Fact: Late night talk show hosts have historically lacked a vagina. Fact: Carolyn Castiglia is a stand-up comedian with a vagina. Fact: On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, The Slipper Room will host Right NOW! with Carolyn Castiglia, the latest “female-driven talk show.” So who and what can you expect? Here’s

The winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Hairspray is based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name and is replete with laughter, romance, and deliriously tuneful songs. The story revolves around plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad who suddenly becomes a dance superstar on the popular Corny

NSEWest Co. was introduced as a sister brand to Oaklandish in 2015 in response to the demand to grow similar civic pride beyond the Oakland, CA area. Similar to Oaklandish, NSEW is a lifestyle brand dedicated to celebrating and echoing the city and regional love and sense of belonging that

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.   Most recently, Kyle Dunnigan had an amazing performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers  and has been contributing on

Thursday 8pm Doors, $15, 124 Columbus Ave @ Doc’s Lab! Our guests for this episode are DOPE! They include: – Carol Queen (Sexologist and Sociologist) – Michelle Tea (Author and Poet) – Hermione Way (Reality TV Star & New Media Journalist) – Musical Guest: Sambaxé Dance-Company – House band MegaFlame

  Museum of Mistakes: The Fart Party Collection is a 400 page omnibus of early comics by Julia Wertz, including The Fart Party Vol 1 & 2 as well over 150 pages of previously unpublished material, some of which ostensibly would have been Fart Party Vol 3, had she done a third volume.

Some people run away to join the circus. Others run away to San Francisco. Those of us who live here know it’s actually the same thing.

Most people I know either love or hate Valentine’s Day. I myself am on the fence. On one hand, celebrating it kind of equates to succumbing to our Overlords of Greeting Cards. On the other hand, it’s an excuse to hug all your friends and to potentially find someone to