Don’t Study STEM. Study the Arts.
When did studying the arts become a joke? Telling arts majors that they have no future is a long, clichéd Internet tradition....
Looking to Buy a Home in San Francisco? Um, Good Luck.
Raise your hand if you’ve been dumped on by the Bay Area housing market. San Francisco has been hailed as a modern-day Constantinople, given that it’s become a deep-rooted hub for e-commerce and digital goods; has an explosive arts scene; and is an…...
Ode to Front Cafe
A farewell to Front Cafe, and to the kind of small neighborhood room this city keeps losing....
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....
I Sparred with San Francisco’s Lightsaber Club and Didn’t Lose Any Limbs
Is the Force with you? Have you checked your midi-chlorian count?...
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 Night before Hipstmas
Twas the night before Hipstmas, and all through our dwelling, Not a creature was stirring, not even the corgi we named Tori Spelling....
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....
Check Out These Six Unique Cocktail Bars in San Francisco
San Francisco’s cocktail scene is excellent for the same reasons that its food scene is cutting-edge: there is a similar focus on locally sourced, unusual ingredients and an eye for detail in making individual drinks that you would normally see in a…...
Oakland’s Tech Boom Will Be Very Different from San Francisco’s
Uber’s recent announcement that they’ll be setting up their headquarters in Oakland’s booming Uptown neighborhood has created much speculation....
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....