OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY EMPEROR NORTON’S BOOZELAND THE TENDERLOIN’S NEWEST HISTORIC DIVE.  HAPPY HOUR NOON – 7PM Patty melts have been a favorite sandwich of mine before I knew they had a name. Growing up in the hood, you had one type of bread for everything: sandwich bread. Sandwich bread for hamburgers,

Guest Post by Kelley Cutler from the Coalition on Homelessness  I went on outreach down at the encampments today. The Sweeps are relentless these days… folks getting hit after just a day or two… told to “move along”, but there is nowhere to go. My assessment of the situation is

Are you a budding activist but you’re not sure if you want to jump in with both megaphones?  Do you feel angry sometimes at our Federal Government?  When you watch the news do you think, “Gee, I wish I could do something about this mess?”  Well, Bay Area residents, now

“Fear” and “Ignorance” are supportive bedfellows. According to researchers at “University College London found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals. The amygdala is an almond-shaped structure deep in the brain that is active during states of fear and anxiety. Liberals had more gray matter at least in the anterior cingulate

It’s not every day you see a comedy about one of the worst mass murderers in human history.   The film made international headlines after the Russian government banned it, (which of course is a godsend to a film’s promotional team), once it came out that the film was banned, interest

Adam Ferrara was a series regular as Chief Needles Nelson on the Emmy-nominated hit FX TV show ‘Rescue Me,’, which aired its final season in 2011. He is also the host of History’s hit BBC import “Top Gear.” Ferrara has been praised for his impeccable comedic timing and superior acting

Broke-Ass Stuart is now accepting poetry submissions to be featured in the BAS Poetry: Arts & Culture column. Written & curated by Corinne Avganim. The first time I heard of Euclid Garden, I immediately thought about Tupac’s A Rose That Grew from Concrete. My friend works with them on a