02 Oct 2011

The Broke-Ass List of Best Post-Apocalyptic Reads

Guys, Post-apocalyptic fiction is really hot right now. Post-apoc is the new vampires. What do you mean you haven’t read The Hunger Games yet? I will watch/read anything about the impending destruction of civilzation. Probably because I’m generally cynical and dark, but it is so fascinating to me, because it provides

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18 Jul 2011

Feed Your Inner Teenage Outcast, This Wednesday at McCarren Park

  Weird girls rejoice!  If you were ever a high school outcast, liked to dye your hair crazy colors, or read comic books, chances are you’ve seen and love the movie Ghost World (or– if you’re super hardcore– read the graphic novel which it’s based upon).  Well, whip out that

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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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21 Jun 2011

Broke-Ass Band Interview: Matt Bauer (Thursday @ Viracocha!)

This Thursday, June 23rd at 8:30pm, I am performing at Viracocha with Matt Bauer, who is on tour from New York. Matt Bauer’s new record, The Jessamine County Book of the Living, which features Jolie Holland (watch video below!), Mariee Sioux, and Angel Deradoorian of the Dirty Projectors, has been

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27 Jan 2011

Help a Homo Out and Save the Broke-Ass Heroes at the Lyon-Martin Clinic This Sunday!!

As the city flirts every so often with the mainstream and homogeny, that which makes us different becomes all the more dear- which requires some upkeep. Since 1979 the Lyon- Martin Clinic has been one of the most dependable caretakers for those whom mainstream medicine has deemed non-priorities. If you

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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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20 Jan 2011

Broke-Ass Band Interview: Sonya Cotton

We often interview people who consider themselves broke. We also interview a lot of bands. This is because most bands are broke. Today’s Broke-Ass Band Interview is with SF-based folk musician Sonya Cotton, who is fabulous and will be playing at the Rickshaw Stop on Tuesday, January 25th. She also

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17 Jan 2011

New Relationship Tips: NOW What?

So, let’s say one day you wake up and find yourself where you’ve been actively avoiding for a long time: in a relationship. Ok, so maybe it’s not as fast as that, but, say you’ve finally had just the right sort of string of interactions with a person you especially

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28 Nov 2010

Pet Rats: The Perfect Companions for City Dwellers

Ever walk around your city, looking up at apartment buildings with all those lives piled one on top of the other and wonder, “How the hell am I lonely?”  When I first moved to New York eight years ago, it was a pretty regular occurrence for me. Since then, I’ve

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