28 Oct 2011

DIY: Damn Easy Pumpkin Decorating

Six more days until San Francisco’s very favorite, super freaky, creepyspookytastic holiday. It’s officially time to get into the spirit of the season. That means putting the finishing touches on your costume, slutty or scary, putting up your DIY decorations, picking your poison and carving up some pumpkins. This is

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27 Oct 2011

In Barbie’s name, What Would Barbie Do?

“Barbie is the… non-religious Jesus.” – pretty strong words coming from one clearly devout Barbie follower, artist Charlotte Davis. You can hear this, along with lots of other exuberant commentary, in a video on the website for an extraordinary show displaying Barbie and Ken like you’ve never seen them before.Today

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27 Oct 2011

Get your Broadway and Off-Broadway Fix for FREE at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

Your FREE ticket to participating in those pretentious party conversations. Cheap-Asses should drag their broke asses to the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive on the third floor The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center where you can watch video recordings of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and

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26 Oct 2011

Fill Up at Fillmore Street Cafe

The Fillmore Street Cafe is probably the closest and cheapest place for decent food to my house – especially on those days when you are so hungover you don’t think you could make it any further. Luckily, two blocks is doable, even if you think you might die on the way

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25 Oct 2011

Ticket Giveaway: Too $hort @ Mezzanine This Friday

Don’t you hate those mornings when you wake up and the first thing you think is how it’s been way too long since you saw Too $hort perform? I know, me too! It’s the worst. Lucky for you, I’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the Oakland

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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!

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21 Oct 2011

$.99 and the 99%: Occupy SF

So you’re a broke-ass. So am I. So are millions of other people in the U.S. But most of us aren’t cheap-asses. If my bank account were to ever swell beyond my miniscule barista’s paycheck, I’d be dropping dollars left and right. Damn. I could pay my parking tickets. I

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21 Oct 2011

Broke-Ass Haunted Attraction: Darkness Rising in Long Island

If you haven’t noticed, it’s October. If you’re still a little kid at heart, you’ve already bought your Halloween costume. If you love scary movies then you have marathons on TV to keep you happy. And if you like to experience these things up close you have Darkness Rising, a

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19 Oct 2011

Why Trying to Be Fabulous Just Makes You Look Like a Loser

Enrique* could often be found leaning against other people’s parked cars, making a pouty face and checking out his own reflection in storefronts.  Even though he was a hairstylist, he refused to get his hair cut at the salon he worked at, and instead paid significantly more for a greasy,

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