Chin Diapers and Endless Zooms — All the Things That Scared You in 2020
It’s been Halloween all year...
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An Illustrated Guide to San Francisco’s Hidden Parks
Eight little-known green spaces tucked in around the city...
An Illustrated Guide to Lake Tahoe
And its most fascinating destinations...
An Illustrated Guide to San Francisco’s Hidden Restaurants
The Bold Italic is a not-for-profit media organization, and we publish first-person perspectives about San Francisco and...
An Illustrated Guide to Finding SF’s Privately Owned Public Spaces
Hey! The Bold Italic recently launched a podcast, This Is Your Life in Silicon Valley. Check out the full season...
My Hellish Stint at a Tourist-Trap Restaurant
My interview for the position of food runner (a.k.a. all-purpose kitchen bitch) was quite brief. It was clear they were in need of any warm body possible to fill the role, because the restaurant was dangerously understaffed. I was also desperate for a job....
Five Great Places to Make Out in SF
Where to get your French kiss on in the City by the Bay...
Ten Steps to Being a Terrible Roommate
Man, cleaning up after yourself is super-lame. Isn’t that what parents are for? You’re an individual, and...
My Strange Tattoo Apprenticeship with San Francisco’s Last Remaining Weirdo
Maybe you shouldn’t take tattoo lessons from people you meet at bars...
All the Marvel Characters You’ll Date in the Bay Area
Dating is frustrating at best and a piss-covered dumpster fire from hell at worst. Enough failed Tinder dates, and...
An Illustrated Guide to Irish Stereotypes
It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, and soon the streets will be littered with plastic green hats filled with last...
The Legend of the Sunset Raccoon Man
The (theoretically) true story of the techie turned wild-animal whisperer...