New York is a city where nature was an afterthought. After paving everything over, city planners added some pretty amazing parks to sit in the grass and stare at buildings peaking up over the trees. Soho is a bit lacking in the green space department, but it’s home to the

You know that store you always walk by on Valencia on the way to Dolores Park or El Toro Taqueria that has the roll-y type luggage with the super cute designs, like waves or flowers, and you always think how fun it looks inside, but never go in because some

Yayyy! Your friends are visiting!! Step one: where is the air mattress? Under a pile of junk in the corner. Good. You have things in order. Step two: stay calm. Obviously you are excited, because you have missed these people like crazy, but there is no need to act like

Besides the obvious things like their generally affable nature and their proclivity sniff at your crotch, there are lots of reasons to like dogs. For one, they can essentially smell cancer, which is a major plus if you are into that sort of stuff. Also, they have a flicker fusion rate that

ODC turns a page in it’s storied history next week when they inaugurate their long-awaited new headquarters on 17th Street.  Their kicking off their season with programs from Kunst-Stoff and Levy Dance in partnership with CounterPULSE. Which is why it works out rather nicely that you have the chance to

Known more for its cocktail-fueled dance parties than a showcase for modern classical music, Le Possion Rouge will be playing host to contemporary composer Sarah Kirkland Snider, as she gives us a sneak peak to her new album Penelope, which drops Oct 26. Mixing poetry and mythology, the album is

We here at BAS Headquarters are always thinking of new awesome things to bring to you, our dear (and depraved) readers.  So with this in mind we’ve teamed up with the fine folks over at Drink Me Magazine to bring you a new drink recipe every Thursday.  That way you can

The Pantry Party is a like a hipper, smarter version of the canned food drives we all did in elementary school. Knowing that donating a non-perishable now takes more effort than sneaking the cans of food you like least from your parents’ pantry, this group takes the party part seriously