San Francisco Is a City of Snobs
When most of us hear the term “snob” we picture the country club villain from a John Hughes movie: clenched jaw, an air of preppy entitlement, and a quality of self-superiority to everyone around them....
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Why I Love Living in the Western Addition
I moved to the Western Addition eight years ago. I’ve seen upscale restaurants move into abandoned buildings, parklets built, and trees planted....
How to Do Pride Right
As a brunette who is gently transitioning out of his twinkie days (rest in peace, highlights), I no longer find myself in the position of the wide-eyed Pride newbie....
Gay (And Not So Gay) Moments in San Francisco History
Back when California was Mexico, José Castro was acting governor, as well as commandante general of the Mexican army during the Mexican-American War....
Coming Out as a Gay Bro
In 2002, I had just turned 20 years old, come out to my parents, moved to San Francisco, and was as naïve as a little puppy dog....
How I Came to Love Living in Oakland
When I graduated from UC Berkeley in the spring of 2012, I was eager to start what I had imagined would be my new “adult” life in the city....
Guess The Loser of Our Blind Coffee Taste Test
This is a city whose residents are spoiled by thousands of coffee shops offering the most freshly picked beans from all kinds of exotic places that are ground to perfection to form the perfect espresso for your morning pick-me-up....
Surviving the San Francisco Zombie Apocalypse
A full-on, no-joke zombie apocalypse has begun right here in San Francisco. The dead have risen and are overrunning our fair city with their shambling brew of moans, viscera, and chaos....
Remember When ____Used to Be _____?
The city has changed a lot in these past 20 or so years. And yes, everything changes....
A Four-Year-Old Reviews State Bird Provisions (with her face)
When James Beard declares your establishment the “Best New Restaurant in the Country,” it becomes a review magnet....
I’d Rather Belong to a Community Than a Company
A couple of weeks ago, The Bold Italic ran a personal essay by Rebecca Pederson about trading in her dream of being a writer for a job at a tech start-up....
Play Game of Thrones Bingo!
We decided to make a GoT Bingo game to make this Sunday night’s finale a little more fun....