My name is Alex Mak, I’m the managing editor and co-owner of BrokeAssStuart.com. You may recognize my byline as I’ve personally written over 1,000 articles for BAS, and I’ve edited and published 3 times that many by independent writers from our community. What many of you already know about independent media,

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Oakland-based writer Jenny Odell had taunted me from bookstore shelves for years.  I was drawn to the title because I was drawn to the premise: To do nothing.  It was attractive, but almost cruel in its simplicity.  Nothing? How could I

Editor’s Note:  As of Sunday, Feb 11th 2024, the mailboxes are back in Alameda! After a short hiatus, the artist behind the adorable Love Letter mailboxes on Alameda let us know that the mailboxes are back this year and are in 5 locations. You can find them on Santa Clara

Hey SF, I’m Natalie, a correspondent for The SF Minute, an email newsletter that helps you stay on top of news here in San Francisco. Did you feel yesterday’s earthquake? The 3.2-magnitude quake’s epicenter was near San Leandro in the East Bay, and according to the Chronicle, “San Francisco reported

San Francisco is home to the biggest Two Spirit Powwow in the country, organized by the Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits (BAAITS). Due to the continued fuckery of Covid-19, the 11th Annual BAAITS Two Spirit Powwow will be livestreamed on their YouTube page on Feb. 12. The powwow includes

Valentine’s Day may make February the month of love. But the more interesting premieres on Netflix wind up changing up love stories with a little extra something. There’s love between a woman whose features change one week out of the month and a man who can’t remember faces (“The Beauty

If you’ve read my Troll Trail article, you know that I’m an art kid who loves anything that combines mischief and public art. When my neighbor snapped a photo of a small free little art gallery in Oakland, I had to go and see what it was all about. She

The 24th San Francisco Independent Film Festival (“S.F. Indie Fest” for those in the know) is coming February 3-13, 2022.  This year, there are 68 different films (42 shorts and 26 features) from 10 countries available for screening in-person at the Roxie Theater.  Those who can’t make it to the