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San Francisco’s Flag Sucks
To put it delicately, the San Francisco flag looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Don’t get me wrong, I love my city. I’ve made a career of basically writing love poems about it. But just as the person you’re head over heels for might snore too loudly in their sleep, San Francisco has some unattractive flaws, too. And goddamn if the flag isn’t one of them.

An Artist You Should Know: Josh Wendler and Luana Coonen
Bay Area goldsmiths and jewelry designers out to make the planet a better place.

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

Friday: Made In America Art Opening at Public Works
Just what exactly are the backbones of our Land of the Free? Artist Matthew Henri believes they are none other than whiskey, women and guns. The pieces displayed in his show Made In America offer an artistic survey of the underbelly of an entire nation “besieged by vices and besotted

FREE Bubbly & Snacks at Jewelry/Design Shop Opening in The Mission
One of the most annoying things about coming to terms with the fact that it’s the holiday season, besides the tree-lighting ceremonies (sorry that I don’t like all the pomp and circumstance) is shopping for gifts. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or just accept that other people do, it’s very

If You Gotta Nest, Get Inspiration for FREE
I have a secret obsession. Some people collect boxes and boxes of vintage G.I.Joe figurines. Others watch sexy Nigella cook her food on TV religiously. And some people walk around in Yankees Flannel PJs everyday during post season (my landlord). My obsession may seem fairly benign, even mundane ‘“ at

Top 10 Blogs for When it’s Time to Escape
I’m sure that I’m not alone in being someone who regularly fires up the ol’ laptop in order to get some work done and then finds herself two hours later having an intense G-chat conversation about the likelihood of a 2012 apocalypse, while simultaneously reading Jezebel and looking at clothes