Vol. 1 Brooklyn Presents: Battle of the New York Nerds

We decided it was high time to settle the war between the North and the South – of Brooklyn. Our two competitors for this inner-borough civil war include staff from the Greenpoint Gazette and Overflow Magazine. The pride of Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Greenpoint are on the line as the Gazetters, representing the northern section of Brooklyn, face off against the southerners of Overflow from the mean streets of Gowanus. These two teams will compete in a no-holds-barred battle of the […]

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Conversation: OVERFLOW Magazine

There is a Twitter account called Themediaisdying, which has 20,000 followers, most of whom believe – I think it’s safe to assume – that media is in fact going the way of the dodo, dinosaur, and DeLorean. While nothing to sneeze at, I couldn’t help thinking that the twenty grand they’ve collected in followers is probably a drop in the bucket compared to the number of people who still get their news from more “traditional” media outlets. That 20K, however, […]

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Writers of Brooklyn, unite!

Our pal, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh from OVERFLOW Magazine recently sent this out. Very worth attending. Ladies & Gentlemen: Resolve yourself to drink this Thursday, in the company of staggering minds and familiar strangers. A few of the good folks over at Slice Magazine, OVERFLOW, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn cordially invite you to join fellow writers, publishers, editors, agents, and artists in celebrating Brooklyn’s literary community. No gimmicks. No ballyhoo. No hidden agenda. Just good people (and hopefully great weather). Alchemy, […]

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