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Justice for Philando Castile Rally in Oakland Tonight
Was just made aware of this by William Fitzgerald. Philando Castile was the man shot and killed in his car, for absolutely nothing, while his wife live-streamed it on Facebook. His four year old daughter was also in the car. The officer was just acquitted of his murder. Our justice

NYC Summer Grub Series: Smorgasburg
By Jonas Barnes So last week, we ventured to Manhattan to showcase a Chelsea staple known as The Chelsea Market. This week, we’re traveling over the bridge and jumping beard first into Williamsburg. I’ll say this, Brooklyn gets a lot of shit for the beards and hipsters and all that,

WordPress SEO and Your Article: Landing Page BFFs
This is a tutorial “article” that will show writers how to do all their own SEO for each of their own articles. Search Engine Optimization? Sounds scary! Well, it is, scary awesome how easy it is for everyone to be diligent about putting forth the effort so that all articles are

How to Fall in Love at the Fireside Bar
This originally appeared in my Weeknighter column in the SF Bay Guardian There’s something romantic about San Francisco’s summertime fog. Those damp and chilly nights belong only to us, and the atmosphere they create is what dreams are made of. While the rest of the country simultaneously shares the same

Weird & Wonderful: Depression, Art, and Pop’s Bar
This time on the Weird & Wonderful podcast we recorded in at Pop’s Bar on 24th St. a legendary dive bar in the heart of the The Mission. We get into some pretty heavy shit including dealing with depression and how to intervene with when you see someone being harassed.

NYC Summer Grub Series: The Chelsea Market
By Jonas Barnes NYC is a city full of anything and everything you could want. Entertainment, 5-star cuisine, drinks and homeless men masturbating are just a sample of the indulgences you can take part of every day in NYC. As the summer rolls in, the city unleashes pure culinary bliss

So Your Hero is a Monster: Dealing with Disillusionment
Heroes are humans, and when they are ruined, when their actions come to light, you didn’t ruin them by telling people. They ruined themselves.

This San Francisco Dog Shelter Needs Help
No one (no one with eyes and a heart at least) doubts that we are living in scary, uncomfortable-at-best times. It’s times like these that remind me that animals are better than us. At the top of the “love you no matter what, always got you back” animal list is