Arts and Culture

24 Nov 2009

FREE Tequila and Carnitas at 15 Romolo!!

As you well know, I love 15 Romolo.  The Holy Trinity of Vesuvio, Spec’s, and Tosca will always have my undying affection, but Romolo is one of the few bars under 50 years old that I will go to in North Beach.  In fact, I was just there last week

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
24 Nov 2009

Ditch Home for the Holidays

As I’m packing for my regular Thanksgiving trip to the land of frozen tundra otherwise known as Michigan, I often wonder what it would be like to stay in New York for the holidays. Gather up some friends, whip up some hot toddy’s and roast Turkey while I watch all

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
23 Nov 2009

FREE Craft Night at Etsy Labs

A few years ago, “crafting” was probably more widely associated with crazy women hand-painting wooden signs to say “Spoiled Rotten Akita Lives Here” or cross-stitching pillows with pictures of birds hugging crying kittens. But with the rise of DIY culture, crafting has turned into something hipper, with people making cross-stitches

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
22 Nov 2009

The Hipster’s Dilemma

Hipsters have it rough.  They are cursed by the fashion gods.  For example, it takes a lot of time and effort to achieve that “I don’t give a fuck about any of this, and no I’m not posing so my ass looks just right in these skinny jeans” look. Furthermore,

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
22 Nov 2009

Naked Lunch Redux — Tonight at Amnesia

If you’re fucked up like me, you’ve read Naked Lunch [several times.] It has a permanent place on my bookshelf and will always be near and dear to my…veins. Burroughs is a legend and conversations about his work, his involvement in the literary scene as well as just exactly how

Monica Miller - The Intern 0
22 Nov 2009

The “New Polaroid”

The reaction to Polaroid’s discontinuation of its instant camera line was swift and charged.  (Polaroid has since modified its decision.)  People clamored and cried for the nostalgia of instant analog images of old, and the Impossible Project (with the help of Urban Outfitters) has started inventing a new film compatible

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
22 Nov 2009

Make New Friends but Bring the Old

When I first walked by HiChristina, all I saw was a whirl of lights, projection screens, and people dancing like they were having the time of their life. I was intrigued to say the least. Having done a little digging, I found out that the space is run by Christina

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
21 Nov 2009

The Weekly Roundup

I’m writing you this week from sunny San Diego, as I am on my Thanksgiving break. While I gorge myself on tacos and lounge by the pool, I’m sure you’re curled up with tea and trying to keep dry through the storm. Why don’t you check out what you missed

Monica Miller - The Intern 0