18 Apr 2018

So Many Art Parties, Films, and Festivals in SF, So Little Time

San Francisco’s Art Season has arrived and there are a ton of delightful art parties, fairs, fundraisers, concerts, films, and gala type events happening all over the place.  From fancy to grassroots, outdoor to indoor, high art to tech heavy, from the art dealer driven to the artists running the asylum. 

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21 Mar 2017

Spring Food & Shopping Advice on the Cheap

Ever read a recipe and feel like: A. Your wallet is screaming and running away from you in terror, and B. some variation of “You want me to stuff what with what?” Just like with fashion and furniture, it’s hard to keep up with trends, and food is no exception.

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27 Apr 2015

Living in San Francisco Means…

This piece was the first thing I did that ever went viral. I originally wrote it for The Bold Italic. SF has changed a lot since I first put this out. Illustrations by the incredible Wendy MacNaughton, Design by the brilliant Wes Mitchell. This originally appeared in May, 2011 LIVING IN SAN

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08 Aug 2012

All-Star Tamales @ Alemany Farmer’s Market…

As usual, the air is balmy and the sky is overcast. Just as it should be on any respectable Saturday morning. It’s the perfect weather to cozy up with a bowl of soup on your overstuffed couch you paid too much for, and if you didn’t know, it’s also the

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27 Aug 2011

Pharoahe Monch and Robert Glasper at DROM

There’s a hurricane coming, the farmers’ markets won’t be out, the subway is shutting down at noon, and Afro-Punk is canceled. What do you do? First, get out of bed pronto, head to the store and stock up on as much dry food and alcohol as possible. Then hunker down

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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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05 Mar 2011

Quiz: What Kind of Broke-Ass are You?

Does where you shop define who you are? We know you’re broke. And that’s cool. But just what kind of broke-ass are you? Pick the description below that best fits your lifestyle! Dumpster Diving Debbie You’ll eat anything you can get your hands on – literally. You spend your Friday

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02 Dec 2010

Broke-Ass of the Week – Morgan Fitzgibbons of the Wigg Party

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit…probably not.

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22 Oct 2010

Be Part of SF’s Next Carrotmob at Matching Half Cafe on Saturday

I’m not usually the biggest carrot fan.  They’re okay raw, I guess, but in anything else, like soups or casseroles or cake, I’m not into it.  What I AM a fan of, though, are Carrotmobs.  A Carrotmob, according to Carrotmob.org, is “a network of consumers who buy products in order

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