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A modest proposal for Warner Bros. Discovery

Of all possible scenarios for the legacy studio in the streaming age, this one is by far the best

November 19, 2025

Pulps unbound

For three decades, Kayo Books has sold the kinds of books your grandparents wouldn’t be caught dead reading

November 18, 2025

Exit, pursued by ChatGPT

Adam Strauss’s ‘Before I Forget’ puts AI centerstage whether audiences want it there or not

November 18, 2025

The enduring appeal of shopping IRL

Ben Ospital and Lindsey Hansen join the Chat Room lineup to share their methodical approaches to physical retail in a fast fashion world

November 17, 2025

‘It’s the ninth inning, two outs, two strikes’

Before Beya Alcaraz struck out, Albert Chow took a swing for D4 supervisor. Could it be his turn at bat again?

November 17, 2025

What’s in your analog bag?

The latest device-free trend contains everything from knitting to notebooks to Tolstoy

November 17, 2025

Somewhere between jail and a hospital

The Mayor is trying to learn some new moves as he tries 'going hard' on the drug crisis

November 14, 2025

Tempest in a red cup

As the CEO of Starbucks takes home 6,666 times the salary of his average worker, baristas in the Bay Area and beyond are going on strike

November 14, 2025

Department of Public Health reached out to local tattoo artist about permitting after TechCrunch Disrupt

Tattd, a tattoo app, put a Hayes Valley artist and her clients at risk for an off-the-books pop-up last month

November 13, 2025

The searchers

Off the beaten path with Bryan Jessop, the forager supplying San Francisco’s Michelin-star restaurants 

November 13, 2025