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“Life Of The Party” is a Generic, Paint-By-Numbers Comedy
“Life of The Party” Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Julie Bowen, Gillian Jacobs, Maya Rudolph, Christina Aguilera, Matt Walsh The latest Melissa McCarthy movie is exactly what 90% of Melissa McCarthy vehicles have been. She’s out of her element, does physical comedy, has zany lines that seem improvised and there are pretty

You Can Help Bail Out Someone’s Mom for Mother’s Day
This year for Mother’s Day I’m not getting my mom flowers or candy or any of the things we’ve been told by Hallmark that we’re supposed to do. This year, just like last year, I’m donating $50 in my mother’s name to National Bail Out, an organization working to end

This Week’s News, America, People’s Park, & People’s Strikes
We’ve got a loaded news wrap for you, stacked full of history, homeless, strikes and being black in America. Here goes… Fight Brewing at People’s Park There’s a long history of resistance at the site of Berkeley’s People’s Park – it was actually built by the community itself out

WTF Are These New Tinder ‘Terms of Use’?
Anyone trying to swipe on Tinder now gets immediately accosted with a new ‘Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy’ that you have to agree to or else you can’t get any action. Tinder assumes you’re so hookup-hungry you’ll click ‘Agree’ on anything. But what are you agreeing to here?

Katherine Ace : Artist You Should Know
we saw Katherine’s work at Art Market in SF, and we liked it so much we simply had to find out more about her. Meet Portland-based artist Katherine Ace, an artist you should know.

A Cheap Bastard’s Guide to Movie Dates
By Kelly O’Grady When’s the last time you’ve been on a date to a movie theatre? It’s almost thirty dollars! Fuck that malarkey! The candy is expensive, the soda is expensive, the beer is expensive; every goddamn thing is expensive. You can barely afford to make Spam sandwiches for dinner,

BAS Poetry: ‘The Mountain of Should’ by Brady Gill
Broke-Ass Stuart is now accepting poetry submissions to be featured in the BAS Poetry: Arts & Culture column. Written & curated by Corinne Avganim.