The Bold Italic (Page 308)

How to Negotiate a Buyout from a Landlord

Not long ago, the San Francisco Chronicle ran a story about a family who were offered $50,000 to move out of their rent-controlled apartment....

6 Things San Franciscans Just Can’t Even In This Heat

We don’t know how to comprehend the weather forecast once it gets above 79 in this city....

Why I Love Richmond, California

I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t spend significant time in Richmond until I was a reporter there during grad school....

Don’t Miss Your Chance to See Studio Ghibli Movies on Screen

Starting Thursday May 1, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is hosting a retrospective of some of the best Studio Ghibli films....

How Do I Stop Feeling So Bored with My Relationship?

My boyfriend and I have been dating for about four years. I’m really in love with him, but lately I feel really bored too....

Four-Year-Old Reviews Plum Restaurant (with her face)

Any adult food critic can give a balanced, articulate critique of a restaurant; yet here at The Bold Italic, we instead continue to take adorable, illiterate four-year-olds to fancy restaurants for the most honest, least useful food reviews in the world....

Engagement Photos from the Top of the Golden Gate Bridge

At this point, I pretty much know what to expect when it comes to engagement photos: matching neutral tops, dark jeans, closed-mouth-kissing, and poses where one person is looking at the other person, but THAT person is looking at the camera....

I Can’t Take Being a SF Landlord Any Longer

Allow me to introduce myself. I live in San Francisco, am a Bay Area resident of 20+ years, and a proud Cal grad (Go Bears!)....

Behold the Creepiest Hook-Up App to Date

The biggest complaint about dating in San Francisco is that everyone is too obsessed with their goddamn phones to actually, you know, hit on each other....