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I Went to a Bunch of Psychics and Got the Best Advice from a Machine
As a neurotic Jew with New Yorkers for parents, I am very skeptical about so-called magic....
The History of San Francisco Landmarks No One Told You
Sure, San Francisco is beautiful, like tourist-magnetizing, world-renowned, postcard kind of beautiful....
Where to Get Your Gluten-Free Fix in the Bay Area
In the nine years I’ve lived in San Francisco, the number of friends who have adopted gluten-free diets has gone way up....
Are There Really Trump Supporters in San Francisco?
Yes, you read that headline right. Yes, I know it’s hard to believe....
How to Swing-Dance in San Francisco
I found swing dancing in February 2013, when, new to San Francisco, I wandered into Amnesia on gypsy jazz night....
Anxiety in the City
You’re sitting on the edge of your bed, elbows on your knees, hands clasped in the space between....
I Hate the Beatles: A Guide to Unpopular Opinions
I’m just going to come out and say it: I hate the Beatles. What can I say?...
The San Francisco-Burma Connection
On a recent trip to Myanmar, I came across a curious tribute atop Mount Popa, high above the red temples of Bagan....
Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution
Even though I was born long after the hippie era, I was profoundly affected by it....
This Is What Reverse Culture Shock Feels Like to a San Franciscan
“Did you eat any dogs?” people would ask with lurid fascination, upon learning that I’d lived in Beijing for four years....
My Life-Changing Visit to a Cannabis Clinic
I was never a pothead. Even during the psychedelic’70s in Madison, Wisconsin, my poison of choice was bourbon....