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Avoid Everyone You Don't Like With This App
Hate everyone? Me too. A new app called Cloak uses information from Foursquare and Instagram to map out where your contacts (who use those two applications) are. You can download the app for free on...
View ArticlePrince is playing a last minute show at the Fillmore tomorrow
You guys! Prince is playing TWO surprise shows at The Fillmore tomorrow (Wednesday) night! All proceeds go to Tipping Point Community, an organization that fights poverty in the Bay Area. This is the...
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Quiz: So You Think You’re Ready for Kids?
By Rhea St. JulienIn this never-never land we call San Francisco, people have kids much later than the national average. We’re all having too much fun; our jobs are too engrossing; and the cost of...
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Sponsored: You Need This If You Own a Car in SF
Owning a car in this city isn't easy. The hills, the pedestrians, the bikers, the other drivers... oh god, just thinking about it is stressing us out. And the hardest part of owning a car in SF isn't...
View ArticleHow to Spot a San Francisco Kid
Like many San Francisco residents, my partner and I are transplants, originally hailing from New England. We’ve been here for a decade, started a family three years ago, and recently, after our...
View ArticleWhy is Everyone Around Me in Such a Crappy Mood?
When it comes to good advice, Jessica Lanyadoo has it in spades. The Mission’s resident psychic/astrologer/badass gets booked months in advance by San Franciscans seeking help with everything from...
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Mission Mural Gets Cleaned Up and Updated
Earlier this month, John Trippe at Fecal Face posted a cool spread of photos featuring a new mural on the side of Foods Co at Shotwell at 14th St. The muralist is one of my favorites in the city –...
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Bicycle San Francisco
Dwight Eschliman has been cataloging bicycles in San Francisco. He takes beautiful, simple photographs which are acompanied by a short Q and A with the rider. Looking through the shots, it amazes me...
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This SF Artist Cuts Butterflies Out of Old Porn
Local artist, Truong Tran has a solo exhibit at the Telegraph Hill Gallery that is comprised of 19 works and includes 9,000 butterflies cut from pornography. The exhibit, titled " ... Or I Meant To Say...
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Probably the Only Time It's Cool to Give STDs
What do you give the friend who has everything? STDs! Kidding! Well, not really. A cross-stitcher in Plainville, Connecticut named Alicia Watkins has designed a line of and germ- and disease-themed...
View ArticleCivil Rights Leaders are Now Telling Tech: Fix That Diversity Problem
Rev. Jesse Jackson took to the streets today to protest the dearth of black and Hispanic talent in tech. I’m glad that someone as prominent as Jackson (who knows his way around a hot headline) was...
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Bringing the Details Back to San Francisco Homes
By Tom LeachEver since I can remember, I have always loved to draw the outsides of houses. As a fourth-generation native of San Francisco, I think that the visual stimulation I get from the unique...
View ArticlePark Life, Now In the Mission
Clement Street favorite shop/gallery Park Life opened a brand new shop in the Mission! The location of Derek Song and Jamie Alexander's second shop is at 3049 22nd Street at Shotwell. The store opened...
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We're Close to Turning SF into a Bike Utopia
Rejoice — bicycle utopia is coming! Sort of. Maybe by 2020. At the very least, your San Francisco riding experience is going to be very different by then. Big plans are afoot to redesign key...
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Parody Photos of the SF Rental Market are Darkly Funny
SF's nutso housing situation has evolved to the point of parody. So if you're sick of reading about it, take a break to laugh (or cry) at these photos by SF photographer Scott Hampton. Scott describes...
View ArticleOakland Working on Its Own AT&T Ballpark
Plans for a waterfront ballpark in Oakland may move forward after positive talks between Oakland’s Board of Port Commissioners and prominent local businessmen, dubbed The Oakland Waterfront Ballpark...
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10 Things I Hate About Jenny: Real World Ep. 10
This week’s Real World: Ex-plosion had a few guest stars, a few make-ups, and a whole lot of frustration (as usual). Will Jenna grow some balls? Will Hailey stay? Does Cory get more than one line on...
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Jim Campbell's New LED Light Installations Are Rad
San Francisco-based mixed media artist Jim Campbell has been working with light sculptures for over 30 years. Campbell is known for pioneering the creative programming of light bulbs and LEDs and is...
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David Lynch Fan Art Show is Pretty Awesome
One of the best trends taking over San Francisco’s art scene is the increasing popularity of quirky pop culture mixing with high art. We told you about the Nic Cage art show in April, but if you can’t...
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This American Life Loses Its Radio Distributor
Attn: Ira Glass fans. Variety reported today that America's favorite storytelling radio show, "This American Life," has been dropped by Public Radio International, which helped the program broadcast...
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