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Best Gay Bars Not in the Castro

San Francisco’s reputation as one of the gayest places in North America rests primarily on one neighborhood: the Castro....

Behind the Scenes at Heath Ceramics

It’s hard to imagine a diner in San Francisco who has not encountered the work of Heath Ceramics. Be...

I’m Not Your “Black Friend”

The only thing worse than being racist is being called racist...

Tomboy Tailors, The First LGBT Tailor In SF

By Sarah Medina On Saturday I attended the opening for Tomboy Tailors, the first tailor in the city to cater...

Craigslist Housing Horror Stories

It should surprise no one that SF-level apartment desperation + Internet strangers = inevitable housing nightmares, quietly marinating under that dial-up era homepage....

Why is The Curiosity Shoppe Closing?

By Jennifer Maerz We’re huge fans of The Curiosity Shoppe here at The Bold Italic. In the six-plus...

7 Pairings to Elevate the Way You Cheese

By Kirstin Jackson I might be what some call an “expert cheese eater and wine drinker.” While nothing so official...

When the Trannyshack gang first revived enthusiasm for The Golden Girls a couple years back, I thought their concept was brilliant. A drag re-enactment of long-lost episodes, complete with audio of old commercials to...