Quasars.  Black Holes.  Distant planets, extraterrestrial life forms, and Elton John’s “Rocket Man.”  Space is some deep shit, so deep that my own astronomical studies ended when I realized that I couldn’t figure out my horoscope by using the Doppler Effect.  Nonetheless, astronomy has remained of interest to me, which

Just when you thought Bender’s couldn’t get any better, there’s more!  Mondays are now FREE Meatball Mondays. Bender’s will be serving up a complimentary, FREE in broke ass speak, meatball with every purchase from 11:00p.m. to close.  That’s prime time for food especially after sucking down a few drinks because your boss

Usually I ask a bunch of broke-ass musicians to give you advice on how to become a musician. Stupid. The blind leading the blind. (I just mistyped blind as “bling.” If only it were the bling leading the bling). Today I talk to someone who actually made good on his

Did that get your attention? Now that you’re here, this is the real scoop: Writer Sheila McClear is going to talk about her book titled The Last of the Live Nude Girls tonight at The Booksmith. Sorry about the bait and switch. In the book, McClear tells us about her

Everyone else out of the room? It’s just you and me now, right? Okay, what I’m about to say might shock you, so sit down. Here it comes: Old people have sex. Did you just go vomit? Now that you’re back, I would like to tell you that senior sex

The tomato is a favorite of the broke ass. It’s readily available and relatively cheap. For what is sure to be an interesting, informative, and entirely FREE presentation on the tomato stop by Omnivore books on Tuesday, August 16 from 6:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland, will be

Hey, broke asses, what is best in life? Contrary to the belief of Conan the Barbarian, it is not to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women. In fact, what is best in life is a FREE ticket giveaway to the

Want to avoid the concert chaos that will be occurring in Golden Gate Park this weekend? Are you like me and still can’t figure out why anyone would spend a month’s grocery budget on a concert where Phish is playing 2 sets? Do not fret there is an entirely free