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Win Two Tickets to see Brian Posehn @ Knitting Factory BK!
We’re super excited over here at BAS to bring this giveaway to you. You can win TWO FREE tickets to see hilarious Brian Posehn at his Saturday, September 13, 2014 show @ Knitting Factory in Brooklyn! Or, you can pay the moderate sum of $22 and it would still be
The Best Craigslist Missed Connections from Burning Man
Remember Missed Connections? Craigslist’s personal section was not only used by lonely stranger danger booty calls but it was a popular site where you could reach out semi-anonymously to the “cute girl on the N-Judah” who was reading Eat Pray Love on your commute to the FiDi. Or hit up
The Absurdity of Gratuity: Why Our Culture of Unpaid, Tipped Work is Bad for Our Society
Last week, I read a thoughtful article on this site by Jamal Frederick entitled “Tipping While Black- The Struggles of a Black Barman.” I encourage you to read it. It offers keen insight into the racial attitudes and discrepancies characteristic of tipped service work. It also reinforced the strong opinions
How to Survive as a Broke-Ass Writer: Using Your Domestic Awesomeness For Cool Side Jobs
There are grown people in this world who won’t know how to separate colors when washing clothes. There are people who cannot hand wash dishes without leaving food caked on the edges of plates and glasses. As a broke-ass writer and avid traveler, I started realizing that my domestic skills
Win Tickets to see Erykah Badu + Talib Kweli @ Mezzanine!
Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is a Grammy- award winning American soul singer and songwriter. She’ll be doing a DJ SET as DJ Low Down Loretta Brown alongside Mr. Kweli, who’ll also be doing a DJ SET. This show is SUPER LEGIT!
6 Fantastic SF Events Happening This Labor Day Weekend
Don’t forget you can get all this awesomeness delivered to your inbox every Thursday afternoon by joining the BAS mailing list. BELLS ATLAS, GUY FOX, Brass MagicFRI. 08/29 | 8:30PM @ RICKSHAW STOPI happen to be a huge Bells Atlas fan. The lead male and female vocals are raspysmokey, yet genteel
Color Changing Nail Polish and the Culture of Rape
There have been a lot of articles on the date rape nail polish. Yes, it was very innovative of these students at North Carolina State University to develop Undercover Colors.