Arts and Culture

The Eternal NIMBY vs YIMBY Battle Was on Full Display at the SF BoS Meeting
GUEST POST BY WESLEY WELLS We’re sitting through the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meetings and breaking them down for you so you don’t have to! Here’s the mini minutes for the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, August 11th, 2020. Full minutes available right here. Video and transcript available right here.

Dark Comedy “The Smoots” is a New Short Film About Losing Your Job
How can four of the most terrifying words you can utter in English right now (“I lost my job,” duh) turn into the stuff of dark comedy? The answer to that question comes in the short film “The Smoots,” which is now available on YouTube. The film is directed by

Slim’s to be Replaced by ‘YOLO’ Nightclub Douchefest
For over 30 years Slim’s hosted live music from every genre in San Francisco. Punk, rock, R&B, to blues, jazz, folk, and rap performers played this SOMA institution. It shut forever in March. And now, perhaps as a sign of the times, Slim’s was bought by San Jose club owners

Monkeybrains: The Awesome Internet Service Taking on Corporate Giants
Monkeybrains has been a Bay Area, independent internet service provider since 1998 and has developed a rabid following because, quite simply, they rock.

Brach’s ‘Turkey Dinner Candy Corn’ Is Here To Make 2020 Even More Terrible
The year’s most horrifying Halloween apparition is bloodcurdling its way to candy aisle shelves across America, according to top candy blogs and experts. Candy Hunting, the hard-hitting confection industry investigative journalists who’ve uncovered such sickening scandals as Mountain Dew-flavored Doritos and Wendy’s Baconator Pringles, now report the existence of Brach’s

The Glide Legacy Gala Is Rad But Totally Online (And Crazy Affordable) This Year
San Francisco’s best charity ball is still happening in 2020, though online of course, as the 11th annual Glide Legacy Gala is this Saturday, August 15, at 8 p.m. It’s a virtual celebration that still features a digital DJ Dance Party, the awards ceremony, and words from your activists —

Eric Jones of Let it Bleed discuses Tattoo culture and trends
Eric Jones of Let it Bleed discuses Tattoo culture and trends

SF Artists Create ‘Thank You’ Posters for Healthcare Workers
Life is strange. This week nurses across the nation, including many cities in the Bay Are, had to hold protests demanding they be provided the proper safety equipment and staffing they need to continue saving lives. As the pandemic continues, and we shelter in place. It’s important that we support