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The Rise of the Free Office Lunch

Five years ago, the office lunch scene was very different. Employees navigated through processed, unexciting food from a fast-casual joint...

The Most Commonly Used Drugs in San Francisco

A rundown of how people are getting high in the city....

Five California Winemaking Regions You Probably Haven’t Been To

When California wine is mentioned, it’s natural to immediately think of Napa and Sonoma. But these household names aren’t the only areas in the state burgeoning with vines....

Lights Out: The Best Places to Stargaze in San Francisco

San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area are home to a variety of places to experience all-star constellations (and even to discover a few new ones)....

I Went on an Online-Dating Bender. Here’s How It All Went Down.

After I showed up with a mysterious lump in my neck, my date recommended that I go to the hospital....

Just Eat It: San Francisco Foodie Culture and the Return of Sam Wo

Before the invention of WhatsApp and underutilized fish, San Francisco was an obscure gay hamlet, notable mostly for its colorful...

My Memory of Brittany Maynard, the Woman Who Left the Gift of Choice

Brittany Maynard accomplished more in one year than most do in one lifetime. She wasn’t a celebrity. She wasn’...

I Visited San Francisco’s Worst-Rated Yelp Restaurants and Got Food Poisoning

I am writing this on breaks between bathroom visits. Having an iron stomach (a lifelong claim that I have now...

How Tech Is Ruining Dating

In my generation, it’s easier to find people who have longer relationships with their Lyft drivers than with their dates, let alone engage in this foreign concept of marriage....