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28 Aug 2019

Somebody is Spreading Sidewalk Joy in Berkeley

While Berkeley roots may be hard to find these days, somebody is out there doing the most to remind passersby of the creativity and counter-culture sentiment that once permeated the historic city. If you stroll Berkeley streets with your head down, you’ll find little silver discs of pure joy and

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28 Aug 2019

Try This Spectacular Rigatoni with Lamb Ragu Recipe From the Hosts of The Pasta Show

Recently celebrating its 4-year anniversary, The Pasta Show is the only stand-up comedy show where one of the hosts cooks a homemade pasta dinner for the audience, all for $10. Hosted by Kenice Mobley (Bridgetown, SF Sketchfest) and Brian Parise (Last Week Tonight, Montreal JFL), the monthly show regularly features the best

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27 Aug 2019

Ya, Fried Chicken Sandwiches are Delicious, & Factory Farming is Still Disgusting

Yes I love fried chicken.  Yes, I ate more than one fried chicken sandwich this weekend. Yes, I enjoyed them.  And yes, I heard about the massive marketing campaign dubbed ‘chickenwars’ between Popeyes and Chick-fil-A last week.  A ‘twitter war’ between corporations, which is code for ‘free corporate advertising’.  The

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27 Aug 2019

Hey, Outside Lands Music Festival 2019, Your Totems Look Weak From Here

Speaking of San Francisco’s pinnacle outdoor festival … now is the time that I would like to take a second and to throw some serious shade at their attendee’s totem creations.

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27 Aug 2019

KFOG 104.5 FM is Pulling the Plug After 36 Years

Thousands of Bay Area Residents gasped, pulled out their earbuds and asked their parents, ‘what’s a KFOG?’ Mom’s favorite morning commute, alt-rock radio station is getting pulled off the air after 36 years playing music and car ads to Bay Area ‘Fogheads’.  The station’s parent company, CUMULUS MEDIA will replace

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26 Aug 2019

A Brief History of NYC Islands Used to Banish People from Manhattan

by Hannah Harkness Manhattan is the most famous island in the world, so easy to forget that it’s part of an island archipelago. Some people even forget that Manhattan itself is an island because a) Their entire universe ends outside of Manhattan or b) climate change is terrifying and we’re

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26 Aug 2019

What the Hell is Blockchain, and Why Won’t Men Stop Telling Me About it?

You’ve heard about it on dates. You’ve read about it on Tinder profiles. You’ve seen it emblazoned on startup t-shirts worn at 21st Amendment.

“Blockchain.”

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