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19 Nov 2010

5 Reasons It’s Okay to be Excited About Harry Potter

If you did not already see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 at midnight, with all the middle schoolers and other cool people, then I will not spoil it for you, suffice to say that it was really, really good. But perhaps the reason you didn’t see it

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18 Nov 2010

Weekly Drink Me Recipe: Hawk from a Handsaw

We here at BAS Headquarters are always thinking of new awesome things to bring to you, our dear (and depraved) readers.  So with this in mind we’ve teamed up with the fine folks over at Drink Me Magazine to bring you a new drink recipe every Thursday.  That way you can

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18 Nov 2010

Party for a Good Cause: Tools 4 Schools

Tonight is the kick off party for Bay Area Benefit’s Tools 4 Schools Campaign.  Let’s face it, our educations system is falling apart because out tax dollars go to shit like war in Iraq and the War on Drugs.  California itself is facing 17 billion dollars in cuts to education.

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18 Nov 2010

Stonybrook 2010: The Future of the Babysitter’s Club

As much as I loathe logging on to Facebook and immediately discovering what Edie Falco character, French pastry or WWII general each of my friends are, The Facebook Quiz “Which Babysitter’s Club Character Are You?” has spawned a sort of creative juggernaut in my brain. The discussion of the quiz

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18 Nov 2010

FREE Judah Friedlander Book-Signing and Stand-Up

Have you ever wanted to beat up a ninja? Or maybe a ninja riding on top of a dinosaur that you encounter in a dark alley? Then be sure to pick up Judah Friedlander’s new book “How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional & Inspirational Karate Manual” or HTBAUAIIKM for

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17 Nov 2010

FREE Concert Alert: See the Black Lips, Thee Oh Sees and Bare Wires

Look, I know this concert isn’t until December, but it’s one of those sponsored-by-a-liquor company deals where you have to RSVP ahead of time. Which you should do. Right here. Because if you don’t and you get turned away from a FREE concert that you had plenty of notice about

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17 Nov 2010

FREE Craft Night at NYC Resistor

I’ve been saying since college that I’m going to have a weekly craft night for my friends. I keep failing for a multitude of reasons: people get busy, apartments are small, I have to work, I ran out of hot glue, I forgot to buy more googlely eyes, etc. Instead

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17 Nov 2010

Party With Ashkon, The Giants “Don’t Stop Believing” Video Guy, at Manor West!

No one in San Francisco wants the Giants World Series excitement to be over — especially our livers.  Our poor organs are clearly going through withdrawals from not drinking heavily enough after the big win and this must be remedied.  Most of us are looking to Spring Training in March

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