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Distillations
If a café serves beer, does that make it a bar? If a bar has a dance floor, does that make it a club? These might seem like trivial distinctions — a rose by any other name would be upcharged…
by Benjamin Wachs
August 19, 2015
Tags: Distillations
News,
Feature
If you're a kid who's just moved to San Francisco, excited for your new job and eager to make a difference, are you likelier to hang around a classic San Francisco venue whose glory days you can never really be…
by Benjamin Wachs
August 12, 2015
Tags: Feature
News,
The Snitch
“This is a great move for Google, because...huh,” said trader Vince Sable.…
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by Benjamin Wachs
August 12, 2015 @ 9:35 am
Tags: Humor, Satire, google, alphabet
News,
The Snitch
They've admitted that some children will be left…
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by Benjamin Wachs
August 6, 2015 @ 10:12 am
Tags: Humor, Satire, teachers, housing
News,
Sucka Free City
A new report out of UCLA and MIT declares San Francisco the most liberal city in America. What makes us so liberal? • Our Gay Agenda has more footnotes. • Even our liberal activists get protested by other liberal activists.…
by Benjamin Wachs
August 5, 2015
Tags: Sucka Free City
News,
The Snitch
San Francisco – As reports surface that FBI officials observed Mayor Ed Lee taking bribes and engaging in “pay-to-play” government, the Mayor denies any wrongdoing, saying, "Just because Willie Brown taught me everything I know doesn’t mean I knew…
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by Benjamin Wachs
August 5, 2015 @ 9:29 am
Tags: Humor, Satire, ed lee, corruption, bribe
Dining,
Distillations
As a live pianist played vaguely familiar tunes at the Noire Lounge, I tell E. that if I ever go back to grad school, I think I'd like to write a dissertation on the semiotics of hipster bar decorations. Take…
by Benjamin Wachs
July 29, 2015
Tags: Distillations