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Failed SF Comedian, Elon Musk, Paints Over The W On Twitter Sign At Twitter HQ
You know what’s worse than a billionaire? A billionaire that desperately wants you to think he’s funny. And Elon Musk is exactly that billionaire. While Elon’s trolling is usually contained on Twitter feeds, his most recent attempt at levity has now come to Market Street. He, being the comedic genius

San Francisco’s Top 5 Fertility Idols for Spring Worship
BY MATTHEW BELD Much like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, Jesus has made his annual trip back to heaven. Ramadan is well underway and the Paschal Lamb has been slaughtered. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have hosted their Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary Contest and the Catholics can

This Bay Area Artist Puts Women Center Stage
The Indian food in the Bay Area has nothing on the spicy cuisine that Devendra Sharma ate as a kid in Mathura. He says it’s all watered down. “As an Indian, I would never go to an Indian restaurant in the Bay Area,” Sharma says. “It’s kind of lame.” Thankfully,

We Wanna Send You to See Hiatus Kaiyote!
Another Planet Entertainment presents: Hiatus Kaiyote The Fox Theater – Oakland is heating up this spring with a stacked calendar! Featuring: Hiatus Kaiyote, an Australian band with an alternative, progressive mix of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop that they termed future soul. Get your tickets HERE or enter to win

“Is God Is” Premieres at Oakland Theater Project
“Is God Is” leaves us both devastated and amused. It is a confusing place to be in, yet it does not stop the audience from wanting more. The cast plays each character with enough skill that the audience buys full heartedly into whatever mental deficiency they are selling.

SF’s St. Stupid’s Day Parade, a Wonderfully Idiotic Tradition
There is a ridiculous tradition each April Fool’s Day in San Francisco. It’s a celebration of all things illogical, a demonstration for the foolish by the fool hearty, a preposterous procession that celebrates above all one thing: human stupidity.

Valeria Solanas Wrote the SCUM Manifesto Then Shot Andy Warhol
All she wanted was to have her play, Up Your Ass, produced by Andy Warhol. Instead, she was offered $25 to play a role in one of his own films, I, a Man. It could have been one of his most boundary pushing projects, had he been bold enough to

The Wooden Nickel is Closed Forever
It’s always a bummer when a great bar closes down. And it’s an even bigger bummer when it’s one of your favorite places in the world. So, I’m especially saddened to share that The Wooden Nickel is officially closed forever. You may recall that when the Mission District flooded on