How to Ride an Escalator
Stand right, walk left, and other things that should not need explaining. An illustrated public service announcement....
San FranciscoA collection of 2148 posts
Telling Your Friends You’re Sober
By the time my decades-long chemical spree had ended, I had published a memoir about my exploits that a sober friend called a “drunkalogue” — a reference to AA disclosures that painstakingly detail every gutter puked in, stranger punched and bedsheet peed upon....
Getting Pregnant in Your Forties
By Michelle Tea....
My Gay Best Friend
In San Francisco there are two kinds of male/female pairings. One is the heterosexual coupling. The second is the GBF/straight girl duo. GBF: Gay Best Friend....
Eight Ways to Deal with Your Neighbors’ Loud Sex
Is your apartment “historically charming” — as in it’s too old to have proper soundproofing? Is your residential building incredibly close to the ones next to it? The answer to both questions is yes because you live in San Francisco....
Techie Stereotypes
When you work in an open office, it’s hard not to get all up in your coworkers’ business....
San Francisco Is Also for Meat Lovers
Living across the street from one of the best butcher shops in the city comes at a price....
How to Conquer Apartment Hunting
After four years of living in shared apartments across San Francisco, my girlfriend and I decided that the time had come to get our own place....
Bookin’ It to the Bar
“Reading is for dorks,” the bouncer tells me as a group of 20-somethings approaches the bar....
A Capital Idea
I don’t remember when I first saw them, but I knew they were meant for me. Vintage sunglasses that looked like they’d been carved out of a dark, tropical wood and worn down to a dull shine by some starlet with a wool bathing suit and too many teeth....
The Freaky Fungal Furniture of Phil Ross
By Angela May Chen....
A World Series Cheat Sheet for Your San Francisco Giants
I love the San Francisco Giants. Some of the best memories of my life involve them, from going to games at the ‘Stick with my family when I was a kid to the 2010 season when I found out how much they bring us all together in this town....