The Best Summer Camps Near San Francisco
By Devin HoltWhenever I got rambunctious as a youngster (which was often), my family would push me out the back door onto our farm, where I had six acres of goats, vegetables, and wells to play with....
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2 Artsy Reasons to Go to Oakland This Weekend
By Sarah HanThis weekend, the Oakland Museum of California celebrates two things I love – Giant Robot and records – with two exhibitions that both open this Saturday, April 19."SuperAwesome: Art and...
View ArticleAn Asian Guy Responds to the Asian Male Stereotypes Story
Tiffany Wang's "Asian Male Stereotypes Complicate My Love Life" piece, which was published a month ago on March 17, continues to inspire more and more comments. For all you people who love reading a...
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Where to Go in Port Costa
By Amity Bacon“Well, this feels pretty remote” is all my boyfriend can say as we take off our motorcycle helmets and scan the dead-end street that meets the waterfront. We’ve been cruising through...
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1906 Quake Anniversary: Life in SF Compared Then and Now
Hero photo by Shawn CloverBy Sierra HartmanSan Francisco was a different place 108 years ago. Technically, 108 years ago at 5:12 in the morning, it was a VERY different place. One-and-a-half miles past...
View ArticleThe 9 People You Will Meet on Muni
By Emily Bedard1. The Free RiderSlips in the back door, smug that they didn’t pay the $2 fare … until a cop hops on and nails their ass with $125 ticket.2. The Woozy Drunk Typically travels solo or in...
View ArticleMy Accidental Stint Blogging for a Tech Colossus
By Jenny Jedeikin It was an unassuming ad asking for a “brand journalist” to work remotely, “to help grow traffic through remarkable content,” and to please include a sample of your impromptu...
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5 Times San Francisco Was Almost Destroyed
Editor's note: Annalee Newitz is the editor-in-chief of io9.com, and the author of Scatter, Adapt and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction. Annalee, an expert on all things nerdy, will...
View ArticleAirbnb Co-Opts Anti-Eviction Cause to Protect Its Hosts
By Emma McGowanI got an email this morning from Airbnb with the subject line “Stop the Evictions and Protect Home-sharing in San Francisco,” and thought: Yes! Finally! Airbnb is taking a stance on the...
View ArticleWe've Been Eating Ex-Lax Fish All These Years?!
By Lauren SlossApparently, we’ve all been eating “ex-lax fish” from Mexico posing as albacore from California for years, and nothing has been done to stop it.Well, that’s a ridiculously simplified...
View ArticleThe Time I Got Really, Really High and ...
This Sunday is 4/20 and you know what that means... Wait, what was I saying...? While I blaze up some tree and try to remember, read through these anonymous stories that some of our readers sent in...
View ArticleThis Is What It Means to be San Francisco Married
By Lauren BusleyIn San Francisco, the land of pretend grown-ups, where our workplaces feed us like we’re in summer camp, we play competitive kickball in our 30s, and our wardrobe is 40% costumes, it’s...
View ArticleScott Ellsworth, Owner of The Uptown, Dies
Fans of The Uptown and its charismatic owner, Scott Ellsworth, got a shock over the weekend as news spread that Ellsworth died unexpectedly last week. There are many remembrances being posted on his...
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The Gutters in Buena Vista Park are Made Out of Old Headstones
By Amber GuetebierSan Francisco is a city of secrets. Hidden tunnels and bricked-up passageways, sunken ships and rebuilt palaces. With our backfilled downtown, railcar tracks that lead into empty...
View ArticlePeggy's Got 99 Problems But Ted Ain't One: Mad Men Ep. 2
Mad Men Ep. 2: A Day's WorkBy Jules Suzdaltsev“Tell him that I relayed his message to the client, and … there’s nothing he can do. They’re not – they don’t want to hear any more pitches, the business...
View ArticleSURVEY: How Often Do You Use a Condom?
Hey consensual sex-having people: We're taking a survey! Please follow the link and answer truthfully. We'll publish the results in the near future.
View ArticleWe're Hiring An Events Coordinator!
We’re known for throwing a great event, large or small, and need someone who will help carry out The Bold Italic’s vision while bringing in their own ideas. Responsibilities:Work closely with our...
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Portraits from SF's "Hunky Jesus" Contest
By Akshay SawhneySF's Hunky Jesus Contest – our annual quest to make Easter sexy, took place in Golden Gate Park yesterday, since Dolores is still as tore up as a San Franciscan after a night at...
View ArticleWe're Getting Big Nerd Boners for 'Cosmos'
By Cecilia RabessRemember when the most popular show on television was a show about nothing? Well we’ve come a long way because now there’s a show about – no big deal – all there ever was and all there...
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VIDEO: Big Wheel Race Just Another Reason SF is Awesome
By Jana PhillipsThe city’s lesser known winding drive, Vermont Street, was the site of yesterday’s annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel race. Just a few of blocks from my apartment on Potrero Hill, the...
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