Advice

23 Jan 2024

Monkeybrains: The Bay Area’s Anti-Corporate, Anti-Monopoly Internet Service

They have been a local, independent internet service provider since 1998 and have developed a rabid following because, quite simply, they rock. And I’m not just saying this because they’re giving me money to do so, I’ve been a very satisfied, paying customer of theirs for over seven years now.

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
01 Dec 2023

We’ve Demystified The New Deadly Dog Flu With The Pros

There’s been a slew of media coverage surrounding a new dog influenza which has many dog owners scared. Typically, canine coughs endure for approximately two weeks and respond well to antibiotics. However, in this instance, the ailment seems resistant to standard medications, potentially persisting for a duration four times longer

Katy Atchison 0
14 Nov 2023

Why Do I Fantasize About Working At The Post Office?

For those of you who aren’t in the know, I work in tech. I understand the deep irony of this considering I became a micro-niche internet celebrity (or BAYmous as Mario0o0o0o0o calls it) by shitting on tech workers, but I can say this unequivocally, tech saved me from poverty.  Recently

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
The city and a person.
23 Oct 2023

On Finding A New Life in San Francisco

It’s not a facetious question to ask at this point: How many articles taking San Francisco and the Bay Area to task will we, the people who live here, suffer in the year of our lord 2023? The New Yorker is the latest publication to enter the fray, citing billionaires and chefs

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19 Oct 2023

Halloween Costume Etiquette this Year

Halloween costumes can be fun, creative, meaningful, and/or festive. Halloween costumes also come with some caveats and the notion that what we wear and what others wear is a two-way street. 

Curtis Conrad Schabath 0
06 Jul 2023

What Meta’s New ‘Threads’ App is Like

*SPOILER* Threads is just like Twitter, but you follow your Instagram friends.  That’s about it.

Alex Mak - Managing Editor 0
14 Jun 2023

How to Politely (and Safely) Piss Off Your Conservative Neighbors During Pride Month

It’s hard out there to be queer, even in havens like San Francisco, Ann Arbor, Ft. Lauderdale (yes, Florida), or NYC, you’re always going to find anti-LGBTQ+ “humans” and sentiments. But don’t let that stop you from celebrating you and yours. Some of us understand and love that the first

Curtis Conrad Schabath 0
A closed eye.
12 Jun 2023

This One’s Just for The Cissies

Circle up cisgender folks. Oh, happy Pride month. Isn’t it fun? I can hear the unasked questions bouncing between your tonsils. Questions about my genitalia, or a hungry curiosity surrounding my they/them pronouns or the stubble under my admittedly sloppy makeup. Even in the age of TikTok and extensive YouTube tutorials, I can’t quite figure makeup out yet. We’re doing what we can with what we have, which is a shaky lip line and some blunt, 80s blush. 

Guest Writer 0