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You Can Watch the Slamdance Film Festival From Your Own Couch
For those who haven’t decamped for Park City to check out the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, you don’t need to panic and shell out $250 for an All Access Pass. This annual festival by filmmakers for filmmakers has a virtual component running from January 23-29, 2023. From the comfort of

Carol Doda Mural Replaces Fnnch Lips In North Beach
There is a new mural in North Beach adorning the corner of Filbert and Columbus at Bodega SF, tying into the rich history of the neighborhood and those who made North Beach what it is. My favorite neighborhood in San Francisco. Gone are the lips previously painted by Fnnch. For

4 Things Your Server Does Not Want To Hear You Talking About
Restaurant servers basically have bionic ears. Years of working in places with music that’s too loud in rooms with poor acoustics, have trained their audible senses to be able to pick up the slightest sound. It might seem like we can’t hear you, but we can. We just hear

SF’s Newest Theater Opened With The Amazing Neo-Futurists!
New venue, new menu, the legendary Neo-Futurists took residency and debuted The Infinite Wrench in San Francisco’s 447 Minna Black Box Theater last Friday

Masterful Designs by Dark Garden Corsetry Debuting at Edwardian Ball
Whimsical, elegant, romantic, kinky, silly, or avant-garde, Edwardian Ball costumes highlight two of the best parts about San Francisco – its rebellion and creativity when it comes to self-expression.

Oakland’s Animal Services Adoption Drive a Big-Time Success
Oakland Animal Services (OAS) were desperate to find homes for their biggest and most adorable residents due to overcrowding. Some dogs had been in the shelter for more than 100 days. OAS decided to hold a special adoption event last weekend where they would extend the shelter hours and waive

How Adidas Got Trolled By A Fashion Show Prank
Whether we like it or not, sweatshop labor is used by most of the clothing companies that are popular in the Western World. However, it is a rarity for the fashion industry to directly acknowledge this ugly truth in any promotional capacity. So it was probably a shock when Adidas

Why Walking Around San Francisco is My Favorite Thing to Do
Perambulate is a great word, isn’t it? It sounds like something a fancy fop in a waistcoat and coattails would do after dinner. And that’s because it is! To perambulate is to go for a walk, and lately I’ve been perambulating like the top-hatted, riding-booted, cane-carrying geezer on the Johnnie