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Remember This '98 Anti-Gentrification Poster?
While some San Franciscans will recall all too clearly the Mission Yuppie Eradication Project of the late ’90s, young transplants who lack such institutional memory might be struck afresh by the...
View ArticleThe New App for People Who Just Want to Cuddle
Everyone's talking about Cuddlr, the new “Tinder for cuddling,” like it’s something crazy or new. “Cuddle with strangers?” legions of self-proclaimed socially awkward writers gasp. “Please! Don’t make...
View ArticleAre You Experiencing Ello FOMO?
In the past couple days, we've noticed an explosion of status updates mentioning the new social media site (or savior, depending on your opinion), Ello. Founder Paul Budnitz told the site Betabeat that...
View ArticleThe Marina Weeps for All-Star Donuts, RIP
On the average weekend morning (early afternoon), there are often a number of barometers with which revelers judge the previous evening’s carousing. For many the prime indicator is the driving pain of...
View ArticleThe Exploratorium is Free this Sunday!
The Exploratorium is awesome. And huge. And usually $25 to get in, but it's free this Sunday! UNIQLO is sponsoring five free access days this year and this Sunday, September 28th is one of those days....
View Article5 Reasons You Should Visit the Valley Now
Not only is there great sushi at Katsu-ya and creative cocktails at Black Market, but everyone’s favorite comfort food take-away spot, Joan’s on Third, just opened in the valley. Top Chef star CJ...
View ArticleImagine Seeing a Show Without a Phone in the Air
It’s happened to everyone. You go to a show, super-psyched to see Grimes or Ty Segall or whoever, and there’s someone holding up their iPhone to record the whole thing. It’s worse than Ticketmaster...
View ArticleEpic Comedy Festival in LA This Fall
Legend has it that the goddess of comedy once shed her multicolored cloak and lay with the hardcore god of rock and roll. They spent hours in an embrace and their lovemaking shook the earth and the...
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Recap: Were You at Our North Beach Microhood?
Last week The Bold Italic hosted our first ever North Beach Microhood! Over 1,400 people came out to this lively neighborhood for a night of amazing deals, drink specials, giveaways, and fun. We’ve...
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Flowchart: Should You Approach that Celebrity?
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SF's Still the Center of Sex & Kink, Thank God
Although British by birth, Polly Superstar is 100% San Francisco. Since her debut at the Folsom Street Fair in 1999, where she wowed the queens with her handmade latex fashion, Polly has been changing...
View Article5 Ways To Nerd Out This Weekend
There’s been a lot of contention lately about what it takes to be a nerd. The arguments range from definitions linked to gender and race to how enthusiastic you are about The Big Bang Theory (which is...
View ArticleWhere'd All The Gluten Free Haters Come From?
The Chinese restaurant So started an online brouhaha last week after owner/chef James Chu posted a sign in response to the city’s gluten-free culture. It literally read “I do not give a shit.”I laughed...
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Drink Craft Beer & Support the LA River Sunday
Oh well, that ill conceived push for a giant Downtown water slide was recently nixed by appropriate concerns over that wee, tiny thing affecting the health of our state, the drought. Maybe next time,...
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SF Tax Numbers Make Pretty Maps
Feast your eyes on Property Shark's pretty map of the city's property taxes. The map shows taxes per square foot in San Francisco in incredible detail. The properties with the lowest taxes per square...
View ArticleTonight: Free Frozen Sing-Along & Costume Party
The cult of Frozen is strong. That movie is like crack for little kids, and even some adults have gotten obsessed with it. Tonight is your chance to drink the Frozen Kool-Aid, as Jack London Square's...
View ArticleWhat Is SF w/o Sunflower's "Young Man" Waiter?
When a mainstay like Mission’s Sunflower Vietnamese Restaurant shuts its doors – even briefly – a pall is cast over the blogosphere.The restaurant’s double Mission location, with busy, no frills...
View ArticleJust Released: HSB Daily Lineups
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is coming up on October 3, 4, and 5th. The free Golden Gate Park fest has just announced the set times and stages for this year's event. See the acts by day below, or if you...
View ArticleI'm Conservative in the Most Liberal City
“You better be careful, that place can suck you right in.”“It’s like Austin on hippie steroids.”“Y’all can’t even bring a gun?!”These were a few of the things my well-meaning family and friends in...
View ArticleQueer SF Party Co-Opted for Cash by Boston Group
There are few things more valuable than ideas in an information economy. Fame and fortune — or at least a decent living — can all be had with just one strong concept in a world obsessed with the next...
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