Reviews

SF Neighborhoods & Their Zodiac Signs
San Francisco is 49 square miles of unique neighborhoods and beautiful natural environments, each with their own histories, personalities and characteristics.

How to Join the Robot Dance Army in San Francisco
I like a lot of things that have come from Montreal. There’s Cirque du Soleil, poutine, Steven Pinker, and now techno robot exoskeletons. I know what you’re asking yourself right now, “are these the product of a secret Canadian Space Force project, sent here to make Americans more polite?” The

Apple’s New Cheese Grater Promises More Power, Better Cheese
Earlier this week in San Jose, CA., Apple released its latest and greatest designs, including The New Mac Pro, which is the fanciest, fastest, most powerful, cheese grater the world has ever seen. In announcing Apple’s new foray into kitchenware, Tim Cook came on stage wearing a chef’s hat and

Highlights from “What The Fest!?” NYC Film Festival and Events.
Hello from NYC, BAS readers! Last week I had the pleasure of checking out one of the best film festivals around for its second year. “What The Fest!?” took place at the IFC Center in Manhattans West Village neighborhood for 4 fantastic days filled with horror, indie and documentary films

Jay’n Bee Club Closed Down. Damn it.
Jay’n Bee Club had all the elements of a great Dive Bar, it was old, it had history, it had good drink prices and an extremely local clientele. And it even had bonus features like a patio, a more recently, a very decent pizza oven. The Dive is already closed

How You’re Gonna Win SF Beer Week 2019
Beer drinkers from every corner of the Bay will be stroking their beards and sipping the finest ales, sours, stouts, porters, pilsners, and pub ales the world has ever seen…why? Because it’s SF Beer Week, and there will be hundreds of new beers to try and all sorts of fun events

Lew the Jew & The Origins of American Tattooing at CJM is Fascinating
Now on display at Contemporary Jewish Museum, Lew The Jew And His Circle: Origins Of American Tattoo looks back upon one of New York’s earliest tattoo artists and his contemporaries. The exhibition will remain up through June 9. Albert Morton Kurzman, aka Lew The Jew, was born in New York

The ‘Costco of Weed’ Opens in the Bay Area
We got to talk to Flower Company co-founder Tony Diepenbrock at length about their ‘no middlemen’ service, and how they keep prices so low