Video: Piñata Politics
Chris Sanchez
December 1, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSQ1gwpv7OM&feature=youtu.be San Francisco based artist Romeo Gilberto Osorio has been making piñatas for 20 years. Requests from his customers range from cartoon characters to superheroes. But lately the demand for a bushy-haired politician has been...
Video: The Pinball Wizards at Free Gold Watch
Drake Newkirk
December 1, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iY8rHlKbX0 Competitive Pinball League meets weekly at Free Gold Watch, a print shop/arcade in the Haight. Competitor and pinball mechanic Sally Sparks explains why she finds pinball so fascinating. The league draws quite a crowd, and has a waiting list of people...
What’s up with Bae?
Jannelle Garcia
April 29, 2015
Photo courtesy of karljonsson via Flickr New trend words are a continual cycle, with no real questions about how they became popular, and what they actually mean. In the 90's there was "da bomb," "as if," and "whatever!" By the early 2000's people were saying "crunk," "skrill," and "flossy." ...
Y Generation: Afraid of dating?
Jannelle Garcia
March 2, 2015
Artwork by Alec Fernandes/Xpress Magazine The comments above are just some of the many posts on the new matchmaking website, “We Met on the N” , created by Alex Lee at the beginning of February. Similar to Craigslist's “Missed Connection” page, “We Met on the N” is an online site where Judah passengers c...
SF State talks Valentine’s Day
Hillary Smith
February 14, 2015
Photo by Hillary Smith Valentine's Day makes people weird. Like, extra angry or extra lovey dovey. Some fill the holiday with fancy desserts and meals and end it wrapped in someone's arms like a fucking ball of yarn. Some spend a long time talking about how lame it is, and how it's all p...
The Sound of Odd Numbers: Bobey
Lorisa Salvatin
January 26, 2015
The second installment of a larger project by Lorisa Salvatin Layers of strange time signatures and bouncy melodies color the music of Brendan Page, known also as Bobey. Page said his move to San Francisco has allowed him to experience a multitude of different genres, with indie being the most influ...
Hibbity Dibbity and the anatomy of a jam band
Calla Camero
December 17, 2014
San Francisco band, Hibbity Dibbity, is made up of members Jack Gehegan, Parker Simon, Tom Relling, and Chris Braun. The four came together about two years ago after Tom and Chris started writing songs together in Chris’s basement. Since then, they have played at countless venues in the city, ra...
From me to you, love notes to the city
Calla Camero
October 28, 2014
http://vimeo.com/109819265 Shannon Weber is changing the world, one love note at a time. And she's starting with San Francisco. As a mother of three, it all started with notes to her kids, expressing her love and appreciation for them. Shortly after, it turned into a passion when she started ...
The Teardown: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Michael Leri
October 8, 2014
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Release Date: March 20, 2012 Average Scores: 52, 52, 48 Upon inserting the disc of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, this is the first thing that greets the player: What is that? A fetus? A zombie fetus? My ultrasound pictures? The answer never arises, nor will it ever. After admitting that the game had "flaws" and then completel...
