Don’t Study STEM. Study the Arts.
When did studying the arts become a joke? Telling arts majors that they have no future is a long, clichéd...
ArtA collection of 84 posts
Magical, Slightly Eerie Cinemagraphs of San Francisco
By Marcello Maiorana Editor’s note: Cinemagraphs are still new enough to seem totally futuristic and magical, even though we’...
Glowing Art Tour Reminder of Why SF is Beautiful
By Ann-Marie Alcántara Ah, winter in San Francisco. Compared to the rest of the country, we have it easy — 60...
NSFW: Drone-Filmed Porn Was Made in SF
Drones and porn? Naturally. It was only a matter of time and coordination (technology in one hand, genitals in the...
Mind-Blowingly Detailed Hand-Drawn Map of San Francisco
By Jessica Saia London-based artist and map-maker Jenni Sparks made an insanely detailed hand-drawn map of San Francisco—like, so...
Oakland’s Hoodslam Is Crazy; Go To It
By OJ Patterson Standing room only, there are no seats. There are no guardrails, no hundred-feet-tall projections, no event program,...
Stop Telling Women to Smile Hits Oakland — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Sarah Han I used to think I was the only one who was stopped by random men and told...
Oakland’s Real Issues Covered in Fake Newspaper
By Sarah Han You wanna know who’s really gentrifying Oakland? According to Oakland Unseen, the three main groups are...
Karl The Fog Sex Tape
By Jessica Saia Kidding! It’s just a time-lapse. (But you clicked anyway, you gaseous water pervs!) Still, this is some seriously hot fog-on-city action, and similar to a sex tape in that it’s dark,...
A Beginner’s Guide to Oakland
By Sarah Verena Kleinman I knew when I moved to Oakland a couple years ago that I’d have to...
What Came Before Wikipedia?
By Marion Anthonisen...
The Secret Alley is SF’s Coolest Artist Clubhouse
By Jennifer Maerz I love the high value San Franciscans place on altering reality. I believe it started with the...