One of my fondest memories of elementary school is going to the quarterly book fair.  While the popular kids who — damn them — were born with naturally straight teeth and perfect vision stood around looking bored (if beautiful), eight-year-old me was pawing through those racks, trying to find the

Do you text? I might as well ask, “Are you alive?” But the word “text” has a long and storied definition that mainly just means “words.” Tonight is your last chance to learn more about this ancient phenomenon at Soap Gallery‘s FREE TEXT exhibit. Yes, you’ll have to read a lot

This Thursday night, head down to Bricks and Mortar Media in SOMA for some art, alcohol and …animals? Yes, animals.  Let your animal instinct out at a themed art show entitled “We Are All Animals.” Oakland based artist Mary Marxen has gathered up 25 up-and-coming local artists to show their

Been dying to go to Art de la Muse tonight, but just cringe at the thought of coughing up $25 at the door? Check this out – now you can get last minute discounted $10 tickets for the After Party of Théâtre de la Mode right here. Even if you

It’s nearly impossible to get to see and be up to date on all the best new art in this city, so consider this your major tip– if you only go to one art show this year, make it Fawad Khan’s solo show, FRACTURED REVERIE, at the Lu Magnus Art

Looking for somebody on the rebound? Ever feel like your heart has been ripped out of your body, eaten up, spit out and thrown on the ground? Um, that’s pretty much how I feel right now. Nevertheless, there is a solution to my sorrows – not to mention any of

Among many things, PS1 is well-known for convincing Manhattanites to take the 7 train for over 10 years. You can tell something big is going on: the nervous energy on the subway platform is palpable and fingers trace the purple line on the map to count the stops. They descend

One thing I wouldn’t mind having more of in my life is serenity.  Maybe it’s harder to avoid stress living in a city bursting with so much activity and sometimes insanity 24/7 or maybe it’s just me.  Whatever the case, I think it’s safe to assume that all of us,