Astrid Kane - The Bold Italic (Page 3)

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 seconds and it should be pretty awesome to watch....

Google May Expand Bay Area Workforce by 30K

Google is certainly on an expansionary blitz. All told, it’s enough for 30,000 new Googlers, which would be a greater-than-50-percent increase over the current worldwide head count....

The Lumbersexual is Here to Chop Down Metrosexuals

The metrosexual is dead. In his place, straight from a grove of western white pines in Willamette National Forest, comes the slightly more rugged, beardier “Lumbersexual.”...

Tim Cook Coming Out Isn’t Courageous

You may have heard news that a very high-profile individual in a male-dominated profession has decided to come out of the closet....

SF Isn’t the Only Unaffordable Liberal City

The Atlantic has a piece out this week documenting how the most expensive US cities are also the most liberal....

There’s Going to Be a Huge Market on Market St.

If you’ve stopped by The Hall on Market and Jones, you might have been dazzled by the softly pulsating sunbeams hitting the Moroccan-Peruvian food at Cassia....

NSFW: Nude Games at Baker Beach This Saturday

Earlier this year, 18 people got together at the beach to play some volleyball, hurl some javelins, and wrestle a bit....

Why the Old Bay Bridge Can’t Be Taken Down Yet

If you ever wondered why the old Bay Bridge can’t just be blown up like a Vegas hotel, it’s because the span is coated with millions of gallons of lead paint....

HBO’s “Looking” SF Extras Casting Call

C’mon, you know you want to have a viewing party where you sit there with the remote during “your” episode, ready to hit pause when you show up and making anybody who guesses wrong take a drink....