Culture
The work of art in the age of artificial intelligence
The experimental art collective TIAT is bringing together artists, technologists, and hundreds of admirers who want a robot to draw them
Fiber optics
Feeling logy after months of proteinmaxxing? You may wanna sit down: now it’s all about fibermaxxing
Do androids dream of biang biang noodles?
‘Automatic Noodle’ author Annalee Newitz on SF, Chinese food videos, and whether bots should be allowed into labor unions
Why is this woman laffing?
In a town full of outsized weirdos, Laffing Sal is still the weirdest
A Stanford dropout turned indie pop talent
ROHAN is playing the Brick and Mortar Hall Friday
Page against the machine
San Francisco’s zinesters are fighting AI slop, surveillance capitalism, and corporate media one indie pub at a time
Electropocalypse Now
The Electrify Expo at Alameda Ferry Point revealed the survivalist subculture buzzing within the EV industry
Performative males didn’t do much for matcha sales
The city’s most aesthetic matcha shop had no idea its bright green drinks were signifiers for a new brand of maleness
Demon Huntermania
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ has taken over streaming, theaters, the pop charts, and kids’ imaginations. These Bay Area parents are along for the ride
How many people walk the Golden Gate Bridge every day?
Thanks to newly installed counters, we’ll soon know how many pedestrians and cyclists use the bridge
