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My Gay Best Friend

In San Francisco there are two kinds of male/female pairings. One is the heterosexual coupling. The second is the GBF/straight girl duo. GBF: Gay Best Friend....

An Insider’s Guide to Cowgirl Creamery Cheeses

It’s my most dreaded would-you-rather question. Which would you rather give up, forever: cheese or sex?...

A Beginner’s Guide to Oakland

I knew when I moved to Oakland a couple years ago that I’d have to do some convincing to get my San Francisco friends to come hang out in the East Bay....

Techie Stereotypes

When you work in an open office, it’s hard not to get all up in your coworkers’ business....

How to Make a Holiday Wreath Using Plants from Your Yard

Our friends, local landscape designer Christopher Reynolds (who was featured in our bird owner story ) and photographer and regular TBI contributor Molly DeCoudreaux, wanted to share this easy, but beautiful seasonal “how to” with you Bold Italic readers....

Rock Star Bartender’s Home Setups

Coolest thing I did in college, other than evading arrest while in a Cookie Monster costume?...

2012 Year in Review

It’s that time of year when we can get away with saying cliché shit like, “Geez, has it really been a year already?”...

The Fizzary: A Store for the Soda Obsessed

The last time I tasted a Faygo grape soda, I was sitting on my neighbor’s stoop on a sweltering Fourth of July in Ohio, taking a break from running through the sprinklers....

Please Don’t Call It NOBE

If you live in Oakland, or are looking to buy or rent a place here, you might’ve noticed a new neighborhood name has arisen in the last year: NOBE....

Tech Chefs

I’m a girl that likes to eat. As such, I’ve done all manner of ridiculous things in the pursuit of a good meal, and it’s no coincidence I’ve ended up calling the culinary playground of San Francisco my home....