Why is My Boyfriend Suddenly So Annoying?
I’m stuck. I’m a woman in my late 30s and am totally in love with my boyfriend, or at least I think I am....
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Five Great Bars Where You Can Watch the Oscars in LA
So maybe you’re not on the A-list party circuit for this year’s Oscars. Or maybe you just want to do something low-key and avoid all the dressing up and crowded hot spots....
Men’s Facial Hair Options, Ranked from Worst to Best
Here is my exhaustive ranking of the best uses of facial hair, from worst to first....
Your Definitive Guide to Noise Pop 2015
The Noise Pop Festival descends upon San Francisco and Oakland starting this Friday, February 20th, for its 23rd year of awesomeness....
The Ten Types of Flakes Everyone Knows
It’s Friday (ok, it’s Tuesday but who’s counting?) so you obviously have plans to get dinner and drinks later....
Stop Renting In SF And Own A House In Oakland Instead
These days, paying $3,000 for a one-bedroom apartment anywhere in San Francisco is increasingly hard to rationalize....
One SF Supervisor Has a “Drastic” Plan to Save the Mission
If one neighborhood exemplifies San Francisco’s bittersweet attitude towards development, it’s the Mission....
“Girls” Went Off the Rails and I’m Into It
If this season went any longer without telling us WTF was going on with Hannah and Adam, I was gonna cut a bitch....
5 Things SF’s Kink Community Wants You to Know About “Fifty Shades of Grey”
The Fifty Shades of Grey franchise has became a pop culture phenomenon fueled by equal parts fandom and furor over its kinky storyline....
A Field Guide to San Francisco Penises (NSFW)
It used to be that you couldn’t live in San Francisco for long without seeing a penis (or five) on the street at some point during the year....
Our 20 Favorite Entries for the State Bird Dinner Contest
During my time at The Bold Italic I’ve launched quite a few contests with some pretty great prizes on the line, but never have I seen anything so fiercely competitive as the battle for a Valentine’s Day Dinner at State Bird Provisions- and I should mention that we once gave away a trip to New…...
It’s a Good Time to Be a Woman Who Loves Beer
Anyone who watches beer advertisements may assume that beer is not a drink for ladies....