Lizzy Acker

Lizzy Acker’s work has been published in Nano Fiction, Fanzine, Joyland, Eleven Eleven and elsewhere. She has read with Bang Out, RADAR, Quiet Lightening and others. Her first book, Monster Party, was released in December of 2010 by Small Desk Press. She was born in Oregon but now lives in San Francisco where she writes status updates for KQED.

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Why Am I Watching Dancing With The Stars?

Why Am I Watching Dancing With The Stars?

| April 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

What’s the deal with Dancing With The Stars and why do I kind of love it?

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Roger Ebert Dies; Watch Him Review Vertigo and Listen to Him on Forum

Roger Ebert Dies; Watch Him Review Vertigo and Listen to Him on Forum

| April 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

Sad day you guys. Roger Ebert has died from cancer.

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Macklemore is a Feminist Who Proves Conclusively that Irony Should be Dead

Macklemore is a Feminist Who Proves Conclusively that Irony Should be Dead

| April 3, 2013 | 15 Comments

Macklemore. He’s so f-ing earnest that every single one of his songs seems to be an anthem to honesty, kindness, fun, hope and love.

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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Dawn McCarthy and Emmett Kelly Visit KQED

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Dawn McCarthy and Emmett Kelly Visit KQED

| April 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Bonnie ‘Prince Billy, Dawn McCarthy and Emmett Kelly were in the studio at KQED today, recording remotely for other programs on other stations. They let us take a picture.

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Happy Birthday Taran Killam!

Happy Birthday Taran Killam!

| April 1, 2013 | 1 Comment

Probably one of the reasons it isn’t cool to hate SNL at this exact moment is the magnificent Taran Killam, who turns 31 today.

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April Fool’s Day: The Internet Joke Roundup

April Fool’s Day: The Internet Joke Roundup

| April 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

This is a real question: Does Google have a whole April Fool’s Day division? At this point, it seems like everyone else has given up.

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Game of Thrones Season 3 Starts Sunday

Game of Thrones Season 3 Starts Sunday

| March 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

Public service announcement: Game of Thrones season 3 starts on Sunday at 9pm, which means you have approximately two days to marathon the first two seasons.

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Dress Like the Girl Criminals in Spring Breakers

Dress Like the Girl Criminals in Spring Breakers

| March 28, 2013 | 12 Comments

I can’t wear booty shorts in public, much less bikinis every day, but that doesn’t mean I can’t start planning my Spring Breakers “Halloween” (to be worn ASAP, for any reason) costume.

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8 Celebrities That Publicly Support Marriage Equality

8 Celebrities That Publicly Support Marriage Equality

| March 27, 2013 | 1 Comment

Celebrities are taking to social media to voice their support of gay marriage this week while the Supreme Court hears arguments on Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. Here are a few of them.

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Watch The Mountain Goats Live at Bottom of the Hill in 2008

Watch The Mountain Goats Live at Bottom of the Hill in 2008

| March 26, 2013 | 2 Comments

What if you found the best concert you ever went to on YouTube? IT HAPPENED TO ME!

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