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V. Vale: The Man Who Can Do Everything Tells All
By Lydia Sviatoslavsky V. Vale sat down to talk stupid degrees, being a Henry Rollins fan, cognitive constipation, City Lights, Blue Cheer, how every word needs to earn its keep, the underbelly of hippies, survival of punk, how beatniks helped shaped the crazy journey…and just about everything else you’ve ever
Artist Makes Trump Toilet Brushes, Finally
Now you can actually enjoy scrubbing your toilet at home or on the road. It’s like we always say here at brokeassstuart.com, “always clean your toilet with Donald Trump’s head.” Now finally, that activity is easier than ever. Because an artist/designer named Michelle Rubel has created a toilet brush in
Hooray! The Oakland & East Bay Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the Oakland & East Bay Beer Passport There’s no better way to explore Oakland and the East Bay than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the
This Gender Bending Artist Is Re-Imagining The World’s Most Iconic Images
Yasumasa Morimura may be Japan’s most well-known appropriation artist. He’s reimagined some of the best-known images in the world. Morimura has painted himself into iconic pieces of art and superimposes himself into historical photographs. His aim has been to push racial, ethnic and gender boundaries in his conservative Japan and
Is There a ‘Banksy Imposter’ in San Francisco?
We compared Banksy’s original 2010 ‘Haight Street Rat’ with the new July 5th 2017 rat, as well as reached out to several renowned street artists to get the scoop
An Artist You Should Know: Karla Ortiz
The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights local artists before they exhibit their work somewhere awesome, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place. Meet artist Karla Ortiz, the concept artist of your nerdy dreams. If you’re like me (and I know
An Artist You Should Know: Josh Wendler and Luana Coonen
Bay Area goldsmiths and jewelry designers out to make the planet a better place.
Renegade Art Critic, SFAI Professor & Local Legend Mark Van Proyen
We here at BrokeAssStuart.com like to show love to the people who make cities like San Francisco and New York special. That’s why we’re doing a series called Local Legend of the Week. This is our chance to hip you to some of the strange, brilliant, and unique folks who populate
What You Should Really Expect From A Broke Musician
I’m a 20-something artist living in New York City, and, quite frankly, I’m tired of trying to make people believe that I have my shit together. It’s way too much work. I constantly find myself having to choose between taking a shower, brushing my teeth, shaving, dressing appropriately for whatever
