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FREE Steamroller Printing Festival
Ever seen art made by steamroller? Now you can. Welcome to the 9th annual Roadworks festival, where, in short, talented woodcutters and print makers create large linoleum blocks, lay them out on Rhode Island street in Potrero Hill, and drive a 3 ton steamroller over them. And it isn’t just

Broke-Ass Show Review: The Juliets Played Pianos Last Saturday (9/15)
The Juliets are all about quiet innovation. It seeps from the bows and strings of their mini-orchestra; it shows its face in lyrics that declare: “If it’s less what you do and it’s more what you know / I can’t wait on fashion because I’m ready to go.”

Ay, Mateys, It Be International Talk Like a Pirate Day Yet Again
Ahoy, ye limey wenches! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. If ye be livin’ ‘neath a rock fer the past decade or so, this annual holiday be a jolly excuse not only to talk like a pirate but also to dress and act like a pirate. But avast,

Happy Hour at Sushi Time, Subterranean Haven
The belly of the beast One of my favorite happy hours for sushi is brought to you by Sushi Time, secreted down in an anonymous little nook of The Castro. It’s like a little wad of cud some forlorn cow forgot in the back of its mouth. If that’s not

FREE MONDAYS Dharma Punx Meditation in Greenpoint
“Why yes,” you say, “A free meditation class in Greenpoint is exactly what I was looking for.” If it wasn’t… get to it post-haste. It just might change your life. Maybe you’ve been thrown off going to meditation because the idea of sitting through all the dopey pageantry sounds like

“Bad Movies & the People Who Love Them” Variety Show FREE Tomorrow Night at Public Assembly
I’m pretty sure you have one bad movie that you enjoy watching over and over again. It’s a guilty pleasure and you just hate to admit it. Fortunately for you there is actually a group of people that get together to watch these atrocities as a hobby. They share their

Broke-Asses in Paris: All You Can Consume French Cheese, Charcuterie and Wine
Imagine yourself sitting at a quaint little cafe along the Seine, drinking French wine and nibbling on fine cheese and charcuterie. Sounds lovely doesn’t it? Now imagine what the price tag of that plane ticket to get you to Paris is gonna look like…who’s got that kind of money laying