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Try This Spectacular Rigatoni with Lamb Ragu Recipe From the Hosts of The Pasta Show
Recently celebrating its 4-year anniversary, The Pasta Show is the only stand-up comedy show where one of the hosts cooks a homemade pasta dinner for the audience, all for $10. Hosted by Kenice Mobley (Bridgetown, SF Sketchfest) and Brian Parise (Last Week Tonight, Montreal JFL), the monthly show regularly features the best

Ya, Fried Chicken Sandwiches are Delicious, & Factory Farming is Still Disgusting
Yes I love fried chicken. Yes, I ate more than one fried chicken sandwich this weekend. Yes, I enjoyed them. And yes, I heard about the massive marketing campaign dubbed ‘chickenwars’ between Popeyes and Chick-fil-A last week. A ‘twitter war’ between corporations, which is code for ‘free corporate advertising’. The

Hey, Outside Lands Music Festival 2019, Your Totems Look Weak From Here
Speaking of San Francisco’s pinnacle outdoor festival … now is the time that I would like to take a second and to throw some serious shade at their attendee’s totem creations.

What the Hell is Blockchain, and Why Won’t Men Stop Telling Me About it?
You’ve heard about it on dates. You’ve read about it on Tinder profiles. You’ve seen it emblazoned on startup t-shirts worn at 21st Amendment.
“Blockchain.”

DIY Venues Put On Badass Shows for Brooklyn’s Broke-Ass Audiences
Across the country, performers are forgoing traditional routes to stage time, opting instead to set up DIY shows. Even network shows like Crashing, Lady Dynamite, and Maron have illustrated how unusual spaces like laundromats, living rooms, and art studios are converted into spaces for artists to hone their craft. Many

Dude Who’s Lived in San Francisco for 1 Year Makes Video About What SF is “Really Like”
An aspiring YouTube creator named Tom Dehnel has just put out a new video called “What San Francisco is Really Like”. Considering the dude has only lived here for a year, my first reaction was…well, I didn’t actually react. He messaged me on twitter and I forgot about it. But

Some Incredibly Weird Movies Coming to The Bay This Autumn
Surprise! The end of summer and the beginning of fall will be far from a dull month at the movies. This month’s listings include everything from three different film festivals to a horror fantasy praised by both Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro to period looks at three different cities’

International Go Topless Day is on Sunday!
Besides the fact that I really love boobs, I support International Go Topless Day because it’s absurd that men can go topless whenever they want but women can’t. This is a protest against gender inequality and one in favor of body positivity. Real talk: by definition, there is nothing more