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Shave like a man: a broke-ass man
When did shaving get so complicated? Three blades, four blades, five blades. Moisturizer strips. Batteries. Paying an arm and a leg. Our current troubles started in 1971 when Gillette introduced the Trac II — a razor with two blades — and began an arms race. The shaving behemoths became so

Why Everyone is Freaking Out About Facebook Messenger
In 2014, using Facebook is about as exciting as your flossing routine: idle, half-assed, and embedded in life’s daily humdrum. On your increasingly predictable feed, even that one insane girl you went to second grade with has ceased to be entertaining. Where there were once titillating overshares, there are now

Apple Stops ‘Thinking Different’ and Starts ‘Thinking Bigger’ with iPhone 6
“Bigger than bigger” is Apple’s new iPhone 6 slogan. One can almost hear a bro-programmer saying “That’s like…BIGGER SQUARED! BIGGER to the fourth power…BRO!” But when calmer heads prevail we see a play on words, ie “bigger” in terms of literal size “my Hummer is bigger than your Prius” and then there’s conceptually “bigger”

Win Two Tickets to see Brian Posehn @ Knitting Factory BK!
We’re super excited over here at BAS to bring this giveaway to you. You can win TWO FREE tickets to see hilarious Brian Posehn at his Saturday, September 13, 2014 show @ Knitting Factory in Brooklyn! Or, you can pay the moderate sum of $22 and it would still be

Are You A Tech Writer? Then Broke-Ass Stuart Needs You!
Broke-Ass Stuart is looking for tech writers! If you’re the type of weirdo that likes sitting in your drawls – preferably at home – while writing about SEO, SMM, budget friendly consumer electronics, and how readers can build their own responsive blog themes, you’re the weirdo for us!

Win Tickets: Rush Midnight + VICE + Food Trucks @ Last Thursdays Brooklyn
Last Thursdays is a monthly showcase of new work by visual, musical & culinary artists in the local arts community founded by San Francisco creative collective The SUB. This month, Last Thursdays comes to Brooklyn at The Foundation. Bringing you burners and their light-installation sculptures, Rush Midnight DJ set, Brooklyn Brewery, Morris

How To Get More Bang (wink wink) For Your Bottle
So, it’s Valentine’s week (Yes, it’s an entire week now. Sorry.) and I don’t care if you’re fully ball-n-chained or single and swinging that thang all over the city, one thing V-day evokes in every last warm-blooded human being is the desire to get… some. You know what I’m talking about,