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28 Jun 2011

Broke-Ass Giveaway: Win a Customized Belt Buckle from Sportbuckle!

Without a doubt, one of the most entertaining things to do on an airplane is to peruse the SkyMall catalog.  Where else can you learn about such treasures as the Underwater Cell Phone System, the Solafeet Foot Tanner, and the Day of the Week Clock? Once in a while, though,

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28 Jun 2011

Broke-Ass Band Interview: Hooray For Earth

Six months ago Hooray for Earth came through San Francisco and filmed a Yours Truly episode. Then a few weeks back I missed their SF shows with Architecture in Helsinki but heard all about it on Yours Truly’s Twitter. Yours Truly has pretty impeccable taste so I looked these guys

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27 Jun 2011

Help Sick Children with FREE Pizza at Carmine’s II

When Carmine’s II opened, they built every ninja turtle’s dream: a pizza garden. While it’s not quite as magical as pizza growing on trees,  eating Carmine’s already bangin’ pizza in a vine-covered garden is a close second. Tonight, they’re fufiling every Broke-ass ninja turtle or wanna be ninja turtle’s dream 

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27 Jun 2011

Start Your Week Off Right: Watch One of the Freakiest Movies of All Time

Have nothing to do on this fine Monday?  Well, why don’t you push your mind to the brink of insanity by watching a classic cult film that’s about the occult?  And then maybe joining a cult?  Kidding!  But seriously– this is the last week that Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 film The

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26 Jun 2011

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Mani’s (As in, “Manicures”)

  The easiest way for a lady to look fancier is to have her nails none.  The ghetto fabulous figured this out years ago, blowing their wads on crazy acrylic talons, bedazzled designs, and the wonders of Minx.  Recently, kooky manicures have also been popping up on fashion runways, at

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26 Jun 2011

Broke-Ass History 101: Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most iconic landmarks on the planet and it’s right here in our own backyard. Come out to Café Royale this Monday, June 27, from 8:00pm – 10pm for a celebration of its history.  Peter Moylan, historian, will serve as the narrator for

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25 Jun 2011

Today and Tomorrow: Get Your Art On for FREE

Do you like art? No? Well, uh, wanna spend a weekend in the sun after toiling away at your job all week? Yeah, I thought so. Today and tomorrow in Oakland, the Pacific Fine Arts Festival will invade Montclair Village and display the works of artists from all across the

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