Newsweek’s Story About Sexism in Silicon Valley Misses the Point
Newsweek’s current cover story, “What Silicon Valley Thinks of Women,” follows two twenty-something female programmers, Lauren Mosenthal and...
Astrid KaneAuthor of 47 Articles
How Elite Dating App The League Defines “Douchebag”
Remember how Marissa Mayer didn’t want Gwyneth Paltrow working for Yahoo because the actress didn’t finish college? Well, that same hospitality permeates dating apps too, such that the New York Times Style Section devoted...
Chariot, Private Van for Muni Haters, Expands to Cole Valley
Construction work on the Sunset Tunnel has been suspended because of noise, although volume is the least of the issues...
DreamWorks Lays Off 500 Bay Area Workers, Closes Local Animation Studio
It’s been a rough month for people who make cartoons. DreamWorks Animation just laid off 500 people out of...
Downtown SF Might Lose a Ton of Public Spaces
This city has a ton of great parks, but they’re not always located near people’s offices. (SOMA, in...
New Fun Census Facts on the Millennials of San Francisco
The Census just released some fun factoids about young adults in San Francisco, giving us some fresh insight into that...
Gettin’ it on Against a Redwood Tree: ‘Looking’ Season 2, Ep. 1
Visual Highlights: a cordless phone with a big antenna(!), Dom’s sexy legs, a glittery Faerie in butterfly regalia, lots...
A Year in SF’s Sad Closures & Happier Openings
2014 saw a lot of churn among iconic San Francisco businesses, particularly in the food and beverage scene. Family-owned...
“Rainbow Girls” Terrorize SF’s Upscale Boutiques
The Chronicle reported this morning that the “Rainbow Girls,” a loosely defined gang of at least three independent groups of...
SF’s Priciest Address Will Cost Around $3k/Sq Ft
There is a new building slowly going up at 2121 Webster Street, near Sacramento. Dubbed The Pacific, it’s taking...
SF 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’...
Candlestick Park Is Going to Be a Mall
Not so long from now, Candlestick Park is going to be demolished. The implosion is going to take about 30...