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What Is SF w/o Sunflower’s “Young Man” Waiter?
By Caleb Pershan When a mainstay like Mission’s Sunflower Vietnamese Restaurant shuts its doors — even briefly — a pall is...
SF’s Still the Center of Sex & Kink, Thank God — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
Although British by birth, Polly Superstar is 100% San Francisco. Since her debut at the Folsom Street Fair in 1999,...
Remember This ’98 Anti-Gentrification Poster?
By Caleb Pershan While some San Franciscans will recall all too clearly the Mission Yuppie Eradication Project of the late...
Why I Love Living in Potrero Hill
By Molly Ditmore Living in Potrero Hill feels like keeping a secret. There are no undiscovered neighborhoods in San Francisco,...
Help Keep Bolinas Weird and Buy This Legendary Bar — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Devin Holt One of the oldest continually-operating saloons in California is up for grabs. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon in...
9 Places to Get Great Coffee in the Bay Area
By Erin Conger I’m useless in the morning until I get some coffee in me, but on weekdays that...
Why Try to Fall in Love When Everyone Breaks Up?
Does it ever seem like all long term relationships are doomed in one way or another? My parents are divorced. My friends’ parents are divorced. Everyone is divorced....
What’s It Like Being a Female Bodybuilder?
I’ve been photographing female bodybuilders and physique athletes since the 1990s. I always thought these women looked cool, like...
How to Picnic Right at Hollywood Forever Cemetery — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Carole Dixon It’s not often that you can enjoy dinner and a movie alfresco on the grounds of...
Where San Francisco Neighborhoods Got Their Names
By Kevin Lewis This is a city of famously diverse neighborhoods, and looking at the history of our ’hoods gives...
Casual San Francisco Unleashes the Business Onesie
By Jules Suzdaltsev As New York Fashion Week comes to a close, perhaps the greatest fashion invention of all time...