Arts and Culture

FREE School Teaches You Belly Dancing, is FREE
Did you guys know about this little collective called “The Free School“? It’s just what it sounds like: It offers FREE classes and collaborations on a contribution basis. So if you have something you’re willing to teach for FREE, you should totally let them know. But today we’re going to

Brooklyn Craft Central Spring Market this Saturday
What better way to embrace the impending apocalypse then to indulge in one of mankind’s best self-serving traits, consumerism. Don’t you want your last moment on earth before we’re plagued by floods, earthquakes and well, plagues to be a day filled with snacking on mini-cupcakes, buying pretty shiny things and

14 Great Ideas for Cheap Dates
This originally appeared in my book Young, Broke and Beautiful: Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply. We all pay for sex somehow. Some of us with our time, some of us with our money, and most of us with our dignity. Since I know you’re severely lacking money and dignity,

Beats and Boardgames Tonight
Ever feel like being totally nerdy, but still cool at the same time? Looks like you’re not alone. Hang out with other creatures with the same mindset tonight at Langton Labs. The monthly event, called Beats and Boardgames, is FREE and it’s just what you’ve been looking for. That’s right

Design A Broke-Ass Stuart Shirt and Win $200!!!
Look at those shirts. Badass right? Yeah, I love them too. The thing is I’ve had that design for a number of years now and with all the good things coming up (my new book, my new TV show) I figured it was time to get a little bit more

Up For Grabs: A Pair of Tix to See The Pimps of Joytime in Oakland
Hey East Bayers (or SFers who don’t hate on the East Bay), whatcha got going this Friday night? Forcing your boyfriend to watch the season finale of America’s Next Top Model that you DVRed this week? Going to a bar and spending 60 bucks on drinks to try to make

Tonight! Mangled Bohemians, Liquid Indian, and More at the Hemlock
You know what I love about the Hemlock? You can go in and drink when the bar is having a show, and you don’t have to watch it. But if for some reason you want to rub shoulders with other dirty hipsters and nod your head to a set straight

Broke-Ass Comedian Interview: Sean Keane
Last week, I took a break from “Broke-Ass Band Interviews” to conduct my first ever “Broke-Ass Comedian Interview” with Emily Heller. Interviewing a person whose job it is to be funny takes the pressure off of me, whose job it is to be funny. So you’ll be getting to know