When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, it’s a good core workout. If you’re sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More
Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More
December is almost over - the New Year is coming up and everyone is busy drying off from the rain or holiday shopping. Let's take a look at what's happened this month.
The 2.7-mile "Philosopher's Way" trail in McLaren Park is the cure for when you've overdosed on San Francisco's increasingly technology-saturated, artisanal-minded spiral into gentrification.
PostedByMax DeNike
on Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 1:08 PM
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That's disrespectful of me, yo.
Many people are coming to the defense of a white male student who appears to be accosted by a black female student at San Francisco State University over his white dreadlocks in a video posted to YouTube on Monday.
The video purports to show Bonita Tindle, who’s been identified as an SFSU student employee, accost white dreads-haver Cory Goldstein over his hairdo. During the 46 second clip, another male student, who is black, stands alongside Tindle defending her actions. It’s unclear if the person recording the interaction knew any of the parties involved, but he stops the video when Tindle questions his actions.
One might be inclined to think this was all staged. But as the video continues, it becomes obvious this was embarrassingly real for everyone involved.
It all began with Tindle asking the black male student if he has a pair of scissors (to which he replied no). Then the argument begins:
“You’re saying I can’t have a hair style because of your culture. Why?” asks Goldstein.
The black male then asks if Goldstein is Egyptian. Classic dialectics, you guys.
Goldstein tries to walk away up a staircase, but Tindle blocks his path, pushing him back and asking if he knows where Egypt is located. He again tries to walk away, but she grabs his clothing and tells him, “You put your hands on me, you’ll learn to not put your hands on me.” All the while Goldstein is pleading something to Tindle that’s difficult to hear, before clearly saying twice, “I don’t need your disrespect” as he walks away.
Tindle then realizes she’s being filmed and angrily asks, “Why are you filming this?” The man filming then says, “For everyone’s safety,” as Tindle grabs the recording device and the video ends.
The video was posted to YouTube under the name Nicholas Silvera, and it’s the only video posted under that name.
So far the video has sparked responses from conservative websites here and here. One site states that its mission is to “unmask leftists in the media for who they are, destroy their credibility with the American public, and devastate their funding bases.” It also elicited this video response, which contained links to Tindle’s social media presence (all links have since been disabled), and this Reddit thread has generated robust commenting.
Goldstein wrote on his Facebook page that he filed a police report and was “just really shaken up” over the incident.
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
