The Weirdest Places to Take a Date in San Francisco
San Francisco is ripe with opportunities for adventure. It’s a city where boundaries are deconstructed, diversity is celebrated and almost anything goes....
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Eleven Not-to-Miss Concerts in 2016
From Taylor Swift’s and Kendrick Lamar’s “Bad Blood” to Major Lazer’s and MØ’s “Lean On,” 2015 was the year of musical collaboration....
I Was a Homeless Worker at a Tech Company
Elevator doors opened up to the fifth floor of my workplace in SOMA, and I stepped around a collection of people with phones in front of their faces....
A Response to an Auto-Mailed Questionnaire Sent as a Response to My Job Inquiry
RE: **YOU FOUND IT!! Slam Dunk Candidate for Bicycle-Tour-Guide Position**....
Podcasts Are the New Book Club
About a year ago, I took the plunge and started a book club. For years, my circle of friends had talked about gathering on a monthly basis to discuss our favorite novels....
Saying Goodbye to (My) San Francisco
I’m on the 45, shitty coffee in hand, looking out at the fog that threatens to make every hair on my head a frizzled, wiry tendril, and I’m thinking, “God, I used to love you.” It’s a tender thought — not the hostile…...
The Melancholia of SantaCon
SantaCon is the best of times and the worst of times. At first blush, San Francisco turns into a virtual sea of red, jolly Kris Kringles of all sizes — fat, skinny, sexy and curious....
Wine in a Can: This Is Really Happening
If you’re at all like me, you’ve been drinking wine out of a bottle, terribly out of touch with reality....
Why We Shouldn’t Be Offended by Neighborhood Stereotypes in San Francisco
It’s a Saturday afternoon on the meadow at Fort Mason. The sky is a sharp beryl blue....
The Characters of Wine Country: An Insider’s View
The wine industry is full of people as quirky and diverse as the varietals they grow....
Shop Local in San Francisco This Black Friday
If getting trampled at a Best Buy at 4:00 a.m. doesn’t sound like your ideal holiday shopping experience, think outside the big box this Black Friday....
How to Manage Thanksgiving Air-Travel Anxiety
I’m flying to Rhode Island to see my family for Thanksgiving, and I couldn’t be more elated....