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SF’s Independent Art Fairs (in pictures)
There’s something magical about a hotel that’s been taken over by artists. Generally in hotels you walk past rooms in the night and wonder what strangers may be up to behind closed doors. At stARTup Art Fair at the Hotel Del Sol, you got to walk into any room you

5 Reasons Using a Typewriter Makes You a Better Writer
I’m what you might call a born-again luddite. There was a time when I believed that I owed my writing life to modern technology. I learned to type on Windows 95 with Mario Teaches Typing, I used right-clicking as my thesaurus, and I penned my first short story on a

The Surreal Sideshow You’ve Never Heard Of…Lost Horizon Night Market
Lost Horizon Night Market “You’re not gonna wanna miss this…” I was given a phone number, passcode, and a stern warning: “invite your friends, but only send personal invitations… do not post this on social media, no Twitter/Facebook, no email lists.” Enigmatic directions led to a nondescript parking lot. Inside, what looked remarkably similar to an unremarkable fleet

Your Baby Is Ugly (And Other Things I Blame On Hormones)
Everyone knows that pregnant ladies are flush with hormones. Not everyone knows that those hormones still rage for months after delivery…….and they can make you a crazy person. For example: Thanks to hormones, I no longer hate The Big Bang Theory. The Big Bang Theory was on roughly 78 times

Shave like a man: a broke-ass man
When did shaving get so complicated? Three blades, four blades, five blades. Moisturizer strips. Batteries. Paying an arm and a leg. Our current troubles started in 1971 when Gillette introduced the Trac II — a razor with two blades — and began an arms race. The shaving behemoths became so

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page omnibus of early comics by Julia Wertz, including The Fart Party Vol 1 & 2 as well over 150 pages of previously unpublished material, some of which ostensibly would have been Fart Party Vol 3, had she done a third volume.

Why April 23rd Is Going To Be The Best Day Ever
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

Fun Free Events Happening in the NOW! Festival
From April 19th to 25th, the Panhandle is going to be full of awesome and free events! NOW!? What in God’s name is that? It’s a community festival that’s put on by the community. It’s a week of events to get out in the streets, meet our neighbors, and spread a little