What’s Up with the Brick Circles in the Intersections?
What are those big brick circles in the intersections all around the city? A. Urban crop circles B. Masonic fairy...
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This Is How You Travel Between SF and LA for $1* (But Read the Fine Print)
Given the 400 miles of radiant coastline and drudging flatland separating Los Angeles and San Francisco, getting back and forth...
Ask Ted Wilson: I Wasn’t Invited to the Wedding
By Ted Wilson Hello, and welcome to Ask Ted Wilson, my weekly advice column where readers ask me questions about...
Other Things to Put in Your Plug Holes
People with plugs: let’s talk. You spend years tenaciously stretching holes through your earlobes, fill them only with the...
Where to Buy a Christmas Tree by Neighborhood in San Francisco
Editor's note 2025: We published this story 12 years ago, and most these tree farms still appear to...
Where to See Giant Gingerbread Houses In SF
Ok people, it’s officially the holidays. That means it’s time to crank up the festivities. Consider this your guide to San Francisco’s edible architecture....
What Native Americans Want You to Know on Thanksgiving
An entire race is openly being marginalized and commodified...
Check This Out If Your Bike’s Been Stolen
By Lauryn McCarthy It’s no secret that bike theft is rampant in this city. You’ve undoubtedly seen countless...
2013 Holiday Gift Guide
TIS THE SEASON. FA LA LA. Welcome to our holiday gift guide. We’ve handpicked cool, creative, and thoughtful items...
Polyamory Is Alive and Well in SF
By Peter Lawrence Kane After the Supreme Court’s Prop. 8 ruling came down in June, LGBT people in San...
Love the Earth So Much… You Have Sex with It?
By Sarah Han...
A Rare Look at the Tunnels Under San Francisco
I felt like one of the Goonies on my way to find One-Eyed Willy, albeit with fewer booby traps....