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How Bad Is Stormtrooper Aim? A Statistical Analysis
A frame-by-frame examination of the existing canonical Star Wars films yields a true assessment of what comically poor aim the stormtroopers really have. We went through all of the Star Wars movies in which stormtroopers appear and compared their shots fired to their number of actual hits. While we have

The Fatigue of Women
You’ve probably heard that men are more alert than women because when we were evolving, men did the hunting and therefore have better instincts for danger. Well, it’s been a couple million years since then; and in all that time, the danger persisted…for women. I present to you an exhaustive,

7 Notable Jewish People in San Francisco History
San Francisco is an old, iron safe filled with gold, glory, disaster, and secrets. SFCentric History is a column, by SF writer V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi, that digs in the vaults of local history and shares the sensational people, places, and things that rocked San Francisco. We are in the midst

ZooLights: When The Oakland Zoo Glows at Night
Thousands upon thousands of LED lights flicker against a towering backdrop of eucalyptus, cypress, pine, oak, and elm. Acrylic cobwebs wrap the palm trees, walkways, and exhibits of the Zoo in intoxicating color. It’s the perfect place to bring friends, family, or a first date.

Everything Trump Has Done for the LGBTQ Community (Spoiler Alert: It’s Not Much)
By Kate Harveston All of us are familiar by now with the string of empty campaign promises that have come to define the Trump presidency. Trump has sought to deliver some of the things he promised for his base. His efforts have largely failed on those issues, and Trump has

Artists Move to Install ‘Majestic Fountain’ on top of the Salesforce Tower
San Franciscans are acutely aware of the massive tower Salesforce built on their skyline. Some local commentators have complained about the new building, calling it a symbol of greed and excess from Silicon Valley, others just bemoan that it is the tallest and most expensive building ever put up in San Francisco,

8 Ways to Get High for Hanukkah
This post was made in conjunction with the fine folks at Sava. Wanna support a post on the site? Holler at Alex@BrokeAssStuart.com There’s a lot of awesome things to love about Hanukkah like eating latkes, playing dreidel, and lighting candles. But let me tell you, as a Jewish kid, Hanukkah