San Francisco Inspired Halloween Costume Ideas
By Liz Worthy & Jon Stich Awesomely, Halloween is on a Friday this year, so you can strut your handiwork...
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Why I Changed My Name to Poopy Lickles
By JMilliken One night during the summer of 1990, my friend and I were on our way to a house...
The Year I Went Without Sex
Being single means having unattached sex with multiple partners whenever available, right? To varying degrees, yes, it does, but for me it meant being celibate — for an entire year....
The Phenomenon of Brunch, in Graphs
By Michelle Rial The Bold Italic is a not-for-profit media organization, and we publish first-person perspectives about...
A Four-Year-Old Reviews the French Laundry
She is the youngest person to eat a full tasting menu....
How to Survive Living with Your Burner Roommate
As many of us know, the fervor with which Burners talk about the festival rivals any religious fanaticism out there....
Bring Your Hipster Cat to Dolores Park on Sat
By George McIntire Has your cat been feeling lonely recently? Did kitty recently suffer something not unlike a bad breakup?...
An Open Rant Against Birthday Dinners
As a kid, you probably thought birthday parties were awesome. Too bad we all had to grow up because somehow, the default plan became the dreaded birthday dinner....
Infographic: What Dating on Tinder Is Really Like
By Isla Bell Murray The Phenomenon of Brunch, in Graphsthebolditalic.comthebolditalic.comClassic Pop Songs, Reimagined as InfographicsA year ago, local...
Nine Truths about Transbay Romancing
By Claire Murdough It’s hard enough to be in a cross-city relationship (Inner Sunset — sorry, guys — is a...
Men Can Bone Their iPads with New Sex Toy
By Emma McGowan Until fairly recently, video chat sex has mainly been an exhibitionist game. Recent advancements in sex toy...
Oh God, Your Parents Are Coming to Visit You in San Francisco!
By Amber Schadewald A few weeks ago, my parents drove from Minnesota to San Francisco for a visit. That’s...