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23 Apr 2024

Civil War Movie Review – Is The End Of The American Empire Worth Watching?

Written by: Ian Firstenberg Caution: Like the bottles of milk in your fridge, this is all spoilers In a semi-distant future, rife with partisan divide and automatic rifles, an eclectic foursome of reporters traverses suburban Appalachia to document the killing of the President. Two of five stars. That’s Civil War,

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22 Apr 2024

Real-Life Miracle Occurs Aboard San Francisco MUNI

A miracle occurred on a San Francisco MUNI bus yesterday.  On April 21st at approximately 7:30 PM, Reddit user Scoofy was nearing the end of a long journey. One reasonably expects a MUNI bus “chock full of folks from all walks of life” to be loud inside. It’s partly why

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22 Apr 2024

Life After Grad School?

Sometimes it doesn’t make sense. You did everything right: went to college, earned good grades, published short stories. You finished grad school with a full-length manuscript, even scored some artist residencies. Your list of professional references is growing, an excellent sign. The right people are endorsing your work. It appears

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19 Apr 2024

You Can Help Turn the Mime Troupe’s Building into a Thriving Space for Artists

The San Francisco Mime Troupe is presenting a fundraiser with an all-day concert festival. All funds raised will go towards improving the SFMT building to help create a space in the community for artists to be able to express themselves. The SFMT is hoping to continue to host concerts, art

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18 Apr 2024

We took a circus to Mexico, it did not go as planned

As I walked across the border from Tijuana, I felt my body relax as I entered the United States. We had done it– we took a circus to Mexico. The surrealness of the last 10 days all started to come back to me as I sat on the train to

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18 Apr 2024

Ramen Makin’ & Sake Tastin’ in San Francisco

Diners laugh and work together as they navigate how to make the perfect noodle. Chan trained at the International Ramen School in Yokohama, Japan. Knowing that he didn’t want to open just another restaurant, he sought to offer a unique experience to diners along with his partner, Jeff Parsons.

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17 Apr 2024

I’m Throwing a Kegger and You Should Come!

Who wants to hang out and drink FREE beer? On Wednesday, May 1st, I’m buying a keg of beer at a San Francisco bar and inviting all my paying supporters on Patreon to come drink. It’s a great excuse to hang out, meet some cool new people (including some BAS writers),

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16 Apr 2024

Best Bay Area Events 4/16-5/6

SF is Getting an Absurd Willy W*nka Immersive Experience Take a whimsical, immersive journey INTO THE WONKYVERSE—inspired by the World of Willy W*nka & the epic failure in Glasgow.   On FRIDAY, MAY 3 Join a wildly diverse collection of creators for an evening of artful absurdity! Dress up and join hundreds

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