20 Jun 2011

Buy the NY & SF Books Dammit!

Ever wonder what kind of nonsense is in my books? Now you can finally know. Here are a few excerpts from Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco and New York.  To order, click the order link! Book Excerpts Buy Online Book Excerpts Buy Online 

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20 Jun 2011

Play Me a Song, Pop-Up Piano Man

Sing for Hope, an organization dedicated to making sure art is available to everyone in New York City, is bringing the beats to the streets once again this year with Pop-Up Pianos. For two weeks, 88 public pianos throughout all boroughs will give New Yorkers a chance to see if

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20 Jun 2011

Jumping to Dating Conclusions

It seems to me that the more of an overactive imagination you had as a child, sometimes the more that sort of thing can carry over into adulthood, and subsequently, other aspects of your life– like dating. After reading this hysterical thing about over-analyzing texts on The Hairpin, it really

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17 Jun 2011

The Boiler Room: My Nymphet Equivalent

Boiler Room, disco ball of my night, fire of my liver. My Sin, my soul. Boi-ler Rooooom: the way the lips slightly part as the last syllable escapes the mouth and puckers as the “m” oozes from the back of the throat. Boi. Ler. Rooooom. This is one of my

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16 Jun 2011

Broke-Ass of the Week – Dave Heventhal

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. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week?  Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. Our featured broke-ass this

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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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16 Jun 2011

Thoughts on Traveling Alone

Even Einstein was a self-professed “lone traveler”. You’re in a strange town or city all by yourself. Maybe you’re “on business” (Doesn’t that sound douchey?) or attending a mandatory family reunion. Either way, chances are your Holiday Inn room smells like human piss, and you may or may not have

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15 Jun 2011

FREE Fun at the Come Out and Play Festival June 19th-July 16th

Remember how when you were a kid, you couldn’t wait to grow up? And then you grew up, realized adulthood doesn’t involve naps, snacks, street games, someone who buys you food or more naps, and how much that effing sucks. Fortunately, the folks at Come Out and Play will let

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14 Jun 2011

Broke-Ass Band Interview: LILAC

I got tipped off by the folks over at Different Fur (who we love because they’re always saying nice things about us) about the relatively new SF band LILAC. With a new EP just released last week and an even newer full-length album being recorded as we speak, the grungy

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