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'Drunk History' Hits San Francisco

Comedy Central's hilarious new show Drunk History is a must for everyone who enjoys history, and drunkenness, and laughing at drunks. Tonight's episode features all San Francisco tales, and

Arts & Entertainment

Video: James Baldwin In The Bayview, ca. 1963

We just came across this film, recently remastered and digitized, which was shot as part of a public television series called "Take This Hammer" for KQED back in 1963, exploring race

Arts & Entertainment

History Lesson: A Privileged Panorama Of Nob Hill, Circa 1878

In 1878, roughly a tech entrepreneur's lifetime after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, and just as long before the Great Earthquake leveled much of San Francisco in 1906,