Stories about Leather
1979 — In the Mission
It's the address for the Monster in the Mission. It was also a year in a neighborhood that has radically changed.
Best of the Bay 2018: Shopping Winners
Your picks for Best Book Store, Best Grocery Store, Best Shoe Store, Best Bike Shop, Best Flea Market, Best Dispensary, and more
Peter Hujar’s brilliant, too brilliant icons
The photographer immortalized the gay NYC downtown scene of the 1970s-'80s, now on display at BAMPFA.
Party Radar: El Rio’s 40th, Bardot-A-Go-Go, Juliana Huxtable …
Mercury Soul, Breakbot, Daedelus, Aurora Halal, more. Plus: updates on Elbo Room, SFPD's hip-hop crackdown, and Halloween.
Party Radar: Quick ‘n dirty guide to Folsom 2018
20+ essential parties for the festish festival week/end. Because who needs sleep when you're flogging to the beat?
A window on the latest leather looks for Folsom
Castro clothing store Sui Generis' notorious window displays (and Pegasus party) always signal that it's fetish fashion time.
Screen Grabs: Joan Jett, Hola Mexico, Hong Kong Cinema …
Kal Spelletich benefit, Japan Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Hal Ashby doc, and more coming to cinemas: Read our reviews.
Party Radar: Here, piggy, piggy (oink!)
Dore Alley Fair and Sunset Campout fill the nightlife trough with gems. Plus: Gray Area Fest, Golf Clap, A Club Called Rhonda, Marvina 7, Pender Street Steppers, more.
Profiles in corruption: How telecoms control the state Legislature
The ambush of Scott Wiener's net neutrality bill was just the latest example of how one industry holds almost unlimited power in Sacramento.
What’s going on with the Armory?
More big changes scheduled for the legendary space, as Kink.com moves out and a new developer nabs the site for $65 million.