4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (672+ words) As large language models (LLMs), a new generation of AI chatbots and other forms of generative AI (artificial intelligence) become more widely used as information sources, it’s no surprise that many people are taking advantage of the convenience of AI…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (750+ words) For well more than a decade, a quick online search before a date has been a standard part of modern dating. Before meeting someone, singles might check their Facebook, scan their LinkedIn to confirm they have a job, or, in…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (307+ words) For years, Terrapin Crossroads was less a venue than a clubhouse for the Bay Area’s extended Grateful Dead family—a San Rafael gathering place where touring luminaries, local musicians and wandering fans could share a stage, a meal and the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (215+ words) I am from Minnesota, and my dad took me canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as a boy. Eventually, as an adult, I became a guide. I learned about the peatbog slow burns that could keep the embers…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (538+ words) After more than six decades of performing, Maria Muldaur still approaches a rehearsal with the anticipation of someone who cannot quite believe she gets to do this for a living. It remains, Muldaur says, “my lifelong love and passion.” At…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (506+ words) As I stood in Kalei Yamanoha’s workshop, I regarded the accordion—really, confronting the instrument for the first time in my 42 years. That’s my work. Conceptually, the accordion is quite ingenious (insane), consisting of one set of piano keys and…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (385+ words) Sierra Clark, cofounder and CEO of Brucato Spirits, lives in San Francisco, but the inspiration behind their original core amaros are all found in Sonoma County. Her signature amaros (bittersweet, herbal liqueurs traditionally served neat as a digestif or in…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (632+ words) Mimes Get Wrecked, School of Rock and Beatles in the Park pacificsun.com Mimes Get Wrecked, School of Rock and Beatles in the Park For 67 seasons, the Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe has proven that “mime” doesn’t mean silent....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1003+ words) Free Will Astrology, July 22-28 pacificsun.com Free Will Astrology, July 22-28 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Authentic love songs are rare. Much of contemporary music leans toward infatuation, sex, heartbreak and fury, while few artists seem interested in singing unabashedly about unique expressions…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (382+ words) By the time summer traffic rears its ugly head, traveling for a vacation feels less like a leisure pursuit and more like a logistical nightmare. Flights, rental cars, hotel fees, pet sitters, the existential toll of Highway 101—who needs them?...