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OSL Friday: Chromeo Kills It, Animal Onsies Everywhere
This year's Outside Lands kicked off Friday with some unexpected sun, a blowout performance by Chromeo, lots of animal onsies (furries, anyone?), a very dedicated Kanye posse, and one girl who was...
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Sponsored: Eat Well For Less at Outside Lands
I went to Outside Lands for the first time yesterday and the two things I can't go without for the rest of the festival are sunblock and the PayPal app. The app allows you to pay from your phone so you...
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OSL Sartorialist: Flower Crowns Everywhere
I once counted 55 girls wearing denim jackets and dresses within the space of an hour while eating brunch in the Marina. I say this because I've always been fascinated by how fashion trends come and...
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OSL Sartorialist: American Flags Everywhere
The prominence of flower crowns adorning the heads of Outside Landers seemed appropriate given Friday's surprisingly summery feel. Yesterday though, I sought out examples of a trend with no less...
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OSL Sat: A Wedding Proposal & Ass Everywhere
All right, before we get into it here, can we talk about that on-stage wedding proposal at the Macklemore show last night? Fans of the the Seattle rapper know the dude loves helping same-sex couples...
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Naughty Puppets & The Performances You Have to See
New Conservatory Theatre Center is earning the title of its “discovery, danger, delight” theme this season with murder, “b*tch fights,” and naughty puppets in their 2014/15 offerings. So if you've...
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Literal Interpretations of SF Street Names
San Francisco has 2,660 individually named streets, avenues, and boulevards. The city started stamping intersections with street names in 1905, just before the famous earthquake and fire of 1906. This...
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OSL Sartorialist: Southwest Patterns Everywhere
So you picked out your carnation and baby's breath flower crown on Friday and found yourself a nice American flag bandana to keep your forehead warm on Saturday. But what were all the cool kids of...
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OSL Sun: Everybody Got Weird and Peed Everywhere
Now that Outside Lands is behind us, let's take a look back on Sunday – for those of you who missed it (and for those of you who attended and yet still "missed it") and those of you who are wondering...
View ArticleThere's a Stripper Job Fair Today
The consulting and marketing firm behind 10 San Francisco adult clubs is hosting a huge job fair today, Monday, August 11. BSC Management, the agency behind such clubs as the Gold Club, New Century...
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Match These Fans to Their OSL Bands
A lot of people go to Outside Lands for the overall festival experience but some music lovers go with their eyes on a prize – the band(s) they really came to see. They're often the ones camped out at...
View ArticleSF's Condos vs. Music Venues Problem
We all know the big issue now – too many people want to live in San Francisco, and there isn't enough housing to hold them all. So the solution has been to increase the number of residential units,...
View ArticleUber Charges OSL Fans $470 For a Ride?
The fact that Uber is the least cost effective way to get somewhere during peak hours is no secret. But the fact that the company skyrockets its prices so high is enough to make me delete the app from...
View ArticleNew Taiwanese Lunch Spot Opening in Oakland
You may remember the sad story behind Pi Dan Noodle House, a Taiwanese restaurant with plans to open in Uptown Oakland this summer, despite the fact that the restaurateur behind the project, Allison...
View ArticleRIP Robin Williams
This is really sad news. Robin Williams, San Francisco's hometown actor/comedian, was found dead at the age of 63 at the home in Tiburon he shares with his wife. KTVU.com is reporting that the Marin...
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Lavish: Hayes Valley Masters of the Gift
Whenever there's a holiday or an occasion to buy a gift, Lavish is one of our go-to stops, not only because it's on Hayes Street, minutes away from The Bold Italic HQ, but mostly because we absolutely...
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Photo of Hayes Valley in the '90s
Hayes Valley is definitely a neighborhood that you can say, "I remember when ..." about and be referencing vastly different phases of its history. The streets have been home to everything from crack...
View ArticleUGH! $35K in Damage to AIDS Memorial Grove
“Immediately, I blamed Outside Lands,” wrote Cole Valley resident James Driscoll on Facebook when he first saw the extensive damage to trees and a fence at the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park....
View ArticleOakland 2nd Most Unfriendly City? (Nope.)
I stumbled upon an article last week claiming that my beloved Oakland was named the second most unfriendly city in America, being bested in dickishness only by Newark, New Jersey. I had a few...
View ArticleThere's Nothing Lonelier Than a Mic & a Stage
Robin Williams did a ninety-minute set unannounced at The Mock Café 15 years ago. I was there in the front row, with maybe a dozen other people behind me. After the sketch comedy show that we had come...
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