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Grab Our Pee-Wee Herman Tribute Shirt! Through his beautifully insane character Pee-Wee Herman, Paul Reubens let a generation of us know it was not just ok to be weird, but something to revel in. And so we created this shirt to honor him. A percentage of every sale will go to Larkin Street Youth Services.

Is It Just Me, Or Did Oppenheimer Kind Of Suck?
(WARNING: SPOILER ALERT) I’ve always been a fan of Christopher Nolan. I love Memento, I love the Batman Trilogy, and I found Inception to be a legitimately creative big budget film, which, you already know, is a rarity. So when I saw those dramatic photos of Cillian Murphy that popped

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

The Best Persian Food in the Bay Area
It’s safe to say that I love Persian food. I love the olives, the lamb and that crunchy rice stuff. It is also safe to say I do not know a lot about Persian food. Luckily, I know two incredible humans who deep dive into the world of Persian Cuisine

Boats, Beavers & Performance Art: The Diverse World of Artist Alita Edgar
Imagine this: a boat outfitted to celebrate… the Beaver. Artist Alita Edgar is currently crafting a performance site and installation art piece inside a historic Squarehead boat, paying tribute to her favorite quadrupeds, the beaver. Edgar’s art and installation projects are incredibly diverse, and that’s what makes her so captivating

Uncovering Bottles & Battling Toxic Waste: BottleNed’s Passionate Quest
I’m pretty sure that when all is said and done the human race is going to leave a geologic layer of plastics. It didn’t have to be this way. Bay Area resident Ned Clarke (known affectionately as BottleNed) has made trash his life’s passion. He has been trekking to the