HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS FILM? The Birds is a legendary 1963 suspense/horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the 1952 story “The Birds” by Daphne du Maurier. It depicts Bodega Bay, California — just north of san francisco — which is, suddenly and for unexplained reasons, the subject of a series of widespread and violent bird attacks... 
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i love that tagline over on arthound “buy some damn art”. i think about it all the time, and so i did. i bought some art — the lovely piece above, entitled pink black stain. a little while ago i met an austrian artist, julian hoenig who i knew was talented, but i didn’t really know how talented. julian rented some garage space from me, and i would see... 
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you may have seen on my instagram feed last week that i was visited by local floral designer kiana Underwood from tulipina, along with san francisco photographer angie cao. tulipina hand-picked some of the spring season’s freshest florals and created these gorgeous natural-looking arrangements based on a few of my favorites, as well as a few surprises. kiana understood... 
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san francisco has a new food obsession. it has an unusual name, craftsman and wolves — when i first heard the words uttered i thought perhaps it was some kind of cool hardware store. silly me. craftsman and wolves is a contemporary patisserie in the mission district brought to us by artistan chef william werner — they make pastries, cakes, confections, confitures,... 
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the one thing about my little cottage that kind of drove me crazy was this sad little window in the living area that just looked kind of lonesome. i felt like it needed to be grounded somehow, and the best way i could think of was to build a custom wall unit around it to shelve all my many books and collectibles. fortunately for me, i know an extremely talented local craftsman... 
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