Are you hosting Thanksgiving but hate cooking? Turn your kitchen into a theater of lies. 🔗: thebolditalic.com/how-to-gasligh…

Cyndi Lauper — known for her unique voice, activism, and 80s perms — delivered less of a self-sendoff and more of a Sesame Street variety hour at Chase Center. Did we hate it? No. But the rose-colored reviews on this one need a little comeuppance. 🔗: thebolditalic.com/the-olds-love-…

Pie coma.

Ted Danson in San Francisco? Yes, but not really. 'A Man On The Inside' features SF as a backdrop, but most of the action unfolds in cozy interiors. It's worth watching for reflections on life’s later chapters, not for sightseeing. Here's our take. 🔗: thebolditalic.com/a-man-on-the-i…

QBar has risen from the ashes of a devastating fire, and Booty Call Wednesdays made its triumphant return along with it. Packed dance floors, rainbow lights, and nostalgic vibes made Thanksgiving one to blur out with booze—in the best way. 🥂🔗: thebolditalic.com/q-bar-returns-…

Demi Moore, Austin Butler, and Denis Villeneuve lit up SFFILM’s red carpet on Monday, bringing Hollywood to our land of denim and foggy streets. A record $500K raised, big-screen cinema celebrated, and just enough snark (from us) to keep it real. thebolditalic.com/demi-moore-aus…

The winter season is always magical in San Francisco. ❄️🎄🎥 by JJ Meeks

Any day that starts with a promise of leather, red jockstraps, and antler headbands can only end in peppermint schnapps and shame. And also prove once again that San Francisco knows how to do the holidays better — and weirder — than anywhere else. 🔗: thebolditalic.com/this-was-santa…

Will this be SantaCon today? 🤔🌪🎅

SantaCon 2024. The red rainboots are a nice touch. 📸 by Dana Veeder. ☔️🎅

San Francisco’s events remind us that joy is still an option—even in a heavy political climate. From ballet galas to Bay to Breakers, 2025 will be loud, messy, and unforgettable. Here’s our survival guide for this year: thebolditalic.com/heres-how-i-m-…

The Bold Italic just someone who loves a good mystery, this project needs your help. Visit the Who Shot Me Kickstarter campaign before January 15th to contribute, explore the images, and join the search for the photographer who captured a pivotal moment in history: kickstarter.com/projects/speak…

“Everyone" is doing quality soft serve these days, but at new CheFico Pizzeria at Chase Center, it's gelato soft serve. Best of all: the vibrant, tart coconut lime sorbetto & lush strawberry gelato on my visit. My The Bold Italic review: thebolditalic.com/pizza-with-a-v…

Who shot these photos? A bag of unprocessed 1960s film unearthed in SF is revealing faces, stories, and moments lost to time. Photographer unknown. Mystery ongoing. Today is the last day to support the project. ✍️ by The Haute Bøhemian: thebolditalic.com/who-shot-these…

This was a spectacular night, and a fun read by our editor Saul Sugarman. Looking forward to San Francisco Ballet's 2025 season. 🩰 And more parties.💃

We're excited to partner with GrowSF — our owners — to feature businesses that make San Francisco the amazing, unique city that it is. These are the stories we love to tell at The Bold Italic.

San Francisco streets have seen some wild things—but it’s not always *that* kind of mess. From abandoned drones to a coffin chilling on the sidewalk, here’s the weirdest crap (that’s not actually crap) spotted around the city. 🔗 thebolditalic.com/the-weirdest-c…

i recently joined the cast of “your fucked up relationship” at ENDGAMES. this is a nice review of a recent show of ours by The Bold Italic. if you’re in sf, come through! if you ping me I can let you know what weeks I’m performing! thebolditalic.com/your-relations…

We asked San Franciscans at the Chinatown Flower Market what they want for SF in 2025: 🚶 More walkable streets 🧼 A cleaner city 💊 Real solutions for the fentanyl crisis The challenges are big, but so is the love for this place. SF still has a spark like nowhere else. 💙

I am incredibly excited about the future of San Francisco, and the role GrowSF is going to continue to play in bringing common sense to the city. We're assembling an all star team: recently we announced Tyler Law (Tyler Law) is joining us as a Senior Advisor, and David Broockman