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15 Apr 2015

Nametag Day In SF: Making The World a Friendlier Place

Saturday, June 6th from 11am-5pm –  A city-wide event called Nametag Day will get people in SF to come out of their shells and get to know the people around them – specifically they’ll be handing out nametags at various locations around town like Dolores Park, the Castro and Hayes Valley.  In the words

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13 Apr 2015

How To Run A 10K If You’re Broke And Bad At Sports

I am currently lying in bed, wondering whether I will ever use my legs again, and eating Spanish cheese poofs shaped like “futebolas” (i.e. soccer balls). This is because, (cue music) ‘it’s the eye of the tiger’/’we are the champions’/’na-na-naaaaa’, Rocky Balboa moment.  In other, less confusing and non-song lyric

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13 Apr 2015

NYC’s Splurge-Worthy Roundup for April 2015

Stone Temple Pilots If you’re anything like me you were too young to see them when “Flower Girl” came out, then 90s rock bands weren’t a thing anymore. So here’s a chance to make up for lost time. When: April 27th Where: Irving Plaza What time: 7p How much: From

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10 Apr 2015

Your Startup Sucks: Love in the Time of Surveillance — is that a camera in my ring?

Here at Your Startup Sucks, we’ve been highlighting some of the most ridiculous shit out there on Product Hunt. Oh, there have been some classics, haven’t there? – Siri for Sex        – Date in a Box        – the app that reminds you to breathe This week we have three

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09 Apr 2015

I Drive SF: Driving for Hire and the Illusion of Safety

Yeah, yeah, yeah… I know what you’re thinking.  Another stupid taxi article.  Who gives a shit, right?  Cab drivers are all assholes.  They won’t take you to the Sunset or Richmond districts.  So fuck them. They refuse to accept credit cards.  Rotten scumbags.  What about their smelly cabs?  The horrible

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08 Apr 2015

The Business: 6th Anniversary Stand-up Comedy Shows

WHAT: The Business 6th Anniversary Stand-up Comedy Shows WHEN: Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2015, 8 and 10pm shows both nights WHERE: Dark Room Theatre 2263 Mission St, SF, CA Tickets $10 in advance: via Brownpapertickets  More info: The Business Facebook Page   Featuring current and past members of the

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07 Apr 2015

Why Are All My Friends Moving to Oakland?

The lovely artwork for this was done by Richard Perez and the brilliant Jennifer Maerz edited it. This originally appeared on The Bold Italic on March 4th, 2013. My friends say they are moving to Oakland because San Francisco has let them down. The douchebags are winning. Divis is clogged with Google

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06 Apr 2015

NYC Roundup: Our Top Free/Cheap Parties for April 2015

Open Jazz Jam Session Featuring Gerry Eastman Quartet When: April 11 @ 2:00 am – 6:00 am Where: Williamsburg Music Center (367 Bedford Ave., BK NY) What time: 10p How much: Free Green Lotus Project at Good Room When: Every Tuesday Where: Good Room… in the Bad Room (98 Meserole

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