The Bare Essentials of San Francisco (NSFW)
Wherever you’ve lived, you’ve probably always owned a light jacket....
Don’t Let Your Landlord Screw You Over
For two years, I lived in a luxury condo in the Oakland Hills rent-free. The law, my former landlady, and all my neighbors saw me as a squatter, but I don’t see it that way; and after I tell you how it went down, neither will you....
Ikea Furniture or Death Metal Band?
Quick! Is Vittsjö a shelving unit carried by IKEA or a Swedish death metal band?...
I Lied about Having Cancer
When I graduated from college in western New York, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up....
How Weird Is It to Live on Treasure Island?
For the Treasure Island Music Festival, happening this weekend, 16,000 people will make the tiny half-bridge journey to the mythical-sounding, man-made pit stop between SF and the East Bay....
Dog Spotted Riding Motorcycle, Wearing Helmet: A Detailed Report
It was 2:35 in the afternoon on October 15th when San Francisco resident, Colin Caufield, had successfully parked his car near Oakland’s Jack London Square....
Want a Tighter Butt? Yeah You Do
Everyone wants a tighter butt. Here is where in San Francisco to go about getting one....
SF Comes Clean With Anonymous Confessions
I was curious what this fine city’s inhabitants might be hiding, so I asked people to fill out an anonymous form with instructions to come clean about whatever they felt compelled to confess....
Insane Photos from the Very Top of the Golden Gate Bridge
Editor’s note: So, we had these incredible photos submitted anonymously from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge....
Who Needs Sex When You Have Cuddle Cafes?
There’s so much pressure in this country to be in a relationship — from terrible rom coms, nosy relatives, and other outside forces that can make a person feel like shit for being single....
I Removed the Boot from My Car
Parking meters? Sure. Speeding tickets? Delighted. A $100 fine for parking on the curb the wrong way? Go fuck yourself....
How Apt is the Oakland-Brooklyn Comparison Anyway?
Smaller, younger, poorer, more diverse, more industrial, less dense, more polluted, less tourist-clogged, cheaper, realer, victimized by snobs, and sitting to the east of “The City.” Is this Oakland vis-à-vis San Francisco, or Brooklyn versus Manhattan?...