Over the weekend I got to read at the SF Leonard Cohen Festival. I recited a few different things including my poem Italian Girl in Dublin. But I also put together something new for it! If you’re a Leonard Cohen fan, then you know the song “Famous Blue Raincoat” but

This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column in the SF Examiner.   For many, bars are sacred spaces. People go to them to make memories, and to forget. They visit them to unwind, and get revved up. They hang out in them to catch up with old friends, and

Hopsy is giving away 100 free beer machines to BAS readers! The SUB Home Tap by Hopsy allows you to enjoy a rotation of craft beer on tap at home. It’s hands down the best beer experience you can find out there. It’s a plug-and-pour countertop machine that pours a delicious craft beer every single time.

MOTHERLY: THE APP THAT DOES EVERYTHING YOUR MOMMY WON’T DO FOR YOU ANYMORE It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! The first sketch from my new comedy web series, Shaky Ground is here! Watch the first sketch by clicking right here and make sure to subscribe to the channel! In

Besides the fact that I really love boobs, I support International Go Topless Day because it’s absurd that men can go topless whenever they want but women can’t. This is a protest against gender inequality and one in favor of body positivity. Real talk: by definition, there is nothing more

Amazon is incredibly convenient. You can get nearly anything imaginable delivered to your house, and often do so the very next day. Yes, they make life much easier. But they are also shady as hell and don’t deserve your money. And because of that we need to boycott Amazon. Why

BY HANNAH HARKNESS Why the hell don’t more New Yorkers know about Hart Island? There is an island off the coast of the Bronx that currently serves as NYC’s potter’s field-a site where unclaimed dead are buried. There are over a million bodies buried here. Some unclaimed dead such as