It’s crazy to think that, at this point, I’ve been doing Broke-Ass Stuart for almost half my life. In that time it’s been A LOT of things: a couple zines, 3 books, a travel TV show on IFC, and oodles of fun projects and web series. And of course, there’s always

Let’s be honest: parties become a lot more fun once you hit age 21. Sure, you could celebrate your birthday by ordering pizza and a cake, but where’s the originality in that? Adulting is hard. Waking up for work on the daily drains the best of us at times. And

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Sweet 16 and Thirsty Thursday Twenty-Firsty have both passed, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t celebrate your birthday now that you’re “over the hill.” Age is just a number, after all, and maybe you still want to go down the slide in your double digits. Here are 11 ways

Rejoice! It is the day of birth of our savior: Dolly Parton. That’s right, Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19th and is now celebrating her 71st year of making our world better. What’s that? You don’t know why you should care about Dolly Parton? Perhaps you grew up

The Kinda Late Show is back! After taking time off while Stuart ran for mayor, we are ending the year by roasting that jackass for his birthday. Use the above photo for much ammunition. Winner receives a reserved table up close and personal for the incredible line-up! Sister Roma (Sisters of

  I like to celebrate my birthday with brunch.  It’s got all the components of a good day: booze, food and friends.  This year my birthday fell on a Sunday, historically an epic brunch day.  I was excited.  I became even more excited when I learned that Thee Parkside was

Coincidentally, after talking about my Broke-Ass birthday coming up, another Broke-Ass mom friend of mine (Yes, that’s right folks, I finally made a “mom friend”) had her birthday last week.  Of course, I had to ask her what she did on her birthday.  She should be proud; it’s quite Broke-Ass-ish.

My birthday is coming up (no, it’s not my 1/2 birthday as this photo would indicate) and people keep asking me what I want.  Apparently, I’m difficult to shop for – the problem is that all I want every year is for people whom I care about (and it’s a