Culture
Nima Momeni sues San Francisco Standard, Los Angeles Times for defamation
The $17 million suit appears to be over photos of Momeni inside a jail cell
Rest in peace to the best Claude in San Francisco
Cal Academy’s wonderful gator Claude died at the age of 30, according to a Tuesday announcement from the institution
Conversation starters
In the 1970s, a Bay Area couple started a business to get people talking. Panned at the time, it feels prescient today
Becca Bloom is the gift that keeps on giving
San Francisco’s favorite TikToker is on a charm offensive after (finally) catching some heat for her ludicrous wealth
Pulps unbound
For three decades, Kayo Books has sold the kinds of books your grandparents wouldn’t be caught dead reading
Exit, pursued by ChatGPT
Adam Strauss’s ‘Before I Forget’ puts AI centerstage whether audiences want it there or not
What’s in your analog bag?
The latest device-free trend contains everything from knitting to notebooks to Tolstoy
Wild in the streets
With a little zaniness and a lot of Streisand, Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘What’s Up Doc?’ brought chaos to a city that was trying to tidy itself up
