Arts and Culture
The Dark Fate of the Terminator Franchise
by Jonas Barnes Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve surely seen the trailers for the most recent film in the “Terminator” franchise, Terminator: Dark Fate. I recently went to see the movie and I loved it, personally. Me & my movie date were geeking out the whole time
Amaluna Will Make you Want to Run Away and Join the Cirque
The smell of popcorn and anticipation greet you under the big tent, as parents, punters and press sip wine and chat excitedly before the premiere of Cirque Du Soleil’s AMALUNA in San Francisco. Amaluna is directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus, and it’s female-driven, nail biting action, and if I
Man Stabs Baby Trump Balloon, But Art Activists Have Plenty More
An Alabama man stabbed a giant baby Trump balloon at a football game on Sunday. Perhaps it’s only fitting that Trump supporters show their love for the President by stabbing a baby version of him, as life continues to imitate art in this chapter of America. The Trump baby was
Art Activists Change Trump Jr.’s Book Title to ‘Daddy, Please Love Me’
Sometimes art activism is the only reason I still have faith in democracy. Two comedians in NYC trolled Donald Trump Jr. in an ingenious way this week, by replacing the jackets on his new book ‘Triggered’ in an NYC Barnes and Nobles. The new title: ‘Daddy, Please Love Me: How
Late Night at “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man” is Dope!
This article was made possible by the fine folks at the Oakland Museum of California. Wanna support an article? Holler at Alex@BrokeAssStuart.com Did you know that the Oakland Museum of California has a really bad-ass exhibit right now called No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man? Well they do! And what
Famous Blue Hoodie: An SF Version of a Classic Leonard Cohen Song
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
When the City You Love Doesn’t Love You Back
This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column in the SF Examiner Back in 2011 I had a travel TV show on IFC that I’d created and hosted called Young, Broke, and Beautiful. It was an incredible experience. I got to gallivant around the US exploring the weird and wonderful