By Tobias Carroll The last couple of years have seen Johnny Depp in the news more for various controversies — including multiple libel trials and a troubling Dior campaign — than anything else. His latest project, an album recorded with Jeff Beck title…
Where Does the No-Tip Trend Go From Here? An SF Restaurant Vet Weighs In.
By Emily Monaco Tipping is far from a global practice, just ask any shell-shocked server handling a six-top of visiting Europeans. In many other countries, service is folded right into the menu price, rendering any tips truly gratuitous gratuities. Ame…
The Rise and Fall (And Rise Again) of Cameo
By Mickey Rapkin By Mickey Rapkin I’m not sure when I first heard of Cameo. You know, the app that lets you buy personalized greetings from celebrities for your friends, family and even your enemies. But it was suddenly everywhere, the kind of pop cult…
This Montecito-Born Canned Sake Spritz Is the Perfect Poolside Beverage
By Caitlin White The canned booze world is evolving at a rapid clip. A couple years ago, we might have opened a small-batch canned wine like Nomadica because it was a novelty. Now, these new ways to take the edge off are a way of life. The ready-to-dri…
Is There Room for Actual Adults at Chicago’s Music Summer Festivals?
By Paula Skaggs Summer is festival season in Chicago — for proof, look no further than last weekend’s Lollapalooza, during which thousands of suburban teens descended upon the city for four days of music, sunburns and body glitter. In return, most resi…
That Podcast You’re Listening to Might Secretly Be One Big Ad
By Tanner Garrity Most of us hammer the 15-second fast-forward button the second a podcast runs an advertisement. No one cares about State Farm’s “surprisingly great rates” in the midst of a morning commute, especially when the real content is a fascin…
Arctic Sharks Are Now Showing Up in the Caribbean, Apparently
By Lindsay Rogers Greenland sharks are the longest living vertebrates in the world, capable of living up to 400 years. To put that in perspective, according to National Geographic, “There could be an individual in the ocean today that was alive during …
Amid Controversy, Adidas Still Open to Partnerships With LIV Golf Defectors
By Evan Bleier Despite all of the issues swirling around the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series and the upstart league’s players’ fresh legal battle with the PGA Tour, Adidas is still open to partnering with members of the controversial circuit. Speaking wit…
Have CEOs Been Meaner to Their Employees Lately?
By Tanner Garrity If you haven’t watched Severance, Ben Stiller’s nine-episode psychological thriller on a dystopian workplace, you should fix that immediately. And if you have, some recent messages from real-life titans of industry to their employees …
Aaron Rodgers Credits ’20 and ’21 NFL MVP Awards to Tripping His Face Off
By Evan Bleier During a recent appearance on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers credited winning the award in back-to-back years to taking the plant-based psychedelic ayahuasca in South America at some point before the 2020 seaso…