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This Is Not a Home, It's a Terrarium For Humans
Just when you thought housing options in San Francisco couldn’t get any more bizarre, this happens. Sentient Homes’ Google+ page describes its unique answer to the housing crisis as a “20' x 8'...
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Introducing Our Brand New Design!
On Monday, June 23rd we'll be launching a total redesign of The Bold Italic. You may recall back in September we redesigned the homepage, which was an interim design that laid some groundwork for the...
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An 89 Year Old's Magical Photos of Old San Francisco
Photographer Fred Lyon was born in San Francisco in 1924, and he calls himself a "third or fourth generation native." He grew up around the Peninsula, and got into photography in high school – "because...
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It's-It Releases New "Summer" Flavor: Pumpkin!
The ice cream sandwich that was invented in SF, It's-It, has a new "summer" flavor: pumpkin. Yeah, weird, right? Love you, It's-It, but isn't pumpkin an October flavor? The formerly San Francisco-based...
View ArticleGiant Water Slide on Lombard St. (What If?)
San Francisco’s most famous street is getting much-needed relief from vehicle traffic this weekend. Starting tomorrow, June 21, Lombard Street will be closed to vehicles every Saturday and Sunday from...
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Sponsored: Vend Supports Eclectic Local Retail in Oakland
The intersection of Mandela Parkway and West Grand Avenue is usually just a spot I drive through on the way to another part of Oakland. Mandela is littered with huge, ancient warehouses that house the...
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9 Graphs that Sum Up Life with Roommates
I've had 16 roommates in my lifetime. And as great as 90% (maybe more like 80%) of them have been, there are certain, classic issues that inevitably arise when you share living space. Not that I'm...
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Even Hitler Can't Afford Rent in The Mission
Yes, housing jokes and Hitler jokes have been around forever, but this video by Matthew Ward (using the make-your-own-Hitler-video template) brings some levity to an otherwise not-funny-in-the-least...
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Huge Estate Sale in a Painted Lady This Weekend
If you've ever wanted to explore aimlessly inside a Painted Lady, and also be able to buy anything you can see, now's your chance!722 Steiner is having a gigantic, four story estate sale right now. If...
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Enormous Slip'N Slide on Potrero Hill Today (Saturday)
It may not exactly feel like the first day of summer weather-wise today, but over in Potrero Hill, they're acting like it, with a giant Slip'N Slide covering one of the big downhill slopes there. Our...
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Enormous Slip'N Slide on Potrero Hill on Saturday
It may not exactly feel like the first day of summer weather-wise today, but over in Potrero Hill, they're acting like it, with a giant Slip'N Slide covering one of the big downhill slopes there. Our...
View ArticleHow Did Guerneville Get to Be So Gay?
You don’t have to live in San Francisco very long before you learn about Guerneville’s glory as an LGBT destination. Soon after I moved here in 2010, everyone I met gushed with fondness over the...
View ArticleBreasts OK on Facebook So Long As Babies Are Attached To Them
Facebook has made some serious gaffes as it has grown from vanity site to the behemoth it is today, and one of the largest has been its long-standing unofficial stance on photos of breastfeeding...
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This Is What the World's Ugliest Dog Looks Like
I love county fairs, and my favorite local one has to be the Sonoma-Marin County Fair because of its annual World's Ugliest Dog contest. The winners of the contest are usually cute-ugly, and often...
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The Gayest Foods Available During Pride Weekend
In San Francisco, the pride for Pride extends into many delicious items you can put in your mouth! Keep the party going with these impossibly sophisticated culinary suggestions:Penis and Venus Cookies...
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Recap: Design Your Life to Get the Most From it
It’s easy for an average day to feel like a series of mismanaged events. The alarm goes off early, the train runs late, and when we finally make it to the office, constant emails and meetings can...
View ArticleNo! Beloved Photo Gallery 4x5 Closes
It's a sad day for photography in San Francisco. 4x5 Gallery, a two year-old photography studio and gallery in the Lower Haight, announced Thursday that it will close its doors as a gallery after a...
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An Insane New Way to Make Eggs Using Every Kind of Yolk
You hear a lot about brunch in this town, and a lot about "innovation." It seems strange that they have yet to overlap, unless you include putting bacon into every single thing. During weeks when the...
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This Overnight Horror Camp is Coming to the Bay Area!
Do you love horror movies and having the shit scared out of you? Well, next month, you can partake in an overnight horror camp. The Great Horror Campout is a 12-hour immersive event happening July 11...
View ArticleGreedy Parking Apps Told To Suck It by City
To describe parking in San Francisco as an unmitigated disaster would be putting it lightly; driving down a series of inclined one-way streets looking for parking is just subjecting yourself to...
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