An Open Rant Against Birthday Dinners
As a kid, you probably thought birthday parties were awesome. Too bad we all had to grow up because somehow, the default plan became the dreaded birthday dinner....
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Perfect Names for the 6 New California States
With all this talk about Tim Draper’s ridiculous measure splitting California into six new states actually getting enough signatures to get on the 2016 ballot, people are up in arms about the potential income inequality, land rights issues, prison and school relocations…...
Your SF Transportation Problems in One Flowchart
Muni, BART, a bike, or your own two feet. One flowchart for deciding how to cross town....
3 Ways To Go To A Living Room Concert In SF
Some of the best shows in the city happen in somebody’s front room. Three ways to get yourself invited....
Nine Truths about Transbay Romancing
It’s hard enough to be in a cross-city relationship (Inner Sunset — sorry, guys — is a long haul from SOMA), but throw in the San Francisco Bay, and suddenly the difficulty of your dating life is taken to a whole new level....
Why I Love Emeryville
If you were to ask me about Emeryville before I moved to nearby North Oakland, I would’ve told you, “Ikea, Pixar, and a bunch of big box stores, yawn.” But four years ago, my husband and I bought a fixer-upper right on the border of Emeryville....
Beepi Makes Buying a Car Fun Again
Bought a car recently? Did the experience totally suck?...
Sexy Time: An Oil to Get Your Lady Parts Stoned (NSFW)
“Hey honey. Wanna get my vagina high?” I asked my boyfriend, knowing the answer would be a moment of silence with dropped jaw and googly eyes, followed by “Yes,” and then a confused “Wait, what?”...
Is Underberg San Francisco’s New Fernet?
Is San Francisco’s relationship with Fernet Branca really monogamous, or does the city’s reigning digestif have a rival in Underberg?...
A Closet Agoraphobe Comes Out(side)
From the time I was old enough to prostrate myself across the threshold of our house, barring my parents’ exit out the front door, my sister and I never went anywhere without them that we weren’t required by law to go, that is, school....
Members-Only Cuddle Cafe Coming Soon
The Center SF, a Hayes Valley community center offering daily yoga and Capoeira classes and other spiritually-minded events, will soon play host to a new members-only cafe brewing up tea and snuggles....
Oh God, Your Parents Are Coming to Visit You in San Francisco!
A few weeks ago, my parents drove from Minnesota to San Francisco for a visit. That’s correct — they drove....