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09 Sep 2011

FREE Outdoor Fun at the Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course

As a kid that grew up in Marin and went to college in Santa Cruz I have probably been exposed to more disc golf than most. In fact at one point in college I considered making a run at qualifying for the PDGA yes that does in fact stand for

Hugh Hunter - Economical Essayist 0
08 Sep 2011

FREE Patti Smith Show Tonight at Webster Hall

Patti Smith likes you. Not only did she pen the National Book Award-winning read Just Kids for even the most ADD of readers to enjoy last year, but tonight she’s going to perform, for you, for FREE. Tonight at Webster Hall, Smith will show off why she’s a rock icon

Jill S. 0
06 Sep 2011

Election 2011: David Chiu On Hazy Forecasts, Mitchell’s Ice Cream, and SF Trendsetting

Well, it’s that time again. Another election year is already underway here in SF, and it already looks like it’s shaping up to be a corker. With everyone and that’s gonna be on the ballot, we thought it might help to help you get to know the contenders a little

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
05 Sep 2011

Fool’s Gold Day Off at City Winery

  Your Facebook feed may be full of pictures from your friends’ weekend trips to the Hamptons or the Jersey shore, but the real foolishness is happening right here in the city. Celebrate Labor Day with A-track and the rest of the good people from Fool’s Gold Records at their

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
01 Sep 2011

“Back to the Future” at Landmark…It’s Your Density! (I Mean Destiny…)

Now’s your chance to yell “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!” with a crowd of appreciative strangers, not high on your couch alone. Take a trip in the Delorean with Doc and Marty this weekend at the Landmark Sunshine’s special midnight showing of 80s classic “Back to the Future”

Jill S. 0
22 Aug 2011

Is It Easy Being Green?

Is it easy being green? Whether you believe that the “green revolution” is good for the environment or an elaborate scheme cooked up by Corporate America to sell you more crap is really up to you, but still a good topic for conversation. There is one significant advantage to going

Brandi Jarath - Miss Parsimony 0
15 Jul 2011

Reflections of a Broke-Ass Creative

My friend is writing a screenplay about the life and times of people our age. Recently, while we were brainstorming about one of the characters and his relationship to his parents, she said something funny. She said we writer-types think we’re just delightful creatives, living the life everybody wants and

Taylor McClure - Nomadic Ne'er-Do-Well 0
05 Jul 2011

Explosions in the Sky

Just got back from the wilderness where a bunch of friends and I celebrated America in liberating 100 degree weather. We shot a bald eagle with a bow and arrow, and roasted it over the fire with some gray salt, fresh ground pepper, and smoked paprika, decorated ourselves in freedom

Jessica Longo - Two-Bit Reporter 0