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Plush Life

Standing outside the Stud at about 10 p.m., I attempt to tape construction-paper bunny ears to a pair of...

More than any other accessory, a pair of frames can say so much about someone’s personality — it’s not...

In the family of hard liquor, mezcal is the misunderstood and slightly inebriated grandfather to tequila. For decades, it has...

by Lauren Sloss The first time I went to a strip club, I was so nervous I spiked my morning...

By Anthony Bedard I’ve been booking bands at a San Francisco live music venue, the Hemlock Tavern, for the...

By Jon Korn In this crazy, mixed-up world there’s something to be said for the simple joy of buying...

When I moved to San Francisco three years ago, my initial thought was, “Eh, maybe not so much.” I was...

On a recent evening, I was sitting on a bench outside the St. Francis diner in the Mission when a...

By The Bold Italic Did you know the city’s flag hasn’t been altered since it was unveiled in...

By Summer Sewell The city is abuzz with a muffin named after a Hank Williams song. The Rebel Within is...

through a borrowed and then lost paperback of Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. From there I got...

By Tamar Pacheco-Theard Let me preface this by explaining that I was raised next to cattle; steak and potatoes are...