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5 Netflix True Crime Docs Everyone Raved About (Even Though They’re Garbage)
BY XAN HOLBROOK In Decline of the English Murder, George Orwell observed that Sunday newspapers, and their readers, could not get enough of the foul business of killing. But, unless the MOs, victims and deaths followed a particular pattern, the crime stories were not fit for consumption. Netflix’s recent penchant

Meet the Woman Who Has Been Cutting Hair for Half a Century in San Francisco
Sidney Macklin can straddle dualities so easily in part because she is so full of love—everyone loves Ms. Sidney, and she loves everyone. Such a frequency of “I love yous” on anyone else’s lips would seem artificial, but with Macklin, it’s as if every time she’s saying it for the very first time: That’s the amount of feeling behind it.

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

All Eyes On The Wall in Oakland
Many eyes twinkled at me, refracting their rich gemmed hues onto the wall beneath. They looked heavy together, but light individually, their frames a lustrous gold — but are they metal?

Touring Mountain View Cemetery in Piedmont
An Appointment With the Fates: Touring Mountain View Cemetery

Who Lost The Presidential Debate? America.
Written by Ian Firstenberg Thursday’s debate felt good and instilled a lot of confidence in the future of America… Just Kidding Luckily, I’ve never had a terminal disease. That said, watching the debate felt like I was dying. Trump and Biden spent the majority of the time bickering over pedantic

Will Fried Chicken Spots Replace Bars in the UK?
by Charles Irwell First things first, I am a teetotaller. Put simply, boozing wasn’t for me anymore and I stopped. No grand narrative, no ‘touching bottom’ or any of the other clichés. We are a growing minority, but it is not hard to see why we are still very much

West Oakland Calls for Artists & Community!
The historic and often maligned neighborhood of West Oakland is set to host a captivating art and advocacy event that calls attention to the neighborhood’s rich but endangered cultural heritage. Curated to highlight the significance of art in amplifying voices and economic vibrancy,

Famed Musicians Weigh In on AI-Generated Music
With the very recent controversy surrounding the possible release of AI-generated recordings of deceased Small Faces and Humble Pie singer Steve Marriott, it has become apparent that a tipping point in the evolution of music has been reached and breached. As the old joke goes, the difference between a drum