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Fake-Likes on Instagram Are Bad for Humanity

Last week, a new service called Lovematically was blocked by Instagram. The app, which claims to “spread the love,” was...

Nostalgia and NIMBYism: Rebecca Solnit’s San Francisco

Editor’s note: this editorial is part of The Bold Italic’s ongoing mission to publish opinions that help move...

So This Housing Flier is Depressing

By Jennifer Maerz Every time I get sick of living above a loud restaurant, or tired of stepping around Haight...

Is Down the Most Sex-Positive App Available?

Colin Hodge does not look like a sex radical. With his perfectly symmetrical haircut, deep dimples, and casual cardigans, he...

What Happened to the Fillmore?

By Jamal Frederick I was born in a neighborhood that I will always be achingly in love with: the Fillmore....

Be Mindful, Don’t Bring Your Cell Phone to Yoga

By Amber Schadewald By Amber Schadewald Three to five days a week I step barefoot into my yoga studio, stuff...

Looking Ep. 5: Bottom Shame Can’t Ruin This Perfect Date

This week we are treated to almost 30 minutes of a perfect full-day date that none of us will likely experience. Possibly because no one’s writing scripts for us. I’m not bitter!...

What Should I Call My Husband-Wife?

For our wedding, my person and I decided to ask a good friend to marry us. There were a few...

You Really Think I Live Like Shahs of Sunset?

Despite what reality TV may be telling you, there are no Shahs on Sunset Boulevard. There was a Shah, and he lived in Iran and was ousted from his throne during the 1979 Islamic Revolution....