Arts and Culture

Bay of the Living Dead: The Horror of Hammer Films
Welcome to Bay of the Living Dead, a regular column about the horror genre. The column returns after a one year hiatus and will be seen around the 1st of each month here at BAS. From 1957 until approximately 1975, England’s Hammer Films was known and beloved for their Gothic horror

All The Great Stuff Hitting Netflix in December
Now that it’s December, food and festivities will hopefully be on peoples’ minds. Netflix contributes to the season’s spirit with comfort food-level holiday entertainments. A documentary about the making of Elf and The Nightmare Before Christmas might bring out the warm fuzzies. Or a holiday edition of The Great British

We Wanna Give You a 2020 SF Beer Passport!
Step into a world of adventure with the 2020 San Francisco Beer Passport! There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. With the San Francisco Beer Passport, you get 2-for-1 beers at 35 of SF’s coolest bars and restaurants for only $30! And the only way that gets

Save San Francisco’s Independent Journalism
After withstanding unprecedented drops in revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 16 of San Francisco’s independent news outlets are holding a joint fundraiser to preserve and protect the city’s independent press. Donate to Save SF News Local reporting has been essential during the shelter-in-place public health orders and local and

Capitalism, Racism, and Black Friday: Deconstructing America’s History of Exploitation
Reclaim Black Friday is calling on brands to redistribute a percentage of their sales to Black and Indigenous land-based organizations, instead of running sales during Black Friday weekend.

Orbit Room Launches ‘Lunar Lot’ for Cocktails and Pizza
This year alone, we’ve learned that the moon has water, the atmosphere of Venus contains a chemical so difficult to synthesize that it almost certainly comes from organic life, and the U.S. Navy believes in UFOs now. Only in 2020 would these things barely make a blip, but maybe Mercury

Revive the Night: The Grassroots Effort Save SF’s Dancefloors
By Bailey Greenwood In the past 8 months, we’ve witnessed the crumbling of an industry that employed millions of people around the United States, and with no end in sight, an industry that will take years to rebuild. Revive the Night is a is a 3-day virtual festival taking place December

Who Wants Me to Send Them A Really Weird Postcard?
I’m gearing up to send out my Autumn postcard and this one is a keeper! Who wouldn’t want a special little trinket you can put on your fridge so that your visitors will wonder what kind of weird shit you’re into?