holidays
How to Step Up Your Christmas Card Game
When our parents sent out Christmas cards it was a cute family photo and a letter wrapping up 1996 with what everyone did that year. Fast forward 20 years later and the Christmas card game has changed just as much as the Nintendo 64 your mom got you in comparison
The Best Drugs to Take Home for the Holidays
It’s that time of year again. You’re leaving the life you built to step back into whatever family dynamic you fled. You’re going to need something stronger than carbs to avoid becoming the worst version of your adolescent self again. Our mantras and best intentions can only get us through
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
7 Delicious Holiday Season Treats from Around the World
OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE! Wintertime holiday season is arguably the best holiday season (excluding Halloween and with a nod to how awful your family can be). But perhaps what makes it so magical is all the
12 Days of Giftmas: The Alternative, Dope, Vintage & Handmade
n the essence of the 12 Days of Christmas (and/or Eight Days of Hanukkah and seven days of Kwanzaa) here’s a list of twelve awesome gift ideas to help you out with your last minute shopping! These thoughtful and sometimes unique presents will not only warm the hearts of recipients but will benefit some dope small businesses and give them the recognition they deserve!
The Best Pseudo-Christmas Movies
Sometimes, especially right after Thanksgiving, you might just not be in the full holiday spirit yet. These following flicks will gently ease you into Christmas more efficiently than Santa trying to squeeze himself down a chimney after a milk and cookies bender
How to Throw a Kickass Friendsgiving
There is no better way to unload your family holiday baggage than to throw a Friendsgiving Party for all your besties. Especially if you spent the first 25 Thanksgivings of your life gagging down dry turkey and bready stuffing while sitting in an old lady living room full of doilies.
Most Affordable European Countries to Travel to This Summer
How do I know this? Because I just damn did it! I just came home from three glorious months in Europe. So, where should you go this summer on the cheap!? Italy By far my favourite place in Europe at the moment. Why? 2 Euro wine. Yep. That’s $2.19
Men with “Holiday Beards” is Now a Thing
This amazing and beautifully ridiculous project was conceived, art-directed, and written by Katie Nash and photographed by Anna-Alexia Basile. It is fantastic! Happy Holi-Dudes! The word on the street is that the beard ‘trend’ is on it’s way out, but it seems the look is still hanging on, literally, to hipster chins all