holidays
California’s Bizarre Thanksgiving History
BY DAVID COPPIN LANEGAN David Coppin Lanegan (@willybillybilliam, @wavesons.band) is a writer and musician. Find his SubStack Jawbone here, and his band Wavesons’ music here. Thanksgiving has been an official holiday in the United States since 1863 when, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in
From Protest to Puke: The Debasement of SantaCon
For those who don’t participate, SantaCon is an annual spectacle, mildly disorienting and mostly foul. If you’ve ever seen a cluster of self-saboteurs in Santa costumes collectively heaving over a gutter or stumbling about in a daze, you’ve likely been privy to the awe-inspiring merriment of SantaCon. As a writer
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
When is it Okay to Start Playing Christmas Music?
by Kate Brunotts If you’re anything like me, you adore Christmas. The abundance of food, presence of family and mass consumerism; something about it is equally charming and awful. Nevertheless, the child in me always gets a kick out of the holiday season, particularly the music that comes with it.
How to Survive an Impeachment Thanksgiving
If the recent CNN poll holds any weight, about half the U.S. adult population wants Donald Trump impeached and removed from office, and the other half think he’s doing a super fantastic job as president. It’s pretty much split down the middle, which could present the opportunity for awkward family
List of FREE Rides Home on NYE in the Bay Area
All the ways to get home for FREE on New Years Eve in the Bay Area by Attorney Jason Beahm.
WE WANNA GIVE YOU A GIFT BASKET OF BEER, ICE CREAM AND COOKBOOKS!
And some other stuff. Also, some of the items won’t physically be inside the basket. And there may or may not be an actual basket. It’s more of a collection of items that we got together and thought you might like to consume (or re-gift) for Christmas. We’re hoping we’ll put
We wanna send you to see She & Him and a very merry christmas!
with special guest Jamie Lee A Very She & Him Christmas Party Since their 2007 inception the talented partnership of Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward have released six acclaimed albums as She & Him. A Very She & Him Christmas, the duo’s first collection of holiday music, was released in 2011 and quickly became a staple of the
We wanna send you to see Perry Farrell’s Kind Heaven Orchestra for the BILL GRAHAM FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!
PERRY FARRELL’S KIND HEAVEN ORCHESTRA TO DEBUT NEW MUSIC IN SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT THE FILLMORE FOR THE INAUGURAL BILL GRAHAM FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Musical Super-Group to Headline Gala Celebrating Bill Graham Menorah Day in San Francisco Farrell has assembled a dream team of musicians and performers to deliver an immersive experience of