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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,
Broke-Ass Etiquette: Birthday Dinners
Got a question about how to be a polite Broke-Ass? Email Half-Price Headliner with your queries and get schooled on how to be proper-like. Q: Dear Half-Price Headliner, I have a few birthday dinner invites in the next month and I’m not sure I can afford to go to all
Tips for Outsmarting Our Snowy Overlords
So, um, yeahh, it’s been several days since the East Coast Snowpocalypse 2K10, and ummm, there’s still a shitload of snow everywhere. Especially if you live in any of the outer boroughs. At the time of this writing anyway, I STILL can’t walk on either of the sidewalks bordering the
Adjust Your Clock to Blue Sky Bakery
Something you need to know about me- I take my muffins seriously. More so than cupcakes, the pop ephemera of the pastry world, or other various tarts and cakes and whatever else, muffins are a source for pure, unmitigated deliciousness if done right. Unfortunately, many of them come out tasting
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
McCormick & Kuleto’s — Best Happy Hour in Fisherman’s Wharf
Fisherman’s Wharf gets a bad rap. It really does. True, it is the tourist destination from hell — swarms of fanny-packed, camera-laden foreigners from such far-away lands as Michigan and Ohio with way-too-loud children and no desire to tip at any food establishment — but it’s definitely a San Francisco
What’s Your Dating Attachment Style?
In their latest book, Attached, scientists Amir Levine and Rachel Heller have come up with something called the Attachment Theory. According to them, there are three categories that describe people’s behavior within romantic relationships: *ANXIOUS people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner’s ability
Demolish Your New Year’s Resolution at Blue Fin Sushi’s Happy Hour
According to my extremely reliable Google search methods, weight loss is the most common New Year’s resolution, among, incredibly, wanting to drink less alcohol (because who would ever want that?? Boring). I don’t want to necessarily lose weight, but it would be nice to eat way healthier and, say, run