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How Exactly Do You Farm Oysters?

By Calin Van Paris By Calin Van Paris When the sun is high in the Bay, there are few snacks...

The Chinatown You Think You Know Isn’t Real

The ways in which ethnic communities are historicized and constructed are all part of a system that favors the privileged...

The Tragedies of (Literally) Living in a Closet

By Jules Suzdaltsev. Illustrated by Juan Leguizamon. It’s about time I come out of the closet. Sorry, maybe I...

Daily Candy to Close Next Week

By Kristen Hawley NBCUniversal announced today that it’s ceasing publication of Daily Candy, a newsletter-turned-local recommendation site for women,...

House Paint Jobs That Would Only Fly in SF

By Jessica Saia When I was seven, my dad told me I could paint the garage any color I wanted....

Why Is Telegraph Avenue In Berkeley So Uncool?

When I returned home to the East Bay after college, I found that a handful of my go-to spots had...

This Lazy Nipple Has So Much Sexual Potential

By Emma McGowan Sex-tracking app Nipple made quite the stir at SXSW this year with its misogynist, rape-y advertisements depicting...

Can You Fix a Relationship If the Other Person Stops Trying?

By Jessica Lanyadoo When it comes to good advice, Jessica Lanyadoo has it in spades. The Mission’s resident psychic/...

The Do’s and Don’ts of Applying to Rooms on Craigslist

Somehow Craigslist has been good to me. And having spent the past few years in the lucky, slightly-drunk-with-power position as a master tenant, I always insist on putting any open rooms in our house back into the Craigslist pool....