The pencil shavings left over from your makeup are still here as is some hairspray and the champagne glass you stole for me. Your essence is strewn around my room like smoke stains from a fire but you’re not here nor will you probably ever be again. The cars and

Guest post by Preston Picus Politics is a dirty business, but it doesn’t have to be. Essentially, what you’re trying to do in politics is convince a bunch of folks that you have a good plan and the capacity to carry it out. If they believe in you, then they

Guest Post by David Carlos Salaverry THE WHY Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition and SF Green Party members have launched a Recall Lee Now petition.  We’re hoping all activists, progressive organizations, pissed off San Franciscan voters and all others uneasy with the direction the City has been going in will

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE!   This originally appeared in my Weeknighter column for 7×7 I used to joke that Aunt Charlie’s Lounge was where old drag queens went to die. To be fair, I didn’t know much about

San Francisco is a weird place. There are plenty of people who vote because they genuinely care, but since they often don’t have time to stay up on all the weirdness of local politics, they just vote by what the Democratic Party sends them. The unfortunate part about this, is

When Shakina Nayfack heard about all the artists and performers boycotting North Carolina because of the new hateful anti-LGBT law HB2, she said, “nah, fuck that”. Ok, I don’t know if that’s exactly what she said, but it was along those lines. Instead of boycotting the state, Shakina felt it

One of my favorite photographers in the world, Victoria Smith, went to the Bali Spirit Festival last month. She took lots of photos and experienced what seems like one of the more enchanting festivals in the world. Below are her words and beautiful photos: Spring is a special time in Ubud

Guest post by John Law (Founder of the Cacophony Society and Burning Man) All images By Camilo José Vergara and found on Mashable & All That is Interesting) When I recall what New York City was like when I visited and stayed there in the late 70s and early 80s sometimes