As Laura S. pointed out, there are many ways that a Halloween costume can go horribly wrong when it comes to young girls.  But what about adults?  The following are five horrible costumes that should never see the light of day: 1. A Rastafarian This really goes for all costumes

Halloween’s always been kind of an “eh” holiday for me.  Maybe it’s because I live in San Francisco, where almost every weekend gives you an excuse to dress up in some ridiculous ensemble and get wasted at 10am (read:  B2B, Pride Weekend, WORLD SERIES) or maybe I’m just not very

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For some of us (me), Halloween is one of the best holidays ever invented, because it has candy, costumes, drunkenness, and absolutely no references to Jesus (unless you go as Jesus, which wouldn’t be weird at all). However, I hear that some people find the whole costume part a big

I’ve never seen Mad Men, but from what I understand it’s a television show that showcases a time period during which sexism was rampant and rich white men wore expensive suits while smoking excessively and guzzling Jack Daniel’s. Which sort of makes it sound a bit like 2010. But Mad Men

Home to the ghosts of famous old people like Alexander Hamilton, John Jacob Astor, and Eliza Jumel–a prostitute who later became the richest woman in America and wife to Aaron Burr in a colonial-style “Pretty Woman”–The Trinity Church has been a resting place for our city’s finest since 1687 and

If you’ve been anywhere near Haight Street, you know it’s nearly Halloween. Costume shoppers were out in full force this past weekend, elbowing through the Wasteland, eyeballing possibilities at Held Over. The best party of the year is only days away and in between turning this vinyl devil costume into

Wondering what to do for fun this Halloween?  Feeling a little dead inside?  Wake yourself up with a FREE Halloween-themed event for each of the 5 senses! TASTE: At today’s Día de los Muertos-inspired Berkeley Farmers’ Market, get some delicious fruit and veggie wares, pies by Mission Pie, and Champurrado

Why carve a pumpkin sober, like all those loser elementary school students, when you could come to Luckydog and carve one drunk? They are giving away FREE beer from 2-7 during their pumpkin carving contest. It’s BYOP, so make sure to purchase a pumpkin somewhere first before you attempt to