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03 Jan 2012

My Broke-Ass Best of the Year List, Part Two

I previously discussed television, books and comedy.. FILM I won’t get into too many, because you can read many aggregates of critics reviews of films, but here are some films that are worth seeking out: The Skin I Live In is a Spanish-language drama/horror from infamous Spanish director Pedro Almadovar

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02 Jan 2012

The Balboa Theatre

I had the fortune or misfortune, depending how you look at it, to have a tonsillectomy exactly a year ago. It may be all ice cream and naptime for kids, but let me tell you, for semi-adults, recovering from a T & A (tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for you ENT newbies)

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29 Dec 2011

BA of the Week: Poet/Community Manager Stephen Rosenshein

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.

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28 Dec 2011

Limon SF: Broke-Ass Gourmet

Limon isn’t exactly cheap. But, considering the price you are paying for the quality of the food, it is completely affordable for any broke-ass that has the ability to splurge on occassion. For those of you who are looking to impress a date with a fancy Peruvian meal – take

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22 Dec 2011

Ugly Sweater Party &Year-End Clearance Sale at Elixir

Yay! Yay! Yay! Here is one more excuse to bust out your favorite ugly Christmas sweater before the season is over. This Thursday, December 22nd, from 9 p.m – midnight, Elixir is hosting an evening dedicated to bad fashion and cheap drinks. In an attempt to clean out their liquor

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21 Dec 2011

Whipper Snapper has a Happening Happy Hour

I found a great place for Happy Hour in San Rafael that I can swoop by for a drink and some cheap appetizers on my way back to the city after work. Whipper Snapper is the perfect spot for meeting the girls for a pitcher of Sangria and some tapas. They offer

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20 Dec 2011

Zach Rogue Lights the Chanukah Candles Tonight @ Tikva Records

Only one week left for the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation’s pop-up Jewish record store, Tikva Records, in the Mission (3191 Mission St.). Read all about it in Aidin Vaziri’s Chronicle article). Music? Jews? You know how much I like both of those things. So the first ever Jewish pop-up

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19 Dec 2011

Masala Dosa: Fighting Depression One Naan at a Time

Maybe it’s the fleas I think are roosting in my bed, the five to three shift, or the lessening effects of sustained caffeine intake, but fuck, December is hard. Everyone seems to feel it. It’s like things are funneling really suddenly towards the New Year, the same New Year that

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