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SXSW is BullSX!T
SXSW jumped the shark long ago, so be glad you’re not attending the Doritos-sponsored Spring Break for corporate America that’s getting underway in Austin, Texas. SWSW calls itself a “music, film, and interactive festival”. What in the Hello Fresh is an “interactive festival”? It’s where the normally cool city of
The Pros & Cons of Not Drinking (in The Marina)
I’ve decided to give up drunk texting booze for a month. I am on day 15 which is an accomplishment in and of itself. What prompted my temporary abstinence from the sauce? A myriad of things, but to name a particular instance: last weekend I went to a party. ‘Twas
You Can’t Spell San Francisco Without a Few Exes
You can’t spell San Francisco without a few exes. From the person you had a one-night stand with six years ago, to the one who suddenly stopped texting you after dating for a couple months, to the person you loved so completely that it nearly broke you: Running into people you’ve been involved with is an inevitability.
Our Horror Movie Column is Nominated For An Award!
On February 26th, nominations for the 15th annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards were announced. Since 2002 the Rondo Awards have honored the best is horror cinema, television and literature, including current productions, classic films and film preservation. Bay of the Living Dead, BrokeAssStuart.com’s twice a month horror movie column, has
NYC’s Early Picnic Season Actually Horrible Omen
Usually, we have until late April before the local anomaly of people wearing shorts and tee shirts inappropriately takes place. It’s a fun NY tradition; we make fun of their optimism and are rewarded with smug laughter when they end up stuck in a blizzard, desperately trying to hail a
Disgusting Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Continue Across America
Across America a spree of coordinated bomb threats and hate crimes targeting Jewish community centers, schools, and graveyards are being reported. There have been so many incidences of anti-Semitic vandalism and anonymous threats in the past week it is dizzying. All across the United states +20 Jewish community centers were targeted
Most of Your Favorite Inventions Were Created by Black Inventors
How does the shortest month of the year do any justice to celebrate such a rich culture? It doesn’t, we just have to jam pack centuries of awesome people, ideas, moments, and inventions into 28 (sometimes 29) days. Speaking of inventions, many great minds are idolized during Black History Month,
Oscar Nominated Films You Should Know
No matter if you’re a film junkie, indie elitist or you cling onto every review from Rotten Tomatoes, you’ll either watch the Oscars or hear endlessly about who won what. Cinema has been everything from entertainment to an escape for millions of movie-goers for over 100 years. Whether your preference