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The Weird and Wonderful World of Craigslist ‘Free’
By Jillian Robertson I love Craiglist Free, for its distinctly lo-fi appearance, its unofficial lingo, the cycling and recycling of questionably valuable items between people within a community. Back in college, I challenged myself to furnish a two bedroom apartment, shared by my roommates Dana and Michelle, entirely off of Craigslist
Get Your Hands on my Giant Package!
We know you beautiful, broke folks love free shit — and who doesn’t? So we’ve decided to put together our first ever Broke-Ass Instagram Contest to help unite you with that good shit! Is it easy? Duh! Will there be rad prizes? You better believe it! Don’t believe us? Read on
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
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
How To Crash All The Best Dreamforce 2016 Parties For Free
Open bar and appetizers paid for by Corporate America await you all week as Dreamforce 2016 swallows up SoMa and downtown (Oct. 4-7). The world’s largest software conference is also the world’s largest party-crashing opportunity, with oodles of cash-negative startups throwing insanely opulent parties all over our fair city. Here’s
Bike To Work Day – A Guide to Fun, Free Shit!
In the world of riding bikes, I was a late bloomer. It wasn’t until I moved to Oakland that I really started appreciating how fun and useful they are. Bikes are basically perfect: zippy, not a bitch to park, and the side effects are having a nice ass and not
How to Actually Get Fans for Your Band
You’re finally in a band that can get through a rehearsal without someone strangling someone with an amp cord over creative differences. No one’s in jail, rehab, or MIA from a multi-day booze binge. The group has laid down a few quality tracks that don’t sound as if it was
This Week’s Events | San Francisco + New York
Rad Upcoming SF Events BUGS BUNNY AT THE SF SYMPHONY THU. 12/3 | 8:00PM @ DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL Hear the SF Symphony perform iconic scores from your favorite Looney Tunes while the animated shorts appear on the big screen. Join Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and the rest of the Looney
Spring Broke: Our Top 5 NYC Parties This Month!
It’s Spring Break Broke and you’re stuck here. As I always say, there’s no point of being broke and sober. Here’s some parties you can count on to make the most of it. Brooklyn Night Bazaar This party features live performances, food that is simply incrediballs, mini golf, local merchants