Gentrification Alert: SOMA Considers Building a Leather-Themed Parklet
A new proposal calls for a block of 12th Street outside the Eagle Tavern to become a “leather-themed public plaza.” According to the Bay Area Reporter, the block — or a third of a block, really —...
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Visual PSA: What You THINK Your PDA Looks Like vs. How It Looks to Everyone Else
Among all the people I know whose souls heave at the sight of even the TAMEST public display of affection, I actually fall on the way more forgiving side of the spectrum. Love is in the air! Whatever!...
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10 Fantastic Hikes Within an Hour of DTLA
It’s no secret that we Angelenos enjoy our fitness. Every week there’s a new workout fad hitting the streets (Flywheel, anyone? Pop Physique? SoulCycle? Orangetheory?) – a new way for us to bring our...
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It's a Good Time to Be a Woman Who Loves Beer
Anyone who watches beer advertisements may assume that beer is not a drink for ladies. Sure there are women in those commercials drinking bottles of the stuff, but they're usually off to the side in...
View ArticleOur 20 Favorite Entries for the State Bird Dinner Contest
During my time at The Bold Italic I've thrown quite a few contests with some pretty great prizes on the line, but never have I seen anything so fiercely competitive as the battle for a Valentine's Day...
View ArticleThe Missed Connection Muni Website of Your Dreams is Here
If you've ever pined after a beautiful stranger on Muni but couldn't work up the nerve to introduce yourself, a new site could change your life (or just your commute). But only if you ride the...
View ArticleBART Just Got Less Polluted and More Cranky
BART just got a little less fragrant. Agency directors voted unanimously on Thursday to ban e-cigarettes in stations and aboard trains, citing anonymous complaints about secondhand vaping. A more...
View ArticleCheap Ass Things to do on Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's, Galentine's, Anna Howard Shaw Day to you all. Whether you're taken, single, or trussed up in a love dungeon somewhere, you're gonna want to do something fun tomorrow. After all,...
View ArticleNew Blind Dating App Makes Men Compete for a Date
Let the dating games begin for real. A new dating app launching today in San Francisco let’s men compete to be a woman’s date.The Catch (which has been in beta since September) literally turns dating...
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A Field Guide to San Francisco Penises (NSFW)
It used to be that you couldn’t live in San Francisco for long without seeing a penis (or five) on the street at some point during the year. But two years ago, San Francisco fell victim to censorship...
View Article5 Things SF's Kink Community Wants You to Know About "Fifty Shades of Grey"
The Fifty Shades of Grey franchise has became a pop culture phenomenon fueled by equal parts fandom and furor over its kinky storyline. It was an suburban porn sensation when it came out in book form...
View ArticleLet’s Play Hooky and Have a Daytime Dance Party: Looking Ep. 5
Best SF Realness Moment: When a masturbating Patrick climaxes just as you hear the snap of overheard wires as a Muni bus passes by (two forms of tension; get it?).Grimly Plausible Fib/Zinger: When...
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This Dramatic B&W Timelapse of SF Feels Like an Insane Movie Trailer
San Francisco makes it easy to pretend you're in a movie, but usually it's a sweet movie, set to a toy piano or a sickeningly twee ukulele. But this timelapse by Toby Harriman makes SF feel like a...
View Article"Girls" Went Off the Rails and I'm Into It
Best Line: "NO!" — Shosh yelling at Hannah like a dog-trainer who dabbles in meth.Spoilers: Last night's episode of Girls started right where the last one left off. I'm cool with that, because if this...
View ArticleUp Your Munchies Game with This Oh So SF Weed Cooking Class
While the majority of food made with marijuana still tastes pretty gross — earthy if you prefer — there are chefs making inroads into this difficult culinary art. SF’s own JeffThe420Chef will be...
View ArticleOne SF Supervisor Has a "Drastic" Plan to Save the Mission
If one neighborhood exemplifies San Francisco’s bittersweet attitude towards development, it’s the Mission. Even as the closure of longtime community hubs like Esta Noche and the Lexington signal the...
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When Your NY Friends Bug You to Move There, Show Them This
Remind them that February in San Francisco can register at triple the degrees than in New York. I mean, I love visiting NYC more than almost any other city, but when it comes to making a place my home,...
View ArticleStop Renting In SF And Own A House In Oakland Instead
These days, paying $3,000 for a one-bedroom apartment anywhere in San Francisco is increasingly hard to rationalize. Yes, living in the city absolutely has its perks, but between the large rents, small...
View ArticleThe Ten Types of Flakes Everyone Knows
It’s Friday (ok, it's Tuesday but who's counting?) so you obviously have plans to get dinner and drinks later. At least you did, until your friend lost momentum and switched pants. Once the work pants...
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