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23 Jan 2018

Harry Potter Written in a Scottish Brogue is Fantastic

Somethings in life are objectively delightful.  “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stane (Scots Language Edition)” is one of those things.  Writer and poet Mathew Fitt has ‘Traslatit” the book “intae Scots” as he puts it, and if you’ve ever heard a Scottish brogue in your life, reading some of Harry

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23 Jan 2018

Your Work is Worth Something, Get Paid for your Side Hustle

By Rachel Fogletto  In the world of art and entertainment many of us find ourselves in the uncomfortable position of constantly getting asked to work for free. Most of my experience with this is in comedy, which unless you’re nationally famous, people still think is not “real” work, even when

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22 Jan 2018

We wanna send you and your bae to see Kimbra on Valentine’s Day.

  To be fair, it’s the day before Valentine’s Day. Kimbra’s The Golden Echo album is a vivid, vivacious, and ambitious arc of pop and funk that conveys an array of questions and insights. It’s an album both of youthful exuberance and mature introspection, from the opening track, the joyful “Teen Heat,” to

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22 Jan 2018

Your Chance to Demand a “Caretaker Mayor” for San Francisco

You’ve probably heard by now that, in the wake of Mayor Ed Lee’s untimely death, the race to be the next mayor is proving to be an interesting one. While there are eight candidates running, there’s a fear that if Supervisor London Breed is given the mayorship until the election,

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22 Jan 2018

The Conversation We Should Be Having About the Aziz Ansari Incident

Guest post by Jillian York In the past week, we’ve seen a new round of Feminists vs. Feminists. In one corner, we have young feminists, righteously angry at comedian Aziz Ansari and supportive of his pseudonymous accuser “Grace” and Babe, the publication that told her story. In the other corner,

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21 Jan 2018

The Best Signs from the Bay Area Women’s Marches

Yesterday was superb. Around the world millions of women and their allies took to the streets to show Donnie and his fuckboys their utter hatred and disgust for his regime. In Bay Area cities, hundreds of thousands took part in the Women’s March and of course brought their fantastic signs.

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19 Jan 2018

Weiss for Mayor/Vote 1-2-3 for Equity Campaign Launch Event

This press release came across my desk so I figured I’d share it with you all. Amy is just one of the eight people running for Mayor of San Francisco in this 2018 special election. This races will be fascinating.   Join Mayoral candidate Amy Farah Weiss on January 28th

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18 Jan 2018

SF General Hospital Has New Sirron Murals

The Pediatric Emergency Department at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital got some new murals by an SF muralist and local favorite Sirron Norris.  Norri’s style is unmistakable, just ask anyone who lives in the mission or NOPA sabout ‘those murals with the blue bears or bunnies.” As described by the

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