Culture
SF’s only Cheesecake Factory proves one thing: Union Square isn’t (quite) dead
The masses are lining up at Macy’s to eat at a corporate franchise — and it’s almost worth the wait
San Francisco is the best Christmas town — because everyone leaves
From breakfast to tennis, everything is easier and better here around the holidays
I made my friends compete against each other in a holiday bake off and … not everyone had a good time
One participant told me his entire therapy session the next day was about the party’s 'bigger meaning in life'
The best books I read this year
The rest of the newsroom has the week off, so I'm just posting my thoughts in the CMS
If your tech company isn’t hiring a magician for your holiday party, do you even work in tech?
Apparently, December is the busiest season for San Francisco’s magician community
Happy almost-Carol Day, to all those who celebrate
It’s the most magical time of the year for fans of historical lesbian melodrama (and the women who love them)
We figured out why all those tourist shirts say San Francisco was ‘est. 1975’
A brief investigation of a great Fisherman’s Wharf mystery
SF’s best-kept dining secret is at a SoMa strip club
Gold Club is famous for their chicken — but absolutely do not sleep on the $15.99 prime rib
This Saturday, Parol Lantern Festival will bring a taste of Filipino Christmas to Yerba Buena
The Philippines celebrate Christmas like no other nation
Online stores are selling out of Breloom plushies, the Pokémon in Luigi Mangione’s Twitter bio
The toy has been a 'middle-of-the-road' seller until now, one store owner told us