San Francisco

One Brick Social at Tupelo
If you have not heard of One Brick, it is a not for profit volunteer group that provides support and labor for other local not for profits. On Tuesday night One Brick will be hosting a social at Tupelo in an effort to gain speed with their fundraising efforts. The

Hey San Francisco, Wanna Get Waxed For Free?
Hair. We all have it. Some of us have more than others. Thankfully for all of us furry folks, there are licensed estheticians out there that can remove unwanted body hair every three to four weeks with the use of wax. One of the amazing benefits of waxing is the

Win Tickets to Sisterz of the Underground, A Night of All Female Hip-Hop Performances including Kid Sister
So I’m pretty much just copying and pasting the press release into this post right now. I feel like a total dipshit doing this but I’m super slammed this week, so tough titties. All the info for the event is below. You can win a pair of tix by emailing

How Not to Become a Gay Icon
Shortly after graduating college, I found myself in an “identity crisis.” I realized that I had spent the last four years of my life writing analytical essays about “thingness” or whatever other words I could add -ness to the end of, and over-using the word “utterly” to make myself sound

Broke-Ass Fun: Dog-Watching (It’s Like Bird Watching, But Way Less Lame)
Living in a big city can be a major bummer. There’s the lack of nature, the competition, the depressing drain on your finances. It totally sucks. But instead of getting wrapped up in your status anxiety and your rapidly depleting bank account, why don’t you embrace the most innocent, spirit-lifting

BA of the Week: Promoter KC Turner
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.

Win Tickets to See Dave Eggers Receive the 21st Century Visionary Award
I was in college when A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius came out. For some reason I had to read it for a class on 20th Century art movements that was taught by a woman who was slowly unraveling. While the class was totally shitty and poorly taught, one awesome

Undercover at Walmart: A Conversation About The American Way of Eating
Do you ever wonder what happens behind the curtain before you actually enjoy the food you purchase? The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture, or CUESA, will be serving as host to an interesting discussion on what happens behind the scenes of the corporate food system. Tracie McMillan, author