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Guide for First-Time Bridesmaids and Groomsmen: What You’re Really Signing on For
BY Kate Harveston As a 20-something-year-old female, I’ve been to my fair share of weddings already. In all honesty, I’m starting to feel a little like Katherine Heigl in 27 Dresses. If you’re not too familiar with that movie, let’s just say that the name speaks for itself. But while my
Tired of Voting for Middle of the Road Democrats? Change it.
By Hae Min Cho, Steering Committee of Progressive Democrats of America Do you ever feel completely fed up with voting? Do you ever feel like it never seems to matter who you vote for–that no matter who you pick, the neoliberals and moderates (who call themselves progressive in SF) wage
I Need To Get Real With You for a Minute
I need your help to keep BrokeAssStuart.com going. In 2024, we wrote over 800 articles and published over 4,000 social media posts serving the San Francisco Bay Area. We’ve covered striking workers, fine artists, corrupt politicians, fantastic drag performers, colorful weirdos, cherished small businesses, and the vital news that the
An Open Letter To Louis C.K.
By Rachel Fogletto I’m not here to talk about you jerking off in front women without their consent because I know you’re probably tired of hearing about it, and actually, I am too. I’m also not here to talk about you returning to the stage less than a year after
How to Report Street Poop in SF so it Gets Cleaned Up
As former mayoral candidate and resident Editor-in-Cheap Stuart Schuffman once observed, “There’s a lot of poop on our streets.” There’s even a poop map of San Francisco. It’s an ongoing crisis of humanitarian proportions, with over 10,000 homeless people in our city and far too few places for them to do their business.
How Billionaires, Corporations, and the Government are Battling for Your Private Data
2018 was a rough year for people who use the Internet, as distinguished from the bots that now account for a majority of online traffic, or the corporate behemoths that continue to monetize us. One bright spot, however, offers reasons for cautious optimism. Facebook, in particular, has screwed the user privacy pooch so many times that mounting global public outrage at Silicon Valley’s corporate carelessness is finally forcing policymakers to pay attention and consider potential interventions.
SF’s Good Looking People were at New August Hall for Roosevelt
Maybe it was the glimmering new venue, or the fact that I tend to go to shows filled with either dirty hippies, intense punk kids, or melancholy bearded old dudes, but I was surprised at the level of attractiveness surrounding me.
The Labor Crisis Happening in the Bay Area’s Mental Health Profession
Guest post by Sarah Dardick, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Social Work and Counseling Master’s students typically spend two to four challenging years in graduate school. During this period of study, students are referred to as “trainees” or “interns” and are required to complete one or two full years in
Two Women Paid Off $1.5 Million in Medical Debt For Strangers
By Katie Robbins How would you like to wake up this holiday season to find a letter in your mailbox announcing a complete stranger has paid off your medical bills just because they wanted to? That’s exactly what two activists with the Campaign for New York Health did for over