorations of motherhood, Jennifer Gilmore's The Mothers and Monica Drake's The Stud Book. For a chance at winning these novels and a $100 Threadless...
From crayon portraits to dandelion bouquets to fingerpainted masterpieces, there really is nothing sweeter than homemade Mother's Day gifts. (OK, a gift certificate to a spa or dinner out is pretty nice too, but we digress.)We want to see what lovely creations your kids gave you this Mother's Day. Show More Summary
Just as they did last year for the 25 billionth download, Apple is offering a $10k gift certificate for the person who is the 50 billionth downloader - app developers will see a spike from this gimmick, for sure. Follow The American Genius on Facebook for exclusive & breaking business stories Get more Business News at AGBeat
This week one of my favorite debut novels of the year is published, Anthony Marra's A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, a book that brings to life the Chechen conflict. For a chance at winning this fascinating debut novel, name...
George Jones passed away this week, a man considered by many to be the greatest male country music singer of all time. For a chance at winning his autobiography and a $100 Threadless gift certificate, leave a comment with...
Having just returned from my first baseball game of the year (the Mets vs. the Nationals), the American pastime is on my mind. Back in 2004 I posted a list of my favorite baseball books, and to this day...
This is even better if you know the best line in the movie is a god yelling "the penis is evil!" Remember when your dad used to embarrass you in front of your friends, either by showing them pictures of you in adorable costumes as aShow More Summary
Record Store Day
Hey fans. For Record Store Day this year, we're giving away a $50 gift certificate to Insound.com, but you'll have to do a little digging.
While you're out shopping, take a photo of the dumbest album cover you happen to come across and upload it to Instagram and tag it with both @SpinnerPics and the hashtag #SpinnerRSD. Show More Summary
Attention crafters! DIY online community Kollabora is giving away three $100 gift certificates to their store in the "Blast from the Past" contest. (The Kollabora store is great — they sell yarn, sewing supplies, jewelry-making tools,...Show More Summary
Next week's Book Notes author music playlist series features a diverse collection of books: a couple of novels, a book about Prince and his cultural relevance, a short story collection, a graphic novel, and a poetry collection. For ...
Haven't received your tax refund yet but need to get that storage food supply topped off? Paypal's Bill Me Later is there for you when you shop at Safecastle. You asked--we respond... Not everyone wants or needs LifeStraws, but Gift Certificates are universally valuable. Show More Summary
My next Largehearted Lit event is May 2nd at Brooklyn's Public Assembly, and celebrates the paperback release of Cheryl Strayed's memoir Wild, and will feature the author in conversation with Elissa Schappell. For a chance at winning these books...
Winter hibernation is coming to an end. ‘Tis the season of spring dreaming and doing. Think of it as prime time to dust off all those New Year’s resolutions, evaluate them, and begin doing those things that matter most. And soon. Years have a nasty habit of sneaking by before we know it. Does your [...]
I’ve always found Starwood’s status renwal gifts to be a nice touch. Last year for requalifying for Platinum status I was given the option between a $25 Starwood award certificate and a six month Hulu Plus subscription. I went with the former. This year they’ve stepped their game up even further, and are giving both [...]Show More Summary
Enter this week's contest for a chance to win Lucy Knisley's new graphic novel memoir, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen. I love nonfiction comics, especially memoirs. Lucy Knisley's comics in Saveur have long garnered my admiration, and her...
Top 10 Local & Green Dining Spots in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I always go to the Wooden Monkey (every time I’m there I get my mom enough gift certificates to last a year, it’s a business worth supporting and enjoying, and my mom wouldn’t eat out ever otherwise). Once, I went to Heartwood, and loved [...]
The judge ruled the single payment settles claims of 11 million customers that the daily-deals site violated federal and state law. Ever since the federal CARD Act passed in 2009, all gift certificates have been required to have no less than a five-year expiration date. Show More Summary
We're teaming up with Brooklyn Based to bring you a night of outrageously delicious dining at Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant. Enter to win a $200 gift certificate to Marlow & Sons!