Activism
Cover Album Benefits the ACLU
Sixteen awesome indie and punk artists banded together for this charitable covers compilation that includes the songs of Tom Petty, Green Day, Rick Astley, and many more timeless musicians (try listening to Never Gonna Give You Up) and not get it stuck in your head). We all enjoy quality renditions
The Resistance in Trump Country California
My Congressman votes 100% in support of Trump initiatives, and the women of Nevada County are not taking this lying down.
Now Accepting Poetry Submissions
Broke-Ass Stuart is now accepting poetry submissions to be featured in his Arts and Culture column. Written & curated by Corinne Avganim It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway. Times are crazy! As a kid, I was told I was lucky – our parents had fought for our civil
Characters of Cannabis Culture
52% of adults in the US have tried marijuana, 56% of millennials, 83% support legalizing for medical treatment, 49% support legalization for recreational, and 56% think weed is socially acceptable. Who are these people? With tomorrow being 4/20, let’s take a look at the most prominent characters in cannabis culture.
Books from Banned Countries Part 4: Somalia
This is part of our Books from Banned Countries series. You can see them all here. You may think you know nothing about Somali literature, but you’re mistaken. Okay, perhaps you’re right and you can’t name a single Somali author. But unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere way, way
Mission Chinese Chef Exquisitely Burns Interview Request from Ivanka Trump’s Website
If you haven’t eaten at Mission Chinese Food in SF or NYC you’re missing out.  The spices and ingredients they blend are nothing short of incredible.  They also specialize in making spicy dishes that will light your mouth on fire in ways you didn’t know were possible.  Which is what
Vigil and Protest Against Chechnya’s LGBT Camps
I was just invited to this on Facebook and I figured it was important for me to pass the information along. Many of you have read the news that there are now concentration camps for gay people in Chechnya. This is a human rights crime and as queer people or
4 Ways The GOP is Currently Fucking With Women’s Right to Choose
In the month after Donald Trump was elected, 260,000 Americans donated to Planned Parenthood, 40 times what the organization normal gets in a month. Who gave was also different, with Millennials making up nearly half of donors. Most of those donations came from people who’d never before donated to Planned