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NYC Summer Grub Series: The Chelsea Market
By Jonas Barnes NYC is a city full of anything and everything you could want. Entertainment, 5-star cuisine, drinks and homeless men masturbating are just a sample of the indulgences you can take part of every day in NYC. As the summer rolls in, the city unleashes pure culinary bliss

5 Creative and Free Alternatives to Therapy
By Katie Barbaro Let’s face it: therapy is expensive and rarely covered by insurance. You’ve probably asked yourself, “Do I want to pay out of pocket for an hour-long therapy session or feed myself for a month?” (Answer: FEED YOURSELF, per Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.) Ideally, therapy will someday be

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Republican Figureheads Who Resemble Your High School Bully
By Kate Harveston High school bullies have it tough these days. What used to be considered a simple fact of life or even a coming-of-age, character-building modern-day gauntlet for teens has actually become a favorite target of the progressive movement. Nonetheless, efforts to improve quality of life for high schoolers have

Fight Hunger with Negroni Week and SF-Marin Food Bank
Written by the fine folks at the SF-Marin Food Bank At the SF-Marin Food Bank, summer is in full swing and we’re delivering a bounty of colorful produce to neighbors in need. Summer is also when one of our more colorful campaigns rolls out: Negroni Week. Hosted by our good

How to Live Cheap & Still Have Fun in San Francisco
By Robert Lanterman San Francisco is a lot of things, but cheap isn’t one of them. For instance, as of 2015 the rent for a one bedroom apartment was over three times what I paid for a two bedroom duplex around the same time in Boise, ID. Being new to the

3 Awkward Responses People Have When You Mention Your Eating Disorder
By Katie Barbaro May is Mental Health Awareness Month—AKA a great excuse to write a light-hearted article about my eating disorder. Let’s dive into the heavy background-y stuff first, shall we? I’ve had an unhealthy relationship with food for as long as I can remember. When I was 8, I

Awesome Urban Gardening in Detroit
By Kelly Lett Thanks to the spread of ruin porn there is this pervasive belief that Detroit is nothing but a burnt out, dirty, dystopian death world. I mean, sure parts of it look like that, but the truth is Detroit is fucking beautiful. Recognizing the richness of the soil

Australians Furious Over Movie Where a Guy Bangs Other Guy with Didgeridoo
By Jonas Barnes A guy fucked another guy on film with a didgeridoo, and Australia is pissed off. Now I want you to read that sentence again, slowly, and savor all of the mental flavor profiles you’re getting out of it. Swish it around in your brain like a fine