Arts and Culture

05 Jan 2011

5 Day Extension On Holiday Bingeing Courtesy of Yelp’s Holiday Hangover

Just when you thought you had survived the gauntlet that is the holiday season, San Francisco’s own arbiters of star-rating and the voice of maddening crowds, Yelp, have decided to include the latter in their annual holiday party. Like restaurants, bars and other service industry businesses, they’re having their shindig

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05 Jan 2011

Cheese-Covered fun at The Levee

I first fell in love with The Levee in the same way I fell in love with watching old re-runs of “Cops”… I couldn’t can’t resist its guaranteed cheap thrills. It doesn’t try too hard,  just delivers a large drink selection for wallets big and small, gives us kids some

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04 Jan 2011

How to Stay Warm During This Incredibly Cold Winter

Because we are ramping up to the end of the world and all, it’s cold. Yeah, it’s winter. But it’s cold everywhere. NY, SF, even LA. (That covers everywhere, right?). It’s something we can all agree on. Sure, those in states with snow apparently up to their eyebrows will claim

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04 Jan 2011

It’s Time Again for No Pants

January seems to summon everyone’s inner idiot in the the most glorious fashions. From drinking heavily at midnight on 1/1 to the Polar Bear club, everyone is stir crazy and willing to act on frivolous impulse. How else does one explain the yearly tradition of Improv Everywhere’s No Pants Subway

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04 Jan 2011

No Pants Bart Ride 2011

This Saturday, January 9, 2011 marks the 10th annual No Pants Subway Ride in New York. If you remember, our very own Spendthrift Scribe posted the event last year. Well, now San Franciscans can join in the fun, and based on how many inexpicably pantsless people I’ve seen in SF,

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03 Jan 2011

FREE Gingerbread Extravaganza (No Eating, Only Looking)

Christmas is over, but it’s not to late to stare at baked goods shaped like houses. Le Parker Meridien’ is a fancy hotel, but you don’t need money to check out their second annual Gingerbread Extravaganza. This year, they had several local bakeries build sugar and cookie creations inspired by

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01 Jan 2011

Scared Straight 4: Vintage Drug-Scare Films

Ever since my forced viewing of ‘œRed Pavement’ in driver’s ed, I have had a profound appreciation for cheesy, after-school-special videos warning me of the evils and dangers of the world.  So much so, that I have a hard time learning lessons if they aren’t delivered by the likes of

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01 Jan 2011

FREE Cartoons, Culture and Cereal: This is How We Do 2011

We cried, we laughed, maybe we even puked a little bit, but we survived another year. If you’re not to busy drowning yourself in Bloody Mary’s, there is plenty of awesome free stuff in our fair city this weekend. After all, do you really want the first face you see

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