Shopping, Style and Beauty

Indie Mart: A Broke-Ass Photo Wrap-Up
The funny thing about the Indie Mart is that you kind of can’t believe its fun. Even from my point of view, where I’m sitting behind a table all day drinking, you can’t imagine how much of a good time was had by all. If you came out and said

A Toast to SF's DIY Spirit and the Indie Mart (happening on Sunday)
From a city built on gold dust and denim to one tenaciously rebuilt after an earthquake and fire, San Francisco has a history of saying, ‘œFuck it dude, I’ll just do this shit myself.’ DIY culture runs deep here. Whether talking about longshoremen striking in order to create their own

Divisidero Art Walk Thursday Night
It seems like Thursday keeps getting better! I’ve already told you about the ill-ass party at Shotwell, but guess what else is happening? Oh wait, you totally guessed The Divisidero Art Walk didn’t you? That’s what I get for putting it in the title. Well just pretend like you were surprised ok?

$3 Drinks, Discounted Clothes and the Crew that Opens for M.I.A.
First off, just in case you were wondering, last’s night’s Mos Def/Curtis Mayfield party was off the hook. I damn near sweat through my clothes because I was dancing so much. Curtis Mayfield does that to a motherfucker. Ya know? It’s seeming like Thursday night should be a pretty

Union Design Festival — Free to stroll 150 indepdendent designers!
I always have trouble buying things for some of my friends. Its not to say that I don’t know them ‘” hell, I’ve known most of them for WAY TOO LONG, in fact ‘” but that their interests are so hodgepodge that its hard to say what they would like

Discounts and Hors D'oeuvres at the second Haight Street Art Walk tonight!
The best thing about the recession is that its not just you that’s hurting ‘” its everyone. From big head honchos downtown in the fi-di to college kids just barely getting started out (I have a world of shit to look forward to…), everyone is still trying to save money

The Good Shop Grand Opening Party = FREE Drinks
I’ve been walking by this spot for a few weeks now, waiting to see what it’ll finally look like when it opens. When they initially started working on it, I asked the kids sitting outside, “Hey, what’s this place gonna be?”. One of them replied while smoking a