Arts and Culture

Five Summer Movies to Avoid
Ah, summer blockbusters: They have a reputation for being especially vapid. Often visually overcooked with little or no story line, it seems as though Hollywood collectively decided that the best medicine for the heat is to flood your brain with total garbage. Remember The Last Airbender? How about You Don’t
Win A Pair of Tix to ‘Happy’ Screening at the Roxie
Happiness is one of those elusive emotions that I’ve always thought is really interesting to hear psychologists and social-whatever experts talk about and try to quantify. I’m pretty sure Oscar-nominated director Roko Belic agrees, because his new non-profit feature documentary, called Happy, explores societal factors, like money, fame and relationships,

FREE Ice Cream and Body Chocolate at Babeland Today
Have you eaten an ice cream cone lately and thought, “I wish there was someone in a vulva costume here.” Today, Babeland is granting your wish. They’re already the nicest, most well-stocked store in the city for all your sex toy and lube needs, and they’re doubling their awesomeness by
FREE Word for Word Series at Bryant Park
Although it’s been around for a few years, I only got hip to Bryant Park’s free “Word for Word” series a few days ago. I also only found out a few days ago that you can expand the view finder on the Hipstamatic camera app, making it 1000x easier to

Broke-Ass Band Interview: Hooray For Earth
Six months ago Hooray for Earth came through San Francisco and filmed a Yours Truly episode. Then a few weeks back I missed their SF shows with Architecture in Helsinki but heard all about it on Yours Truly’s Twitter. Yours Truly has pretty impeccable taste so I looked these guys
Start Your Week Off Right: Watch One of the Freakiest Movies of All Time
Have nothing to do on this fine Monday? Well, why don’t you push your mind to the brink of insanity by watching a classic cult film that’s about the occult? And then maybe joining a cult? Kidding! But seriously– this is the last week that Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 film The
Broke-Ass History 101: Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most iconic landmarks on the planet and it’s right here in our own backyard. Come out to Café Royale this Monday, June 27, from 8:00pm – 10pm for a celebration of its history. Peter Moylan, historian, will serve as the narrator for
Today and Tomorrow: Get Your Art On for FREE
Do you like art? No? Well, uh, wanna spend a weekend in the sun after toiling away at your job all week? Yeah, I thought so. Today and tomorrow in Oakland, the Pacific Fine Arts Festival will invade Montclair Village and display the works of artists from all across the