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Travis Garland delivers an electrifying performance at the Red House

Janelle Moncada
November 11, 2014

With his soulful voice and bad-boy charm, Travis Garland is living the indie solo artist's dream. As a line of his fans are seen along the outside walls of Red House Studios in Walnut Creek, California...

Beats n’ Stuff #5: noticed by senpai, at last (j-pop edition)

Caty McCarthy
November 11, 2014

As I am typing this, I have just woken up from a brief nap post-25-hour session of driving to and from Los Angeles for the sake of J-Pop supergroup Perfume. I was not always that into J-Pop, whereas...

Effect of Caffeine overload and addiction

Jannelle Garcia
November 10, 2014

Caffeine and college students are two nouns that are often associated with one another. During midterms and finals, ordering the extra cup of French Roast or nursing another mug of Earl Grey in order to...

Swift, Stuck in 1989

Katie Mullen
November 10, 2014

  Well, Taylor Swift’s album 1989 has had the biggest sales week since 2002 which went to Britney Spears with Oops…I Did It Again. Seeing as how she pulled her album from music streaming...

Start your holiday shopping at the 2014 Renegade Craft Fair

Nadine Quitania
November 9, 2014

The Renegade Craft Fair is kicking off its annual Holiday Market Tour at the Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion (November 8th to 9th), which gives us an excuse to treat ourselves get our holiday shopping...

Lena Dunham is not that kind of girl

Calla Camero
November 7, 2014

In case you have not heard what everyone is raving about, news is that writer-actress Lena Dunham may be a sexual predator. The Girls actress is being criticized for an excerpt she made in her new...

Two Sisters Bar and Books – a place for couples and not books

Jannelle Garcia
November 6, 2014

Soft jazz, low lighting, yellow wallpaper with Japanese families dressed in kimonos, and the amount of couples are the first things that one notices when they enter Two Sisters Bar and Books. The...

The Teardown: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

The Teardown: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

Michael Leri
November 5, 2014

Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Release Date: March 18, 2014 Average Scores: 43, 50, 49 I am sorry, dear reader. I have failed you. But not as much as I failed myself. Just a few weeks ago, I made...

‘Bad Dads,’ an art tribute to Wes Anderson’s charming films

Catherine Uy
November 1, 2014

Hundreds dressed as their favorite Wes Anderson film character for the fifth annual “Bad Dads” art show and Halloween costume party at Spoke Art. This year, the San Francisco gallery showcased...

‘No Shave November’: put down the razors for charity

Anais Fuentes
November 1, 2014

November is finally upon us, and for most people this means getting mentally and physically prepared to gain tons of weight during the holidays. But November is much more than just turkeys, elections,...

Ten Things Not to Do on Halloween

Alec Fernandes
October 31, 2014

San Francisco has lots of frightful fun happening all over the city this Halloween. But even though there are many events to choose from, here is a list of ten things to avoid doing tonight: 1....

La Cocina gets small businesses cooking

Ivane Lund-Soyombo
October 31, 2014

When Cristina Avantes moved to San Francisco in 1999, the move was intended to be a change from her everyday life in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “I came to study fundraising and administration for nonprofits,”...

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