RIP Bushman!
Today KTVU reported that SF's Bushman has passed away. Gregory Jacobs, who got his nickname from scaring the bejesus out of unsuspecting Fisherman's Wharf visitors by jumping out of bushels of handheld...
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Check This Place Out Before It's Gone
By Jason HendardyAlmost a decade ago, a friend had told me about a man-made skate structure in the East Bay I had to check out. It was built out of garbage and quick cement in an old landfill – the...
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Dunkin' Love: A Beyonce inspired Plea for DD on the West Coast
As someone whose music collection consisted of SOLELY of Weird Al Yankovic until the end of eighth grade, yeah, you could say I'm "into" this Beyoncé parody video by Bay-Area geniuses Adrian Anchondo...
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Understand This: Tech Does Give Back
Editor’s note: this editorial is part of The Bold Italic’s ongoing mission to publish opinions that help move the current tech and culture debate in San Francisco forward. If you have strong opinions...
View ArticleNonprofits You Should Know
By Lisa GordonIncredible work is being done out there every day to improve our streets, our neighbors, and our spirits. If you haven’t already, take a look around and consider lending a hand, some...
View ArticleThe Best PSA for Condom Usage: Real World Ep. 7
Last night the Real World: Ex-plosion aired an episode so starkly educational that the producers managed to cram two PSAs into it. The show was what I can only assume to have been an after-school...
View ArticleEsta Noche Is the Next Gay Bar to Close
If you’d asked me last week what the next nightspot going to Gay Bar Heaven would be, I probably would have said the Gangway. But the writing has been on the wall for Esta Noche for some time now –...
View ArticleBean Dip Samplers Must Now Wear Gloves
As you may have heard, this past January 1, all California restaurant workers were supposed to start wearing gloves whenever handling food substances. And not just chefs – The Glove Law included the...
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Nicolas Cage Art Show to Open in the Mission
There’s just something about Nicolas Cage. Whether you love to hate on him for his baffling resume or even more baffling hairpieces, you can’t deny the man has left a mark on internet pop culture. And...
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San Francisco Has Issues (and So Do You)
The latest dot-com boom is a gold rush for some and an apocalypse for others. Car exhaust is killing the planet, but riding your bike in traffic can be a more immediate terror. You don't know which is...
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Celebrity Sandwiches
With the Oscars this weekend, it seems as good a time as any to post these "Celebrity Sandwiches" by Katie Heller. Sure, there's only one actual Oscar nominee in the mix, but are you really going to...
View ArticleWhich of Your Facebook Friends Should You Hook Up With?
Things that I love: 1) Dating and hookup apps.2) Things that distract me during the workday.3) Love.That’s why I’m currently laughing hysterically as I play with the Match Machine, a fun little...
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The Indignation Lifespan of the Google Glass Molotov's Story
We promise, this is the end of our coverage of the Google Glass lady. Although we can't control the rest of the media outlets out there. body.template-diy .content { margin-top: 300px !important; }...
View ArticleSpike Lee Is Mad, And You Should Be Too
Spike Lee once again shocked the world when he confirmed that, despite what shows likeGirls and The Outs would have you believe, black people still live in Brooklyn. All kidding aside, Lee’s...
View ArticleYou Could Still Be Eating Yoga Mat Chemicals
You are what you eat, the saying goes. This month, we’re all learning to be a bit more careful about that.As The Bold Italic noted earlier this month, Subway will be removing the yoga mat chemical,...
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Check Out This Record Pop-Up Made of Cardboard
If you're looking for something that really defies the norm this weekend, I highly suggest hitting Steven Wolf Fine Arts on Saturday night from 6-9 p.m. The gallery is hosting a goofy experimental...
View ArticleWhere to Watch the Oscars this Sunday
The Oscars are this Sunday. Go see them at these places because Ellen DeGeneres is delightful and Oscar dresses are simply too fabulous (and cost too much) to miss.1. The Roxie Location: 3117 16th St.,...
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My Dad’s a Cabbie But I Sometimes Use Lyft
By Melissa Chandler App services like Uber and Lyft have become fixtures in San Francisco, and with city cab drivers beginning to lose fares at unprecedented rates due to more and more residents...
View ArticleLooking Ep. 7: This Was Never Meant to Last
Things that were uniquely San Francisco: Pulling out of an art show, having a fight at Fort Funston, spilling coffee on yourself because the bus ride was too rough, getting a ticket for not curbing...
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