Category: Local
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Burt Katz of Katz Bagels has died
The memorial pictured above recently appeared at Katz Bagels on 16th St. Founder Burt Katz died last week. He was 81. As you may know, […]
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Raised by cats
It’s got to be tough being raised by wolves. But cats? You’ll spend the rest of your life acting like sort of a selfish jerk […]
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Masculinity through retro hairstyles
This weekend the SF Chronicle looked into the trend in retro men’s barber shops. The goal of this trend is to allow men to pay […]
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You look like cardboard
Took one look in this large mirror and man, I look awful today. I look like cardboard. (Spotted at Valencia and 16th.)
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Stanza Coffee on 16th
Apparently while I was away, the “garage” half of Pork Store on 16th was closed and renovated into a coffee shop. Just like Pork Store, […]
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I am a Cybear now…
The above teddy bear recently appeared on Clarion Alley. Red and blue like a 3D comic, his speech bubble reads “I am a cybear now…” […]
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Truck nuts
To me, truck nuts always seemed both unnecessarily vulgar and not vulgar enough — it’s a vile gesture to give your vehicle balls, and yet […]
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False alarms: how the city should have responded
On Sunday, the entire city heard the warning system (“air raid” siren”) that’s normally tested on Tuesdays at noon. Apparently this was due to human […]
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Alley Barrel’s new rules
Last week, I posted a photo of Alley Barrel’s rules, which notably contains a tongue-in-cheek provision banning hipster conversations. After some local coverage, several major […]
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