Trump Fan Fiction Is a Thing, and It’s Horrifying
The Trump / My Little Pony ship is about to set sail....
What It’s Like Living on a Sailboat in the San Francisco Bay
When I tell people I live on a sailboat, they often picture a romantic scene: a boat gently rocking in...
The Painful Irony of the GOP Repeal of Obamacare
If you love the Affordable Care Act, thank a conservative — they invented it....
The Most Hipster Bars in San Francisco
If the word “hipster” offends you, you might just be one....
What Kids Think of Donald Trump
Kids are like little sponges—even when it seems like they aren’t paying attention, they’re still picking up...
I Spent a Month On Religious Dating Websites, and I Did Not Get #Blessed
I usually describe my religion as “Jewish, heavy on the –ish.” (Read: I will not go to services or fast...
Here’s What People Outside of California Really Think About Living in the Bay Area
An article I wrote about dating outside my normal liberal bubble elicited some strong opinions about the Bay Area. If...
The Boba Guys Just Want You to Love Their Balls
How two scrappy ball lovers turned a boba hobby into a boba job...
How to Not Give Your Money to the People Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline
A citizen’s guide to divesting from morally ambiguous national banks...
Are Bagels to NYC as Burritos Are to SF?
While I don’t want to say I would die without good Mexican food, I’m also not convinced that life would still be worth living....
What Are Your Sexual Fantasies?
The Bold Italic is a not-for-profit media organization, and we publish first-person perspectives about San Francisco and...
It’s Time We Set Aside Our Differences and Transformed Lombard Street into the World’s Curviest Slip ’N’ Slide
Historically, when the going gets tough, civilizations have pulled together to accomplish incredible feats....