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So Your Hero is a Monster: Dealing with Disillusionment
Heroes are humans, and when they are ruined, when their actions come to light, you didn’t ruin them by telling people. They ruined themselves.

BAS Poetry: The Songs of Girls
Broke-Ass Stuart is now accepting poetry submissions to be featured in the BAS Poetry: Arts & Culture column. Read on to learn how to submit your 100% original work. Written & curated by Corinne Avganim Thank you to talented and brave Crystallee Crain (@crystalleecrain) for being the very first poet

This San Francisco Dog Shelter Needs Help
No one (no one with eyes and a heart at least) doubts that we are living in scary, uncomfortable-at-best times. It’s times like these that remind me that animals are better than us. At the top of the “love you no matter what, always got you back” animal list is

How to Shut Down Cat Callers This Summer, Without Losing Your Cool
Temperatures and hemlines are rising — which means it’s catcalling season. Days are longer, and tempers are shorter. Instead of taking all that frustration out on your loved ones, unload on someone that deserves it – like men who make women uncomfortable in public. If you’re a woman over thirteen

Sutter Station: Where No Fucks Are Given
Sutter Station doesn’t give a fuck. In fact it has been steadfastly sitting on Market Street, not giving fucks since 1969. That’s before BART existed, before Tales of the City came out, and before the Beatles broke-up.

How Appropriating Slang Can Be Problematic: Yaaaasss Queen, Even for You!
Maybe You’re Not Woke AF 2014 was overall, a very good year. The Giants had won the World Series, the world was introduced to Lupita N’yongo and the idea of Trump being President was just a very funny punchline. It also was the year that brought us ‘On Fleek’, the

5 Creative and Free Alternatives to Therapy
By Katie Barbaro Let’s face it: therapy is expensive and rarely covered by insurance. You’ve probably asked yourself, “Do I want to pay out of pocket for an hour-long therapy session or feed myself for a month?” (Answer: FEED YOURSELF, per Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.) Ideally, therapy will someday be