Arts and Culture

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12 Apr 2013

Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys Play Cafe Du Nord on 4/15

Remember when I had a TV show? Yeah, that was pretty rad. I got to travel the country exploring the weird and wonderful in all kinds of different cities. It was an amazing experience and I met so many cool peeps, including Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys.

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12 Apr 2013

I Sold My Soul and Moved from Portland to Los Angeles

 This is what I look like when I’m moving. Or, drunk. Or both. I haven’t written anything in a while because I have been moving. And maybe drunk? Perhaps a giggly combination of the two. But I’ve been happy, too, which always makes spilling my guts onto the internet a

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11 Apr 2013

The 2nd Annual New York Funny Songs Festival Needs Your Help

You read the title. Now, you might be asking yourself: What is the NY Funny Songs Festival and why does it need my help? Great questions! This unique four-day festival celebrates the marriage between comedy and music. More than 50 comedy musicians come together to perform in more than 18

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09 Apr 2013

“Said I Loved You But I Lied”: An In Depth Critique

Thanks to my best friend and her entire family (who were my primary babysitters before and after school), my childhood from ages 7 to 12 was filled with the comprehensive works of Mr. Michael “Sweet Lips” Bolton. As school let out, I would not have to scan the cars looking

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08 Apr 2013

FREE Live Storytelling with FREE Wine at the Victoria Theater

Anyone who has spent anything more than 5 minutes with me knows I love to tell stories…ok fine, I’m a blabbermouth. But I also love to hear them too. I mean who doesn’t right (and don’t say “deaf people” asshole)? And since you’re reading this site I imagine you also

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08 Apr 2013

SUMMER IN DOLORES PARK

Summer is approaching San Francisco’s Mission district. I am being very specify in this sentence because I feel like Summer is not something all of SF gets to see!

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02 Apr 2013

Dispatches from the Road: Why Melbourne Australia is a Broke-Ass Paradise

Guest post by Royce Kurmelovs.  If Adelaide is a little like LA without Hollywood and gang culture, Melbourne is a lot like San Francisco for its history, progressive politics and housing struggles. But that’s getting a little ahead. If you’re reading this, you’re probably broke and traveling to Melbourne. You’ll be either be

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02 Apr 2013

Payphones as History Project in NYC

  Every once in a while, New York drops its guard for a sec and squeals “Pay attention to me!” We, her residents, sometimes forget that we are only the incredibly hip, disaffected cynics we are because she allows us to be. But, like any other living being, she occasionally

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