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Hidden (and Not So Hidden) Gems of Oakland
By Leanne LaBoThis February I celebrated my seventh anniversary as an Oakland resident. I’m hesitant to admit it, but growing up in San Francisco, I knew almost nothing about the East Bay until I moved...
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Walt Disney Museum Honors Badass Female Artist
The Walt Disney Family Museum's current exhibit highlights the work of artist Mary Blair. Blair was a Disney designer and art director responsible for many of the bold, colorful paintings that were...
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What's Xumma and How Do You Even Pronounce It?
Last year, Xumma Cola founder, Bradford Harris offered The Bold Italic samples of his delicious locally developed and produced semi-sweet soft drink. It was a hit with everyone here and we quickly...
View ArticleLet's Have Google Fund the Music Scene
By now, many of you have probably seen last week’s SF Weeklycover story heralding the ruination of San Francisco's music scene, as well as the suggestion that the booming tech industry – and the rising...
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The Coolest Glowing Bike is From SF
Bicycle safety is incredibly important to me. Having been involved in numerous crashes, I know that helmets are a must. Lights are important too. That being said, I find the folks who wrap themselves...
View ArticleDon't Get Fooled by These Fake Grindr Profiles
San Mateo County apparently has a thing for fake Grindr profiles. Or at least its health officials do, as they've reportedly been setting up phony accounts on the hookup app, complete with fake photos....
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Why Can't More Romantic Photos Look Like This?
San Francisco photographer Braden Summers has been making the media rounds lately, thanks to his gorgeous series, "All Love is Equal." I really love his concept – he takes the common visual language...
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Portraits of SF's Domesticated Trees
I haven't given a ton of thought to the trees around San Francisco's sidewalks, although I've always liked having one in front of my house, and was really sad when someone tagged it recently. (WTF, who...
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SF Lyfe, the Game
Join the SF essential items and get to the secret ultimate SF image!How to play: Use your arrow keys (or swipe on mobile) to move the tiles. When two tiles with the same image hit each other, they...
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I Call It Frisco
By Jamal FrederickThe word "Frisco” has always been a topic of contention. If you want to watch a normally mild mannered San Franciscan lose their decorum or scoff in disapproval, just use the word...
View ArticleCastro Theatre to Honor Harold Ramis
Comedy fans far and wide were saddened to hear of Harold Ramis's death in late February. The Castro Theatre has announced that it will honor Ramis's memory by presenting some of his most loved work as...
View ArticleSF and Oakland Top the Worst Cities for Parking
Locals aren't the only ones who think parking sucks here. Now there's a national study ranking Oakland and San Francisco #2 and #3 respectively as the "Worst Cities for Parking Your Car" in the...
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Watch This If You Need to Catch Up With Mad Men
AMC created this awesomely succinct recap of the last six seasons of Mad Men in a two-minute long video, in anticipation of Season 7, which begins airing on Sunday, April 13. Watch this to refresh your...
View ArticleAdam & Hannah Go Long Distance? Girls Season Finale
That's it, guys. Last night was the season finale of Girls for season three, and Adam summed things up best when he asked, "Can't one thing ever be easy with you?" The answer for both his relationship...
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Sponsored: Actually Good Dates for Couples
If you’ve been in a relationship long enough that the idea of another dinner-and-a-movie makes you want to die, great news: A new company within the same family that brought Tinder and OkCupid to...
View ArticleThe Diary of a Teenage Girl Director Marielle Heller Talks Filming in SF
Earlier this year, we told you that Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgård were in San Francisco filming The Diary of a Teenage Girl, a movie that casts this city back into the 1970s as it tells the...
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A Car Service Meets Mobile Motel Room (For Getting Busy)
It was only a matter of time before San Francisco’s love of fuss-free hook ups, on-call car services, short term rentals, repurposing trucks, and tech all came together in harmony. To be honest, I’m...
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Awesome Vintage Photos of the Western Addition
It's crazy to think how much certain San Francisco neighborhoods have changed in the last decade. I've lived here since the '90s and have never seen entire streets jump economic and cultural brackets...
View ArticleThere'd Be a Lot Less Suffering If We Could Get Past Monogamy
Sex At Dawn is arguably one of the most important books about human sexuality (along with The Kinsey Reports), giving scientific evidence as to why, despite decades of being told otherwise, humans may...
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The 23 Pieces of SF Silk Scarf
Last year local artist Lisa Congdon created her second exclusive print for our online shop; the 23 Pieces print features 23 little highlights of life in San Francisco. Recently we worked with Lisa to...
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