Mark Twain

02 Mar 2022

10 Legendary Writers on San Francisco

The evolution of San Francisco is a curious one, an LSD-laced trip towards that ever-elusive thing named Progress. Innovation. Utopia.  Here are 10 writers on San Francisco over the decades, volunteering both gripe and glorification. Rudyard Kipling “San Francisco has only one drawback: ‘Tis hard to leave.” Tongo Eisen-Martin  all

Lydia Sviatoslavsky 0
04 Apr 2019

The 12 SF Streets Named for Legendary Writers

12 San Francisco streets were renamed for famous artists and authors who had once made San Francisco their home.

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

BAS Editorial Team 0
10 May 2017

Minor Irritations: A San Francisco Tale

He pulled out his phone and checked his to-do list. 6 PM: dinner. 7 PM: break up with Angela. FINISH DIVE BAR PIECE BY MIDNIGHT DEADLINE!!!

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03 Oct 2011

“Twain in the Membrane: A Comedy Party” Tuesday at Littlefield

“Twain in the Membrane: A Comedy Party” celebrates the release of cartoonist Michael Kupperman’s Mark Twain autobiography parody, Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010.  If you’re still thinking “wha?,” just take a look at the night’s lineup and go with the flow; you’ll be treated to appearances and comedic works by Kupperman

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
07 Feb 2011

Big Books to Impress Strangers in Public

After it was announced recently that Kindle books are outselling hardback books on Amazon, I knew it was only a matter of time before kids would start asking, what are those weird “liebarys” things and when are robots going to start doing my homework? Yes, we live in a digital

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
07 Jul 2009

$19.09 = Three Courses at the Cliff House. And no, I’m not smoking crack!

If you like me, you’re definitely a fan of local history. The Cliff House, once a famed and truly romanticized spot on the edge of the ocean, is a great local restaurant to visit if you’re looking to drop a third of your rent on dinner. Mark Twain once stumbled

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