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05 Sep 2019

Food Delivery Robot Fired for Racist Tweets

The food delivery robot who came under fire for tweeting racist comments about Chinese robots has been let go. “Zippy is no longer an employee at our company,” said a statement from the food delivery service. “We apologize for the disrespectful and unacceptable tweets that were sent by one of

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04 Sep 2019

San Francisco Veterinary Specialists Call for Support in Negotiation Fight

Less than a week after the country celebrated Labor Day, San Francisco Veterinary Specialists will be out on the street in a demonstration of what fighting for labor rights really looks like. According to an SFVS press release, the group of veterinary specialists: Remain in solidarity in their conviction that

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04 Sep 2019

Dive Boat Tragedy Is Sadly Familiar for Bay Area Residents

It was supposed to be a great trip, until it wasn’t. It was supposed to be a great night, until it wasn’t. The story of the dive boat fire has a haunting feel for those here in the Bay Area. It all sounds tragically familiar to locals still reeling from

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04 Sep 2019

7 Surprising Ways Your Life is Not Over After Bankruptcy

by Rachel Fogletto I’m only an expert of my own journey, but when I tell people I’ve gone bankrupt I get a lot of questions. Whether you’re thinking about bankruptcy, or you’ve already done it and don’t know how to start rebuilding your credit, the most important thing to do

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03 Sep 2019

Diplo Wins Burning Man ‘Douchebag of the Year’ Award

We hope all of you artists, freaks, friends, crafters, rangers, dancers, and newbies all had a great burn this year!  Burning Man is a great place for art, community, music, gifting, hedonism, self-expression, self-discovery, and self-reliance.  Founded by a community who wanted an environment “unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or

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30 Aug 2019

5 Porn Stars Doing Cool Things Other Than Porn

by Hannah Harkness I’ve learned a lot about the world by being friends with porn stars. At this point in history, we have more access to every single kind of porn than we could have imagined possible as recently as 15-20 years ago. This overexposure to porn makes major porn

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30 Aug 2019

Bay Of The Living Dead: Master Of Dark Shadows

Welcome to Bay Of The Living Dead, a regular column about the horror genre. A few columns back we took a look at some of the the made for TV horror films produced by Dan Curtis. Now, along comes Master Of Dark Shadows, a new documentary which celebrates Curtis (1927-2006) and his most

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27 Aug 2019

KFOG 104.5 FM is Pulling the Plug After 36 Years

Thousands of Bay Area Residents gasped, pulled out their earbuds and asked their parents, ‘what’s a KFOG?’ Mom’s favorite morning commute, alt-rock radio station is getting pulled off the air after 36 years playing music and car ads to Bay Area ‘Fogheads’.  The station’s parent company, CUMULUS MEDIA will replace

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