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Where to Find the Best Sake in the Bay Area
Wine and beer aren’t the only beverages you should be sipping in San Francisco. Japanese brewers have made sake for more than 1,500 years. Only recently have Americans brought the craft of making this fermented rice alcohol to the U.S. Some may refer to sake as rice wine, but the

Art Activists Change Trump Jr.’s Book Title to ‘Daddy, Please Love Me’
Sometimes art activism is the only reason I still have faith in democracy. Two comedians in NYC trolled Donald Trump Jr. in an ingenious way this week, by replacing the jackets on his new book ‘Triggered’ in an NYC Barnes and Nobles. The new title: ‘Daddy, Please Love Me: How

We wanna send you and a friend to see Circa Waves
Circa Waves was formed in Liverpool in May 2013 by guitarist and singer Shudall, who had decided to “knuckle down” and commit fully to music after spending years in a succession of no-hope garage bands. Known for their nervy, melodic indie rock, Britain’s Circa Waves first gained buzz in the

We wanna send you plus one to see Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes!
“I turned thirty and I was like, ‘What do I want the rest of my life to look like?,’ “ says Brittany Howard. “Do I want to play the same songs until I’m fifty and then retire, or do I do something that’s scarier for me? Do I want people

All About the BART McMuffin Protests
Muni may have those cornball dad-joke signs about proper backpack etiquette and standing away from the doors to facilitate ingress and egress, but it’s BART’s rules and regs that have made the news since last Friday. The saga began last Monday, when a BART police officer with the badge name

Late Night at “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man” is Dope!
Did you know that the Oakland Museum of California has a really bad-ass exhibit right now call No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man? Well they do! And what makes it even cooler is that, on select Thursdays, they are staying open late and turning it into a party! There will be food, drink, and much more.

5 Brooklyn Street Artists You Should Already Know
by Laurie Riihimaki For years, graffiti artists and muralists have taken over the bleak bricks and gray-cemented buildings of Bushwick and beyond to celebrate the culture of the city while also shedding light on current political, economic, and societal issues – striking on important conversations. These murals are not only