Heavenly bodies
Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens discuss sex, art, and their new documentary, ‘Playing With Fire—An Ecosexual Emergency’
Megan Walker wants you to try an anchovy sundae
State Bird Provisions’ general manager loves her team, a good burger, and her sassy dog Lucy
The heartbreaking smallness of San Francisco’s immigration court
In this place that looks like a dentist’s office, people’s lives hang in the balance
Snuff this film
Hollywood wants to tell the story of Sam Altman’s ‘blip,’ but even generative AI can tell you there’s no story there
‘You can’t outsource taste’
Inside the subreddit where 12,000 of the city’s most tasteful bitches gather
Bro, the SFDCCC is gonna fix everything
How to reach men who would literally rather vote Republican than go to therapy
Chef’s Roundtable: Surviving hype cycles and cooking in the spotlight
Four of San Francisco’s most influential chefs to talk about longevity, evolution, and staying creative
Break bread with Kantine, Tartine, and Rize Up on June 12
Some of SF’s greatest bakers to wax poetic on the ‘Ritual of Baking’ at Chat Room: Food
Mr. Missakian goes to San Francisco
Not much is known about Craig Missakian, the Trump administration’s newly appointed US Attorney for Northern California. That may be the point
Commentary
A modest proposal for the Nintendo store
The new San Francisco flagship store is already attracting visitors, but here’s a better way to catch ‘em all
Order Up
Let’s get this cheese bread
Should you order Osso’s decadent, sizzling housemade loaf served with tons of cheese that bubbles like a cauldron? Yes, you definitely should
Edificial
One Montgomery is a columned monument to glory days of banking in SF
Downtown pile features Sierra granite, marble staircase, and unique copper canopy
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Editor's Picks
Flat tires from nails and screws are a crazy-making plague for San Francisco drivers
If you think your car is being targeted, you’re not alone
The true story behind the kid who went 1940s viral for his week at the cinemas in San Francisco
With $20 in his pocket, Richard Allen had a wild week of movies, comic books, and hot dogs. But the tale belies a harsher home life that he wanted to escape, his daughter says
Wild billboards around the Bay call attention to tech companies free-loading off open source projects
An advocacy group called Open Source Pledge wants tech companies to pay up
Club soccer confidential
Inside the ultra-competitive world of San Francisco’s private youth soccer clubs, where kids hustle and parents do their best to keep up
Politics
Scott Wiener is embroiled in (another) false controversy over sex crime legislation
A trio of bills under debate has inspired a storm of trolls and conservative opponents spreading absurd untruths and dangerous rhetoric
Charlie Kirk’s right-wing takeover of SF left me so, so bored
The Christian nationalist pundit brought out a nominal fandom at San Francisco State University on Tuesday. Turns out, fascism creep feels a lot like a shitty debate club
Culture
Tune-Yards’ love letter to the Bay
The celebrated Oakland duo play Berkeley and Menlo Park in June
Another year, another Portola Festival ticketing disaster
Event promoter Goldenvoice gave diehard fans a collective heart attack on Wednesday with its glitched-out presale. What gives?
Tech
This article was not written by AI
With bots recommending nonexistent beach reads, it’s time for writers to rediscover what we’re made of
Vows: Jony Ive and Sam Altman
Years of mutual infatuation lead a designer and a CEO to make it official in front of reporters and investors alike
Business
Tech founder discovers humanity
How one startup hopes to change your life (or at least your phone use) one text at a time
City’s controversial window-replacement policy finally gets a change
Changing old windows and frames to newer, more eco-friendly options used to be a giant pain. After years and years of complaints, City Planning debuted its new policy this week
Food & Drink
Harrison Cheney wants to dine with Michael Caine
The Sons & Daughters executive chef on Michelin stars, fish & chips, and a dirty rotten scoundrel
Schools
As SFSU budget cuts loom, professors allege lack of leadership is making things worse
Morale is low at College of Liberal & Creative Arts, with positions and departments on the chopping block
Courts
Zoox and former employee locked in legal battle over data ‘hostage’ situation
Amazon-owned robotaxi company remotely encrypted personal drive of fired staffer they accuse of trade secret theft. She says it’s ‘corporate bullying’ and ‘extortion’
