Bay to Breakers Was Massive This Year. I Was Also Glad to Miss It
Yes, Bay to Breakers is a frat party. It is also, sometimes, the most San Francisco day of the year....
My layered emotions about the recent Halston-themed show in Union Square
Long before any student paid tribute to Halston, he had already sold his name. He watched his legacy turn to addiction, mass-market deals, and a brand he no longer controlled....
Why I'll Always Show Up for Dress for Success Gala
Dress for Success San Francisco celebrated its 20th anniversary on April 18, raising $420,000 to support women's economic mobility across the Bay Area....
Doris Fisher, Co-Founder of Gap, Dies at 94
Doris Fisher, who co-founded Gap Inc. with her late husband Donald in a single small store on Ocean Avenue in 1969, died Saturday....
Fashion from 'Art Bash' 2026
'Art Bash' is less about the art and more about what people are wearing at a very prominent party....
Art Bash 2026 was a masterclass in gatekeeping
There were several parties happening at SFMOMA's Art Bash this year, and you needed a different wristband for each one....
Every San Francisco fashion designer and seamstress I can vouch for
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say there's no fashion in San Francisco, I could commission a new ballgown. Or five....
Tosca Musk made a movie about sex in San Francisco. It's exactly as weird as it sounds.
'Wallbanger' reeks heavily of 'The Wedding Planner' without budget, charisma, or a single believable San Francisco apartment. And it’s directed by a Musk....
Nothing Good Happens in the Woods at the Ballet.
La Sylphide is an ethereal gut punch wrapped in tartan....
I Never Liked Philz Anyway
The San Francisco-born chain, with branding like the queerest coffee shop in town, is pulling Pride flags from its stores. But I never liked you anyway, Philz....
San Francisco Keeps Losing Pool Tables. These 32 Bars Still Rack 'Em Up.
You can still find a table on a Tuesday night. You just have to look sideways into the back rooms of dives, behind the jukebox, past the dartboard, occasionally under a chandelier....
My thoughts on the San Francisco dance party scene
San Francisco's dance party scene has splintered into parallel worlds: some sober, some chemically enhanced, some queer, some aggressively not, and most of them happening somewhere you have to know someone to find....