Posting a Group Photo on Your Online Dating Profile Is Stupid, According to Science
Here’s a common online dating scenario: I’ll see a blurry group photo of the back of a bunch...
Does the Sharing Economy Misuse the Word “Sharing”?
Dictionaries are static. They freeze words and pin them like butterflies to a collection board. But language is fluid; it...
What I Learned from Interviewing People with Weird Jobs
By Casey Miner For the past year, I’ve been producing a podcast during which I spend a day or...
2016, What the F**k?
I think we can all agree that that was a mostly terrible two weeks with a few bright moments. If...
Kayaking with the Crab Fishermen of Bodega Bay
M y hand skims the water and grabs the blue noodle. It’s the fourth in a line of five...
Is Pokémon Go the New Killer Dating App?
First dates are awkward. What the heck are you supposed to talk about when you know only 300 characters about...
I Peed Standing Up for a Week. The Results Were Messy
I tinkled while the shower sprinkled. I probably peed on myself but cannot confirm. I pissed myself in ideal conditions....
Reimagining the City’s Limits
What happens when we own less and share more...
Manhattanhenge Is July 11th — Here’s When San Franciscohenge Happens
Coined by astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson, a “henge” occurs when the sunset aligns precisely with the street grid....
Inside the Berkeley Bike Co-Op Getting Evicted for Condos
Bill Sparks has a bike frame upside down in a vice. He grips, pulls and tries again, but the seat...
How a F**k-Off Fund Helped me Out of a Bad Relationship
A guy I once dated had this mantra: “I’ll do what I want, when I want.” This motto proved...
How to Pass a Drug Test
For a time I dated a guy who liked to spend his weekends filling up Instagram with city photos of...