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The Bold Italic is a San Francisco–centric digital publication focused on culture, lifestyle, and community life in the Bay Area.
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The SF Symphony threw a perfectly pleasant 2026 gala, but I have some notes (opens the original)
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When I started showing up on San Francisco's black-tie circuit several years ago, I was told the golden rule of covering these things is to never be negative. "Don't say if the fish is too fishy," is how one person put it, and that line has rattled around my head at every gala since.I understand the logic: nobody wants to be the guest who complains about the canapés at a party for an institution this city can
The Best Thing About Burning Man Is Staying In San Francisco (opens the original)
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They started leaving this weekend: A 1994 Winnebago with a shade structure zip-tied to it. A 26-foot U-Haul. A Sprinter van with a plywood dome lashed to the roof, with six bikes on the rack, every one of them spray-painted a funny color. Then a pickup with a couch in the bed. Then another Sprinter. Then a school bus painted matte black.Burning Man 2026
What Dolly Parton Left in San Francisco (opens the original)
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Dolly Parton, the songwriter, performer and businesswoman who turned a Smoky Mountain childhood into one of the most durable careers in American popular music, has died in her home in Nashville. She was 80. Her nephew Bryan Seaver, who ran her security detail for two decades, announced the death in a video she had asked him to record years in advance. "She never saw a door she couldn't open," he said. No cause was given.<h3 id="dollys-time-in-san-f
What It's Like at Zuni Café in Hayes Valley (opens the original)
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This is part of a series called "What It's Like" where we at The Bold Italic tell you what a place in San Francisco is actually like. Based on our own experiences and those of our readers. Zuni Café: 1658 Market Street, between Franklin and Gough. Dinner Tuesday through Sunday, 5 to 9:30 p.m. Lunch Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11
What It's Like at The Riptide in the Outer Sunset (opens the original)
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This is part of a series called "What It's Like" where we at The Bold Italic tell you what a place in San Francisco is actually like. Based on our own experiences and those of our readers.The Riptide: 3639 Taraval Street, between 46th and 47th Avenues, the Outer Sunset. Open Monday through Saturday 3 p.m. to 2 a.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to
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