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The Science Behind “Breaking the Seal”
At some point in the past few nights of dive bar drinking, the conversation landed upon the fact that I take more pisses than an old guy with prostate problems. And it’s true, I totally do. Once I piss for the for the first time after having a few drinks,

Taking The Emo Out Of Chemo Fundraiser — Come Out And Support This Friday!
Kelly Malone is one crazy motherfucker. A year ago when she told me she wanted to open up a “d.i.y. school”, I thought she was crazy. Sewing? Screenprinting? Beer? Terrariums? I thought that spinster crazies and Ready Made readers were the only ones who would be interested. But now that

Humpday Video: Beach House “Used to Be” plus a SURPRISE
We here at Broke-Ass Stuart remember a kinder, gentler, funkier time when there was an entire network devoted to playing awesome new music videos. Men named Pinfield and women named Idalis would introduce block after block of original music videos from various genres interspersed with interviews with musicians and video

A FREE Event to Avoid: Red Bull/Vodka Tasting at Eastside West
99% of the time, we here at BASGDWS like to share with you suggested things to do. Usually this is stuff we’d be going to anyway and we want you to come too because we love you and we’re all about reciprocation. (There’s also the theory that we’re a top-secret

Learn How to Lie, Cheat and Steal for FREE
I immediately start singing the Tool song Intolerance in my head when I hear the words, “Lie, cheat, and steal” together, because Tool is permanently lodged in my subconscious after listening to them a lot in high school. In general, I’m not a liar, cheater (except at board games) or

Marcel ‘n’ Me: My Answers to the Proust Questionnaire
If you had asked 1991 Ashley what 2010 Ashley would be up to the answer would have surely involved a life full of glamour, luxury and a whirlwind of obscenely expensive handbags. I likely would have envisioned giant sunglasses, matching luggage and several sexy-slash-arty magazine photo spreads of myself, peppered

Mad for Chicken: Koreatown Gets it Right
Hot wings may have gotten their claim to fame in Buffalo, but upstate New York pales in comparison to the Korean fry masters at Mad for Chicken. Having gone to a state school, I’ve eaten my share of fried chicken wings. I also grew up in what was voted multiple