valentines

I Want to Send You a Slightly Naughty Valentine!
I was thinking the other day: wouldn’t it be cool to send all my readers a little something for Valentine’s Day? Who doesn’t like getting something in the mail, especially if it’s cute, funny and just a little naughty? Nobody, that’s who! So that’s what I’ve decided to do. I

Dope, Locally Owned, East Bay Shops
If you’re going to buy presents in the Bay Area, why not go to locally owned, independently run, and awesomely creative shops with cool and interesting shit in them

Eat, Game, & Sing in San Francisco This Spring!
It’s Springtime in San Francisco, which means it’s time to put your phone on silent for a while and step out into our fair city to sing, eat, and play with the wonderful people and programming on offer. Whether in the flesh or on a live stream, the journalists and

NYC Broke-Ass Valentine’s Day Roundup
What’s love on this day? It’s just another excuse to get drunk and have fun! Stimulate’s Annual Valentine’s Blood Massacre VI Wanna get a little hardcore this year? Stimulate offers a little something for the mind, the body, and the dance floor. Expect to catch bloody cupids, fallen angels and

Broke-Ass Last Minute Ideas for Valentine’s Day
We’ve all been there, dude. You’re happily single, watching True Detective from a stolen source of cable, pretending the chicken in your fridge is still ok to eat, Peter Panning your way through life on a meager salary, when, BAMM! The perfect person comes along, and you’re screwed (literally and

How to have an epic Broke-Ass Valentine’s Day
They say that Valentine’s Day started to celebrate Saint Valentine of Rome, martyred in 269 AD, then became a sensation in 1797 when a British publisher issued romantic verses for young lovers…

Valentine’s Day for a Broke-Ass Mom
Am I the only Broke-Ass Mom out there who’s a sucker for chocolate, preferably dark, on Valentine’s Day? Starting about a week ago, all I see is chocolate. It’s everywhere. I’m seeing chocolate in every shop I walk by, every grocery store display, in the windows at the library, around

Tonight: $1 Beers and FREE Valentine’s Craft Bar with Etsy
Not “cheap” but “handmade with love”. Around here we love some $1 beers. We also love Etsy because it’s proof that enterprising young DIY-ers like us can make an honest living off of handmade Owl puppets made from vintage felt samples or whatever. But on Valentine’s day it’s not about