Listen, I’m not just a broke-ass because I have no money. I’m a broke-ass on principle. For example, this is rad: I want it. I don’t even cook, and I want it. It’s also $165. I refuse to pay money (especially three figures) for something I can just do myself

Winter is crappy. The days are short, the nights are dark , long and cold and most of the time it’s hard to convince me into coming out from underneath my giant blanket. While we can’t do much about the direction that the Earth spins, we have the benefit of

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

Isn’t it funny how newspapers and magazines are clutter, while books are totally permissible to keep in large numbers? It’s true though ‘“ I’ve moved a fat stack of magazines from one apartment to another, and everyone always thinks I’m some crazy hoarder until I use the pages to make

A few weeks back I got the opportunity to perform at the Skate This Art exhibit at Sub-Mission, which was a lot of fun ‘“ and not just the performance part. Browsing the decks, painted and hung on the walls, I wished for a moment I were a more reckless

I have been waiting a long time to do this: After finally figuring out a way to salvage 56Gb of music off my dying laptop, I’m officially going digital. Those 900+ cds that have been taking up way too much space in the corner of the living room? Yeah, they’re

Even in these times of crazy technological advancements and rapid development, you can still find yourself needing just a pen and a piece of paper. There may be an app for freakin’ everything under the sun, but seriously ‘“ paper is a system that’s worked for thousands (and thousands) of

Now that Halloween is over and done with, we’ve moved on to cringing over Christmas. Displays are going up right and left encouraging us to be good consumers. But who has the money to shop for all your loved ones, roommates, acquaintances, former lovers and drinking pals? No one we

If you’ve been anywhere near Haight Street, you know it’s nearly Halloween. Costume shoppers were out in full force this past weekend, elbowing through the Wasteland, eyeballing possibilities at Held Over. The best party of the year is only days away and in between turning this vinyl devil costume into