The Bold Italic is Hiring a Managing Editor
The Bold Italic is looking for a Managing Editor to join on a full-time, temporary basis for a duration of at least 3 months. This senior-level editorial position involves writing, editing, managing,...
View Article'The Mindy Project' Is Filming in SF Today
First, Oprah casually dropped by The Castro over the weekend for an advance screening of Selma; yesterday, Margaret Cho started her two-month long busking for SF’s homeless on Haight and Ashbury. Then,...
View ArticleSF Artist Condemns Oprah's "Work for Free" Offer
A few weeks ago, writer-artist Molly Crabapple published 14 Rules for Creative Success in the Internet Age. If you’ve ever earned even a fraction of your living from any kind of freelancing, you should...
View ArticlePhotos: Build Your Own Motorcycle Challenge (NSFW)
Leather jackets, full body tattoos, and heavy beards. It would almost sound like the Folsom Street Fair if not for the overwhelming aroma of burning rubber. Every year in October a handful of...
View Article20 Signs You Grew Up with a Hippie Mom
My mom is a hippie. She’s a straight-up spiritually minded, essential-oil-using, universe-appreciating, Summer of Love-loving nature woman. She’s also a therapist (duh) who’s very much into light and...
View ArticleHow Can Someone's Feelings Turn Cold So Quickly?
Hi Jessica, I reconnected with a younger person on a shared project — she came on pretty strong romantically, then sexually. We had fun times for about four weeks then she announced she "couldn't do...
View ArticleUber's Bro Culture Has Run Its Course
Kim Kardashian may have tried to #breaktheinternet last week, but Uber gave her a run for her money when news broke that one of its executives, Emil Michael, suggested spending a million dollars to run...
View ArticleI Should Buy This $260 Chocolate, Said No One
A young chocolate company from Ecuador has the international confectionery world buzzing, and it’s not because of the sugar high. To’ak Chocolate has introduced a 50 gram bar priced at $260, which is...
View ArticleMap Shows How Likely You Are to Step in Poop
Jennifer Wong created this (Human) Wasteland Map from reported craps provided by DataSF. The playful poop map allows you to search by address to reveal see your chances of stepping in a turd. You can...
View Article5 Yummy Soups for This Rainy Weather
San Francisco is getting some woefully needed rain, which also signals the official start of soup season! Here are some recommended bowls to help steel yourself against the elements:Kobe Shabu Shabu...
View ArticleComputer Engineer Barbie Needs Boys for Computer Help
I'll admit it. I played with Barbies for way too long. To be fair, by the time I was 12 they all had punk rock hair cuts and gel pen tramp stamps and were going to second base with G.I. Joes. Still...
View ArticleComputer Engineer Barbie Doesn't Get Computers
I'll admit it. I played with Barbies for way too long. To be fair, by the time I was 12 they all had punk rock hair cuts and gel pen tramp stamps and were going to second base with G.I. Joes. Still...
View Article10 Things to Eat Now at Grand Central Market
In a city sectioned off by jammed freeways, The Grand Central Market is the bustling community Los Angeles needs. Although the market itself has been around for nearly a century, the open-air bazaar...
View ArticleCharts for People Obsessed with Serial
There's a Twitter account called This American Chart posting graphs about each episode of This American Life (confession: it's me). I have started including some charts about TAL's spinoff, Serial, for...
View ArticleLos Angeles Is a Niche City
Throngs of Hollywood hopefuls flock to LA for a shot at the big time. If the silver screen isn’t the objective, then maybe just a foot in the industry door is enough. Or maybe it’s just enough to ditch...
View Article5 Ways To Give Back This Holiday
As every department store, radio ad, and Muni decoration likes to remind us, the holidays are coming. But of course not everyone is anticipating a happy or bountiful end of the year. Areport recently...
View ArticleDelicious Mac & Cheese Fest This Weekend
In another example of fulfilling all of my childhood dreams, San Francisco is having an epic mac and cheese festival this weekend. (At this rate I’m going to marry Jonathan Taylor Thomas any day...
View ArticleNoise Pop 2015 Lineup: Caribou, Surfer Blood, More
Noise Pop's 2015 festival runs February 20 through March 1 and they just announced the initial lineup, which is awesome!CaribouDan DeaconSurfer BloodSlow MagicGiraffageThe ChurchCraft SpellsCherry...
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