Dolores Park Is Becoming a Landfill for the Privileged
For 13 years, I’ve lived in the shadow of Dolores Park, basking in its sunny splendor....
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Here’s Your Outside Lands Lineup for 2015
It’s got a few surprises that’ll make you wish August wasn’t so far away....
We Are a Burrito-Obsessed City
We are a burrito-obsessed city. I mean, here at The Bold Italic alone, we’ve mapped the best ones by neighborhood, thoroughly analyzed the breakfast varieties, and profiled the local champ who ate her way through 100 burritos in 100 days....
My Weirdly Strong Feelings about People Who Don’t Sleep with a Top Sheet
There is a moment (for some, that moment may be now) when it comes to your attention that some people don’t use a top sheet — the flat sheet that goes between your body and your blankets. For some, the realization is revolutionary and freeing. Those people are definitively gross....
Everyone You Want to See from Game of Thrones is in SF Today
Winter is coming to King’s Landing. Or, in other words, HBO will be wooing the tech-savvy and Westeros-obsessed alike with the Game of Thrones season five premiere at the War Memorial Opera House this evening....
Are There Fat Asians? Yes. I’m One of Them.
When BuzzFeed recently sourced questions for its “Ask An Asian” video on Facebook, more than 7,000 responses came in....
Exclusive First Look at Mark Zuckerberg’s Noe Mansion
As we know, big tech bosses are slowly but surely taking over the world Mission....
Chinatown Breaks Ground on Massive Gourmet Food Emporium
When it comes to food, Chinatown is a wonderland of bakeries, seafood restaurants, Dim sum houses, and tea shops, but now it’s about to break ground on what the Chronicle is calling “the most ambitious culinary development project the neighborhood has seen in 30 years.” It’s a…...
Confessions of a Hater: I Actually Enjoyed the Mr. Marina Competition
I am not a Marina Guy. Seventy-five percent of my wardrobe is brown, I hate shaving, and I have no interest in BMWs....
Watch: Servers and Bartenders Read Nasty Yelp Reviews About Themselves
It’s remarkable that many of us continue to use Yelp, since it feels like like most of the reviews come from people who want to bitch about rude waitstaff and subpar eats....
After a Rough Week, a Video Postcard to Remind You Why You Stay
What the hell, San Francisco? This has been a rough week, between the way this church treats the homeless and this landlord raising the rent to an outrageous amount and this ridiculous Craiglist ad....
My (Almost) Life as a San Francisco Vibe Coordinator
By Colby Buzzell....