Arts and Culture

07 May 2010

Limelight Marketplace Opens

So this is fucking weird.  And it makes me feel really old.  The very first ‘club” I was ever “up in” in my life has become a sort of haute-bourgeois foodie mecca and it opens this weekend.  The first place I ever saw real live drag queens and heard real

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06 May 2010

Cheap Sips @ 7×7’s Travel Issue Happy Hour Friday

In honour of their latest issue on what’s great outside the forty-nine square miles, 7X7 is hosting a little cocktail this Friday afternoon at Coda. San Franciscans love to pack up and go, and they’re hoping you’ll drop by and share your latest travelogue, pick up a some tips from

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06 May 2010

Warm Weather Things You Should Do NOW In NYC

The summer really could not have come soon enough in NYC if you ask me.  Part of what is so fucking great about living here is that not only does the city become alive in a whole new way when it gets warm, but there is ALWAYS something new to

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06 May 2010

Buying Cheap Basics

At first we thought American Apparel was our friend.  So many colors! So many cuts!  And they weren’t too expensive! And they did some sort of vertical management rhizomic thing that we didn’t understand but that made us feel good and right and not exploity.  Finally, there was a simple,

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06 May 2010

Free Tickets to see The Dodos and Port O’Brien with your Coffee

Do you like free concerts? Do you like coffee? Of course you do, you’re broke and this is San Francisco. So you’re the target audience for Verizon’s new highly-bloggable marketing scheme/free concert series featuring two top-shelf local bands whose live shows I heartily recommend: The Dodos and Port O’Brien. The

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06 May 2010

Crafts in Chelsea

If you are like me, shopping online can be a real challenge.  On top of never knowing truly if you like something in person, it can be hard to judge quality.  I like to touch, feel and grope items before purchase.  Now you can have the best of both worlds

Christine Witmer - Sparing Stringer 0
05 May 2010

FREE DVD Release Party for “The Recess Ends” with FREE Booze!

Ever wanted to take a road trip across the United States?  Ever wanted to make a documentary while doing it?  If you answered yes to both questions, maybe your name is Brian or Austin Chu, because they actually did that shit.  Six months, one crashed car and probably lots of

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
05 May 2010

For The Mustache That You Love: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Benefit

It’s always worth paying money to see Andrew W.K. Tonight, his solo piano performance is doubly worth your cash because the proceeds are going to fight cancer. His show tonight at Santos Party House is a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a group that funds blood cancer research.

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