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Movies at The San Francisco Symphony Are Dope
BY DAVID COPPIN LANEGAN Every few months or so, the tremendously skilled musicians of the San Francisco Symphony gather in Davies Symphony Hall to perform. Well, they gather far more often than that, but every few months they gather for a special occasion: the “Film With Live Orchestra Series” At
This Baydestrian Took to The High Seas on a Badass Boat
BY DENA ROD Welcome to The Transgender Sabbatical Blues, an ongoing series exploring Dena Rod’s experience as a transgender, non-binary, Iranian American Bay Area local who took a five-week sabbatical all over the Northern Hemisphere. We were about to experience #BOATLIFE. Sure, you may have heard of #VANLIFE but have you heard
Is This The Most Underrated Pizza in The Bay?
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK With the inaugural San Francisco Pizza, Bagel and Beer Festival coming up on Saturday August 19th, the city is bringing together an assortment of Bay Area pizzarias, bagelries, and breweries to help build community through the celebration of these nostalgic foods. Many of our
You Should Go For Dinner and a Movie in San Francisco
BY DAVID COPPIN LANEGAN I clung to the back of a moped, my brother driving. It was about a year ago, and we twisted through the wind in Golden Gate Park, in search of Cassava and a movie. You would be lucky to eat at such an outstanding restaurant before
What Does Anchor Brewing’s Closing Debacle Say About Us?
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK San Francisco does have the capability to embrace its history. Case in point, locals are up in arms over Anchor Brewing’s closing announcement on July 10th. They came out and lined up when they heard the brewery was liquidating. Anchor had made a decision
Legendary Drag Queen Pippi Lovestocking Miraculously Recovers from Near Death
By Fudgie Frottage Co-founder of T-Shack, stand-up comic, actor, and legendary Drag Queen Pippi Lovestocking aka Scott Free miraculously recovers from near death. On May 23, minutes after her hilarious tribute to Heklina at the Castro Theatre, Pippi was taken to Davies ER by friends. “She was sitting in front
SF’s 10th Steampunk Masquerade
Legendary Art cars, several levels of dance floors, & dope SF DJs. Space Cowboys, Air Pusher, Duck Pond, Dusty Rhino, Heavy Petting Zoo…
When You Can’t Go Home, You Get on A Boat
BY DENA ROD Welcome to The Transgender Sabbatical Blues, an ongoing series exploring Dena Rod’s experience as a transgender, non-binary, Iranian American Bay Area local who took a five-week sabbatical all over the Northern Hemisphere. But stopped I was. Without anyone responding to me on WhatsApp, there was no way that I