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01 Apr 2015

April Fools Day: Best Video Pranks 2015

Today is April Fools Day, which means I’ll be going to the 36th annual St. Stupid Day Parade  (Justin Herman Plaza at noon) to put on weird clothes and march around SF celebrating absurdity and human stupidity.  And in the spirit of the stupid and absurd, lets have a laugh shall we?  One day

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30 Mar 2015

“Our Mission, NO Evictions!” May Day Protest At City Hall

This May 1st neighbors, community organizations and local merchants opposed to the rapid pace of displacement/evictions in the Mission, will take the fight to City Hall, and stand up to the policies that are destroying  the cultural and social fabric of our neighborhoods. Community leader and activist Roberto Hernandez reminds us that:

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02 Dec 2024

The 90s Are Back! We Have Color Changing Shirts!

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

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25 Mar 2015

New Watch Has Live Ants Crawling Inside It

You thought you had seen it all, but clearly you had not.  Watch designer Analog Watch Co out of Philadelphia is set to release a watch that comes with an ant farm kit.  As they put it, “Now you can carry the miracle of life, wherever you go.”  This presents an interesting philosophical

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23 Mar 2015

Art Professor critiques paintings by Johnny Depp, Lucy Liu, James Franco & more

This is not an article about celebrity painters like Andy Warhol or Salvador Dalí, this is an article about celebrities who paint, like Johnny Depp and and Lucy Liu.  The difference between the two is not as obvious as one might think.  I sat down with art critic and San

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11 Mar 2015

Plans To Replace Lucky 13 With More Condos

Lucky 13, a bar full of good beers on tap, artistic murals, punk rock posters, free popcorn, and well lubricated locals is under threat in the Upper Market corridor (2140 Market Street).  Plans to bulldoze the beloved bar were submitted to the SF Planning Department by the Forum Design Group LLC in

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09 Mar 2015

Comedian, TV Star & Local Legend Greg Proops

A killer on Who’s Line is it Anyway, a voice actor on everything from The Nightmare before Christmas to Stripperella.  His glasses, tailored suit, and pompadour have been all over your television set since the 1980’s.  When he wasn’t doing Ugly Betty or Flight of the Concords, Greg was making people think and laugh liberally as

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26 Feb 2015

Art Activist, Gallerist & Co-Creator of Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz: Local Legend Cheryl Haines

(photo credit for-site.org) Cheryl Haines is the curator, gallerist, and executive director responsible for putting the work of China’s most famous artist, inside of America’s most famous prison on Alcatraz Island.  Her project with the artist and activist Ai Weiwei has been visited by some 500,000 people since it began in the fall

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16 Feb 2015

Art Professor Critiques the Artwork of Presidents & Dictators

During George W Bush’s presidency he was called many things.  ‘President’, ‘Dictator’, ‘Commander in Chief’ or ‘ War Criminal’.  What is certain is no one ever referred to him as George ‘The Artist’. But in 2013 a hacker broke into the Bush family email accounts and leaked George’s paintings.  The

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