I Removed the Boot from My Car
Parking meters? Sure. Speeding tickets? Delighted. A $50 fine for running out of quarters while returning a video? Go fuck...
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How Apt is the Oakland-Brooklyn Comparison Anyway?
By Peter Lawrence Kane Smaller, younger, poorer, more diverse, more industrial, less dense, more polluted, less tourist-clogged, cheaper, realer, victimized...
This is How You Do Treasure Island Music Fest
By Jules Suzdaltsev For one weekend of the year, hipsters, Burners, and pre-adolescent ravers from around the Bay congregate on...
This Is Why I Jerk Off at the Gym (NSFW)
It’s a Tuesday. I’m finishing my workout at my neighborhood gym. I walk into the locker room, throw...
A Week of Scandalous Anonymous Stories
By Sarah Han We’ve heard some crazy personal stories. The kind that make us laugh our asses off, our...
Map Porn: SF With No Buildings or People
Here at The Bold Italic, we freaking love posters. That’s why when we saw San Francisco Contours, we had...
What’s up With All These Tigers on Tinder?
By Isla Bell Murray...
Why All the ‘Hood Hate?
THERE REALLY IS NO OTHER WAY TO START THIS PARTICULAR ARTICLE BESIDES THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER: I GET IT, PLENTY OF...
Get Lost in Bay Area Corn and Hay Mazes
In the Bay Area, corn and hay mazes start popping up in farm country right outside of the city in...
Dissecting the Pork Buns of the Inner Richmond
By Heather Do...
Jerry Stahl Shot Heroin with a Tenderloin God
Jerry Stahl is the author of eight books, including I, Fatty; Bad Sex On Speed; and Permanent Midnight, which was...
What Would You Do to Keep Your Apartment?
By Suzanne Barnecut It’s called the Golden Handcuff Syndrome. At least, this is what an anonymous commenter on Craigslist...