I Gave Up Tinder for Lent, and It was Way Harder than I Thought
It’s been nearly a decade since I’ve given up anything for Lent, and after squashing my slacker makeshift resolutions — “No alcohol, but weekends are OK” or “No House of Cards, except for reruns” —...
View Article10 Spots For Sun Worship When You're Freezing Your Ass Off This WinterSpring
San Francisco, we adore you. But my goodness, you are a fickle lover. You ran hot and bothered all winter long, some days even stripping us down to tank tops. And now, when other cities are unpacking...
View ArticleBurning Man's Most Hated Billionaire Resigns
Jim Tananbaum, the billionaire venture capitalist whom Bloomberg dubbed “the Google bus of Burning Man,” has resigned from the festival’s board of directors, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal....
View ArticleThe ABC'S of Water Conservation (Because We're in a Drought Y'all)
As you may have heard, we're in a drought. Governor Jerry Brown announced earlier this week that Californians need to take major steps to save water or we'll turn into dry, crispy, zombies. Ok, he...
View ArticleThis Incident Proves Dolores Park is Serious About Enforcing Rules
Things seem to be getting worse and worse at Dolores Park. You’ve heard about the trash. You’ve heard about the increased Park Enforcement presence that will ticket you for every possible infraction....
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Check Out All The Changes Coming to Muni This Month
Complaining about Muni is a San Francisco tradition as deeply entrenched as poop watching or rent gouging, but get ready to tap your Clipper Card with joy because a whole new round of improvements is...
View ArticleHe Is Risen: Don Draper Returns To TV On Sunday
On Sunday we celebrate the return of someone very special. He was born to parents with dubious identities and traveled far from his homeland. He is known by many names and has many secrets. He met many...
View ArticleWin a New Wardrobe from Gustin
We're teaming up with our friends at Gustin to give one lucky reader a new wardrobe! Whether you had to re-allocate your clothing fund to pay rent or just want some duds to hold you over until your...
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The Only Sushi Guide You Need for San Francisco
San Francisco has a small community of obsessives who are so freaking intense about their sushi that nobody dare try to tell them who serves the best fish in the city or delivers the best experience....
View ArticleThe Best True Crime Documentaries That Aren’t ‘The Jinx’
I’ve become obsessed with some terrifying subjects, but true crime tales — of serial killers, gang violence, the mafia, creepy Robert Durst-y tales, even crazy clowns — really captivate me. I'll take...
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It's Very Sad to See the Orbit Room Go
Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. The Bold Italic staff has spent a decent amount of our drinking (and pretzel-eating) time at The Orbit Room Cafe, so when we read Hoodline's post about the Market Street...
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This SF Office Created Amazing Superhero Murals Out of Post-its
Before joining The Bold Italic, the office I worked in had a single wall painted taxicab-yellow, which seemed funky as hell given that the rest of the place was a drab cubicle farm with indestructible...
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You Can Be Part of This Artist's Yearlong SF Portrait Project
Do you ever get the feeling that someone is staring at you? When you ride BART or Muni, do you sense eyes studying you? It’s probably just your imagination, but sometimes it's Hamilton Cline. A web...
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Follow This SF Instagram Account if You Like Attractive People on Bikes
I don't think I'm revealing anything too groundbreaking when I say that San Francisco likes its Instagram and its bicycling. That's why when Vahe Hovhannisyan reached out to us thinking our readers...
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What Happened at the Love/Make Wedding Expo
Getting engaged is pretty great, looking into your partner's eyes and pledging your undying love- well it doesn't get much better. However, it's not long before the dread of having to plan a wedding...
View ArticleWhat Being Broke in SF Really Means
There’s a point every week when someone asks me if I’d like to grab dinner, and it immediately puts me into stress mode and I start crafting my excuse. Going out to eat is a luxury I can’t really...
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Northern California’s Best Roadside Attractions
The best road trips involve a stop at an oversized, fiberglass personage. I was born not too far from a restaurant shaped like a tamale and grew up alongside a King Midas Man and the world’s foremost...
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Things From Our Childhood That Should Have Killed Us
When I think of all the ridiculous shenanigans I got up to as a child, I consider it a legitimate miracle that I’m not at least missing some limbs. I wasn’t even a particularly rebellious or reckless...
View ArticleAbout The Bold Italic
Since our launch, The Bold Italic has strived to faithfully serve San Franciscans near and far, whether born and bred here or having just arrived in the city. We have a great passion for the Bay Area...
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