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Finding Love at Festival
Love isn’t for everyone and festivals aren’t for everyone but anyone looking for CONSENUAL love at a festival has the opportunity to find that someone (for a night or for life). Finding love in all the wrong places is pretty easy. Finding love at Riot Fest is almost as easy

New Satirical Startup Claims to Have ‘Tech Solution to Homelessness’
New startup mySight claims to sell people a technological solution to homelessness

I Ate The New Robot Burger in SF, and it Surprised Me
When I first heard about San Francisco’s new robot cook I was a mixed bag of emotions. On one hand, I didn’t like the idea of automated machines taking jobs from service industry workers. But on the other hand, (the little piggy inside of me) really wanted to make friends with a robot who could make me cheeseburgers.

‘All About Nina’ Is The Powerful Story We Need Right Now
For those that follow me, you know that I’m a stand-up comedian along with being a writer on this very site. I’ve been involved in comedy for a little over a decade and I’ve come across all sorts of comedians along the way. I’ve considered myself an ally to women,

The Environmental Impact of Going Vegetarian
By Kate Harveston Vegetarians the world over had reason to celebrate, World Vegetarian Day was yesterday (Oct. 1) From the mouths of cows, chickens and pigs everywhere — Happy World Vegetarian Day! Vegetarian and vegan lifestyles have a significantly reduced impact on the environment and improved long-term sustainability. In stark contrast to

The Truth About Straight White Men In Power
by Laura Jean Moore “Those animated kitchen trash bags don’t even want us in the room,” is what I was thinking, watching Graham and Hatch and their smug-suited peers apologize to KKKavanaugh for having to endure the public recounting of one (1!) of his worst deeds. And by us, I

Oakland’s Punks with Lunch Turns Three
In a climate where words like ‘displacement,’ ‘gentrification,’ ‘homelessness,’ and ‘addiction’ populate our daily conversations, Punks with Lunch is a bright light in the dark night of Oakland’s current housing epidemic. In its third year, Punks with Lunch continues to operate on the simple mission of providing Oakland’s homeless community