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Breast Implant Recall Makes Me Wonder: Is Perfection Worth the Risk?
There’s a point in life when you trade casual glances at yourself in the mirror for full-blown inspections. Your shape changes, lines form around your eyes and you ask yourself, “When the fuck did I start growing chin hair?!?” I’ve stared at the lines around my lips, a genetic bit

We wanna send you to see local heavy metal band Slough Feg!
The Lord Weird Slough Feg‘, whose name is derived from a character in ancient Irish mythology, originates from Central Pennsylvania. The band relocated to San Francisco, California in 1990 in hopes of resurrecting the ailing ‘true metal’ scene in the United States. The band quickly gained a reputation by taking a

We wanna send you and your friends to see comedian Emo Philips!
Emo Philips is described by Jay Leno as “the best joke writer in America,” and considered by many, including “Weird Al” Yankovic, as one of the funniest people on the planet. Emo Philips has performed over 6000 times throughout the English-speaking world (including a multi-week run at the Playhouse Theater

Dope Stuff to Do in the Bay This Weekend: Kites, Beer, Wheels, Porch Bands
It’s going to be gloriously warm and beautiful weekend in the Bay Area, depending on where you are. If you’re in Berkeley or Oakland, you’ll be sitting pretty with California-perfect 80s, but if you’re anywhere near Concord, you’ll be running for the AC as temperatures tip into three digits. Whether

The Coalition on Homelessness is Moving & They Need Your Help
Anyone who who has been to San Francisco knows we have a serious problem with homelessness. And anyone who reads this site knows that I use this platform to spread the word on how we can help fix the problem. I’ve been doing activism around homelessness for a long time

Some Cannabis Strains Tell the Stories of Heroes
There you are, scrolling through picture after picture of pretty purple haired flowers, brightly yellow-hued shiny shatters, sticky waxes, tinctures for all that ails, plethora of pod varieties, muscle rubs, gummies… Every option has a name – like lovers, some feel like old friends and some come and go. But

Punch Line SF Wins Back Lease! Morgan Stanley Backs Down From Eviction
The Punch Line Comedy Club not only avoided getting kicked out this August, but they also scored a multi-year lease and legacy business status on Monday. North Beach Supervisor Aaron Peskin told the press, “The city and the comic community were serious when we said that displacement wasn’t a laughing

Crepes A Go Go Closes Down to Make Room for Offices
Anyone who has had a drunk night on 11th Street knows all about Crepes A Go Go, the awesome little crepe cart wedged between two buildings and saving drunk peoples’ lives. Chances are you’ve probably eaten there, even if you don’t remember it. I’ve eaten there a gazillion times, a)