Arts and Culture

12 Apr 2010

Come See Me Read at the Monthly Rumpus Tonight!

It’s Monday.  I’m assuming you don’t have any serious plans because, as I just stated it’s Monday.  So here’s what you should do tonight: come see me read at the Monthly Rumpus.  Then we can have drinks together.  It’s gonna be too much fun! Here is all the info straight

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
12 Apr 2010

An Etiquette Guide for Street Fundraisers

We’ve covered various types of urban etiquette on this blog. Whether it’s tipping in restaurants, riding public transit, or hanging out in the park, everyone can agree on certain do’s and don’ts in these types of situations. There is one particular profession that doesn’t get called out too often. The

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
12 Apr 2010

FREE Experimental Cuisine Demonstration at the Secret Science Club

When I was little, I was slightly horrified and confused when my grandma poured 7Up into our pancake batter. She just told me that it made the pancakes fluffier. And like most grandmas on food-related matters, she was right. (And she made them shaped like bunnies, so they were doubly

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
11 Apr 2010

San Francisco: Home to the Coolest Video Rental Shops Ever

I was talking to a friend the other day about video rental places.  She marveled that they’re still around because of companies like Netflix, but I argued that there’s a certain charm in the routine of physically going into a movie place, browsing the shelves, and waiting for the moment

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
11 Apr 2010

FREE Comedy Show w/Fred Armisen and Brooklyn Flea Returns

Even if your Sunday plans usually just involve some cleverly concealed cocktails and bumming around the park, there’s lots of options for awesome stuff to do today for the more motivated folk. This weekend marks the return of the ever-popular Brooklyn Flea.  There’s a whole new crop of vendors to

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
10 Apr 2010

FREE Day at the Contemporary Jewish Museum

This Sunday, April 11th in honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is FREE all day! I usually like going to museums solo so I don’t feel rushed by my companions, but this seems like an event best spent with friends and loved

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
10 Apr 2010

Twitter Accounts Worth Tweeting About

I don’t normally support Twitter because I really can’t get behind our ever-expanding ADD culture and also because I truly believe that reading really boring half-thoughts about the minutiae of people’s days will give me early onset Alzheimer’s. (Though in truth, there are a few celebrity accounts that I somewhat

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
10 Apr 2010

Dollar Dogs and More Dogs This Weekend at Golden Gate Fields

Events centered on canines always strike me as ludicrous, though, I’m not particularly fond of man’s ‘œbest’ friend I grant you. Unless, it was Goliath, of course, who seemed like an all right pup.  Then again, he could talk and give you advice. Anyway, if you like observing owners frothing

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0