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Full Disclosure: Why Porn Stars Are Real People Who Provide Real Value
I’m a comedian. I frequently hear and say things that outside a comedic context many would find offensive. But the job of the comedian is to be incisive and shrewd – to have a point of view and further that point of view through laughter. Where we get into trouble

Let’s Reignite the Movement to Name the Bay Bridge the “Emperor Norton Bridge”
Shortly after I first moved to San Francisco I learned about Joshua Abraham Norton aka Emperor Norton I, the Gold Rush era eccentric who first declared that we should build a bridge from San Francisco to Oakland. Norton had lost all his money speculating on Peruvian Rice, and subsequently lost

So Noodles in Soma are So Good!
So Noodles Almost always, one of two means are used in selecting the next spot upon which to grace my wobbly prose: either word of mouth, or spur-of-the-moment curiosity. Working in the restaurant industry myself, I’m constantly fielding a steady stream of recommendations from cooks, bartenders, servers, etc., not to

Commune SF Featuring Twin Steps, The Tambo Rays & More This Weds!
Who likes FREE live music? You do! That’s who! Since that’s the case, here’s the details about a rad FREE show for you all: Commune’s next event is 7/10 at the Elbo Room starting at 9 PM. Commune is a monthly event happening event happening every second Wednesday of the

Dispatches From The Road: Viva BrisVegas (aka Brisbane, Australia)
Brisbane, Chez Watts Photography Waking up to your first day in Brisbane with the dual horror of a hang-over and a caffeine-withdrawal headache is never the best way to greet the early afternoon. The whole thing comes on in waves. The first thing you feel are the shakes as you

The Phono Del Sol Festival is This Saturday!
I had so much fun hosting the Phono Del Sol Festival last year. I got to hang out, meet rad people, drink beer, and listen to good music. What else could you want in a weekend afternoon? If you said “Nothing” then I have good news for you! The 2013

Bok Ssam: Big Headed Chicken and Waffles
I suppose there periodically come times in everyone’s life when they’re forced to ask themselves, “Is this necessary?” When you’re arguing with your significant other on the Muni over which band you’ll see together at Hardly Strictly. When you’re forced to bee line around a group of sidewalk-hoggers in the

THE VISTAS OF SAN FRANCISCO: Pairing Bernal Heights Park with Moylan’s Irish Style Red Ale
LOCATION: BERNAL HEIGHTS PARK BEVERAGE: MOYLAN’S IRISH STYLE RED ALE For this installment, I decided to truck it up to the North facing slope of Bernal Heights with my girlfriend and my dog. Funny, it wasn’t difficult to talk either of them into “doing research on a project” with me.