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12 Jul 2011

Broke-Ass Band Interview: The Mumlers (Two Shows this Weekend!)

I’ve had a crush on the Mumlers since I first heard them years ago. They are, by far, one of my favorite local bands. Outfitted with a full horn section and a swoon-worthy frontman, the Mumlers have the ability to transport you to different eras and locations with their genre-defying

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12 Jul 2011

Summertime Tuesdays: SF Film Night and FREE Wine Tasting

I live my life by this credo: “Never say no to FREE wine.” If you follow a similar philosophy, you should get over to the Top of the Mark tonight and every Tuesday this summer for a FREE movie screening and wine tasting. The Top of the Mark bar boasts

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12 Jul 2011

I Choo Choo Choose You: The Joys of Traveling by Train

Summertime is Adventuretime and coincidentally, like Heidi, I have found myself in Portland. And I got here by the most delightful way, the train. (From Seattle after a plane ride from SF). I love the train, and it holds a very special place in my heart much like the US

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11 Jul 2011

Tonight! “Hell on Two Wheels”: It’s, Like, Totally Your Life

San Francisco is so full of smug bikers that it’d be foolish not to tell you about this OG cyclist: Ironman triathlete Amy Snyder has written her debut book, Hell On Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World, and you can

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11 Jul 2011

Don’t Waste Your Youth This Friday, 7/15

Hey, guys– in case you didn’t know, sometimes you gotta hustle in NYC.  I mean, this is the place where dreams come true.  It’s like Disneyland for adults—just as expensive and magical, except its also dirty and sometimes dangerous and smells like hobo pee.  Not to mention the weather here

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10 Jul 2011

Get on the Broke-Ass-Oregon-Trail

So last weekend I went to Oregon for the first time in my life. I know – lame, that I had never been there before and it is just the next state away. But anyways – Oregon basically kicks ass and everything is so freakin’ cheap! Here are five reasons

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10 Jul 2011

Old and Busted: Facebook; New Hotness: Google+

In a strange, meta social-media twist, I first learned of Google+ via Twitter. And I was all like, “O RLY,” but then knew I had to give it a try, whatever it was, due to being a total whore for Google. I kept refreshing the signup page until it let

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10 Jul 2011

Cheap Beauty Tip of the Week: Cheap Sunburn Relief

What could possibly be more 4th of July than a three-day weekend full of hot dogs and fireworks? How about the infamous, nasty sunburn? Sometimes no matter how you shake it, there’s just no getting around excessive sun exposure on a long summer, holiday weekend. You may have been religious

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