Dear SF & LA: Shut Up And Hug It Out
Shhh. Stop whining. Let’s all eat burritos on a beach, together. “Blah blah blah, TRAFFIC, blah blah blah SUPERFICIALITY! REALITY SHOW REJECTS!” is what I constantly hear from San Francisco citizens about my current residency in LA. “Yackity shmackity, ZILLIONAIRE TECH ASSHOLES! PRICE OF RENT!” is what I hear about
10 Places To Stay Cool and Get Fat This Summer
I was inspired to write my own “Top 10 Tips For Summer” after seeing so many in the grocery line that didn’t cover all the hottest new trends. Ladies & hunks, if you’re like me and tired from carrying around your beach body all winter, and are looking for tips
Entertaining for the Poor as F*ck: Doing Memorial Day Cheap as F*ck!
Murica! Did you know that most people don’t know the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day? Including your author? Memorial Day honors the men and women who died for our country. Veterans Day celebrates all service men and women, living and otherwise (dead, Marissa. Say “dead”). Got that straight?
Win Tix to See Robert Delong, Penguin Prison and More at The DNA Lounge
I once saw Robert Delong make a bunch of music with instruments he created from old video game controllers. And it was awesome! On May 30th Robert Delong, Penguin Prison, and others are playing the DNA Lounge in SF. Both are known for their dope indie-electro-pop music, so having both
Entertaining for the Poor as F*ck: The Best $5 Red Wines
My second love is wine (second only to food). Oh, wine: you beautiful muse. I adore thee. A while back my parents decided to do a Sideways-inspired family vacation (I think that movie affected us all): we all went up and down the wine country. A little pinot, a little syrah,
50% off New Glasses + Free Shipping!
We wrote about the 6 rad reasons why shopping for glasses on GlassesUSA.com will change the way you buy glasses forever. You can read about that here. But here's the important part: YOU GET 50% OFF + free shipping on your first pair of frames. Click to find out more!
Entertaining for the Poor as F**K: Awesome Cheap Mother’s Day Gifts
I am the Elvis Presley of gift-giving. Once a friend told me a story about how her parents chucked her Addam’s Family board game because they feared it was a bad influence on her younger brother. You better believe I found the very same board game on eBay and gave
BA of the Week: Charlie Jane Anders, Founder of Writers with Drinks
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.
Working From Home Makes You Gross and Weird
More and more people these days are freelancing, working for themselves, or just not going into the office. This also means that more and more people are working from home, which in turn means more and more people are becoming unhygienic shut-ins with diminishing social skills. At first the idea