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Paltrow Vows to “Turn Ski Bum Bones into Broth” on Hot Mic
April 1st, 2023. BREAKING NEWS – Nearly 7 years ago, a ski collision put Gweneth Paltrow back in the headlines when she was sued for damage caused by an accident that left the other skier with lasting brain trauma. On Thursday, Paltrow won her court battle after a jury decided the

Win a 2023 San Francisco Wine Passport!
Step into a world of adventure with the 2023 SF Wine Passport! There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. You get 2-for-1 glasses of wine at 23 of SF’s finest locally owned bars and restaurants! It honestly doesn’t get much better than that. And after the

We Wanna Send You to See Yaeji!
Another Planet Entertainment presents: Yaeji The Fox Theater – Oakland is heating up this spring with a stacked calendar! Featuring: Yaeji, an American singer, DJ, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her style blends elements of house music and hip hop with mellow, quiet vocals sung in both English

Workers at the California Academy of Sciences Are Unionizing!
Workers at the California Academy of Sciences are unionizing! As I’m writing this, someone literally just drove by my window blaring John Lennon’s song “Power to the People” which couldn’t be more appropriate. The past few years have seen the biggest boom in labor union activity in the United States in

My Favorite Quesadillas & Beer Pairings in San Francisco
Pairing my favorite Anchor beers with my favorite SF quesadillas. Over my last two decades in San Francisco I’ve tried thousands of them, on late-night street corners to sit-down cantinas, to sun-soaked patios. I’m a quesadilla aficionado

SFAI Legacy Foundation The Spirit is Alive Auction
The history of SFAI is a rich one. It was one of the oldest art schools in the United States. Past students include Richard Diebenkorn, Manuel Neri, Annie Leibovitz, Kathryn Bigelow, and Kehinde Wiley. I was also a student there.

Discovering Mochi Donuts In the Bay Area
I noticed faux Donut ‘plushies’ for sale, before my eyes rested on the colorful eatable Mochi Donut display. So many questions! Even though it was almost closing time, the friendly staff spent time educating me about the Mochi Donut.

5 Absolutely Bonkers Things Happening in Science
World news lately has been pretty awful. Turns out I’m now illegal in both Uganda and Tennessee. We have governors that scream about culture wars when their states rank near-bottom in all measures. Seems like we’re all existentially trapped in a net of our own making. But at least science