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What I Learned from Interviewing People with Weird Jobs

For the past year, I’ve been producing a podcast during which I spend a day or two with people who do interesting or unusual work....

Kayaking with the Crab Fishermen of Bodega Bay

M y hand skims the water and grabs the blue noodle. It’s the fourth in a line of five buoys floating on the surface of the Pacific Ocean 70 miles north of San Francisco in Bodega Bay....

Is Pokémon Go the New Killer Dating App?

First dates are awkward. What the heck are you supposed to talk about when you know only 300 characters about your date?...

I Peed Standing Up for a Week. The Results Were Messy

I tinkled while the shower sprinkled. I probably peed on myself but cannot confirm. I pissed myself in ideal conditions....

Reimagining the City’s Limits

What happens when we own less and share more....

Manhattanhenge Is July 11th — Here’s When San Franciscohenge Happens

Coined by astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson, a “henge” occurs when the sunset aligns precisely with the street grid....

Inside the Berkeley Bike Co-Op Getting Evicted for Condos

Bill Sparks has a bike frame upside down in a vice. He grips, pulls and tries again, but the seat post just won’t budge....

How a F**k-Off Fund Helped me Out of a Bad Relationship

A guy I once dated had this mantra: “I’ll do what I want, when I want.” This motto proved problematic when we’d get into epic battles over nitpicky matters, but admittedly, there was something compelling about the idea....

How to Pass a Drug Test

For a time I dated a guy who liked to spend his weekends filling up Instagram with city photos of himself....

I Don’t Believe in God, but That Doesn’t Mean I’m Faithless

This is what you do at 25: you sit in a room full of strangers and friends and ask yourself earth-shattering, existential questions after one beer....