Take It from a Monogamist: Polyamorists Do It Better
Polyamory was never on my radar. Growing up on the East Coast, I hadn’t even heard the word....
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Untrue Urban Legends of San Francisco
Supposedly, 100 years ago she sat down on a bench near Stow Lake to rest with her stroller-bound baby beside her....
Janet Echelman’s Sculptures in SFO are Breathtaking
Ever notice those incredible “net” sculptures at SFO’s Terminal 2? Well, they were created by Janet Echelman, one of America’s most well known installation artists....
Is San Francisco’s Music Scene Dead?
In 1967, over 100,000 kids arrived in Haight-Ashbury amid the biggest counterculture movement of the century....
The Bold Italic: Rumors of Our Death Were Greatly Exaggerated
In 1859, a San Franciscan named Joshua Norton decided to rechristen himself king....
Mendocino County’s Breathtaking Beaches, Forests and Vineyards
Ahh, Mendocino — poster child of the Californian wilderness. Inaugurated as one of the state’s original 27 counties back in 1850, the land was originally inhabited by four Native American tribes in the centuries prior....
I Sparred with San Francisco’s Lightsaber Club and Didn’t Lose Any Limbs
Is the Force with you? Have you checked your midi-chlorian count?...
What Being Broke in San Francisco Really Means
There’s a point every week when someone asks me if I’d like to grab dinner, and it immediately puts me into stress mode, and I start crafting my excuse....
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....
The Best Places to Watch Fireworks in the Bay Area
America’s greatest holiday is t̶o̶m̶o̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ today! Grills are firing up, the sun is out, party plans are being finalized, and most of us won’t be worried about getting up for work tomorrow....