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Somebody is Spreading Sidewalk Joy in Berkeley
While Berkeley roots may be hard to find these days, somebody is out there doing the most to remind passersby of the creativity and counter-culture sentiment that once permeated the historic city. If you stroll Berkeley streets with your head down, you’ll find little silver discs of pure joy and

Try This Spectacular Rigatoni with Lamb Ragu Recipe From the Hosts of The Pasta Show
Recently celebrating its 4-year anniversary, The Pasta Show is the only stand-up comedy show where one of the hosts cooks a homemade pasta dinner for the audience, all for $10. Hosted by Kenice Mobley (Bridgetown, SF Sketchfest) and Brian Parise (Last Week Tonight, Montreal JFL), the monthly show regularly features the best

Ya, Fried Chicken Sandwiches are Delicious, & Factory Farming is Still Disgusting
Yes I love fried chicken. Yes, I ate more than one fried chicken sandwich this weekend. Yes, I enjoyed them. And yes, I heard about the massive marketing campaign dubbed ‘chickenwars’ between Popeyes and Chick-fil-A last week. A ‘twitter war’ between corporations, which is code for ‘free corporate advertising’. The

Hey, Outside Lands Music Festival 2019, Your Totems Look Weak From Here
Speaking of San Francisco’s pinnacle outdoor festival … now is the time that I would like to take a second and to throw some serious shade at their attendee’s totem creations.

KFOG 104.5 FM is Pulling the Plug After 36 Years
Thousands of Bay Area Residents gasped, pulled out their earbuds and asked their parents, ‘what’s a KFOG?’ Mom’s favorite morning commute, alt-rock radio station is getting pulled off the air after 36 years playing music and car ads to Bay Area ‘Fogheads’. The station’s parent company, CUMULUS MEDIA will replace

A Brief History of NYC Islands Used to Banish People from Manhattan
by Hannah Harkness Manhattan is the most famous island in the world, so easy to forget that it’s part of an island archipelago. Some people even forget that Manhattan itself is an island because a) Their entire universe ends outside of Manhattan or b) climate change is terrifying and we’re

What the Hell is Blockchain, and Why Won’t Men Stop Telling Me About it?
You’ve heard about it on dates. You’ve read about it on Tinder profiles. You’ve seen it emblazoned on startup t-shirts worn at 21st Amendment.
“Blockchain.”