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Interesting Thing of the Day

May 6, 2019January 5, 2023 Senior EditorArtist, Bosko Hrnjak, Caribbean, Disney, Kon-Tiki, Mai Tai, Pacific islands, san francisco, South Pacific, WALT DISNEY WORLD

One day I walked into one of my favorite mom-and-pop variety shops and saw a big display of everything Tiki—a Tiki bar, Tiki glasses, Tiki masks, Tiki statues, Tiki books. My initial reaction was, “Ah, another cheesy American fad is reborn,” followed quickly by, “Cool! I need to own this stuff.” What can I say? I’m a sucker for faux culture, especially exotic faux culture—and particularly when it involves interesting drinks. But I soon realized that I had only ever heard the word “Tiki” used as an adjective. I didn’t…

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Doble Steam Cars | Interesting Thing of the Day

April 23, 2019January 9, 2023 Senior Editorcarburetor systems, Doble Steam Motors, driver, fuel-efficient steam car, General Engineering Company, John Doble, san francisco, Series E car, steam car, steel shortages

My current car is a hybrid, and if current trends continue, I imagine any future cars I buy will be fully electric. But a century ago, I might have been tempted by one of the last steam-powered cars…at least, if I’d been extremely wealthy. I’m speaking of Doble steam cars, designed and manufactured by Abner Doble and his three brothers. On the plus side, they required very little maintenance, accelerated rapidly, handled smoothly, had low emissions, and were virtually silent. On the minus side…pretty much everything else. Fill It Up…with…

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Netflix’s Someone Great Trailer | POPSUGAR Entertainment

March 11, 2019January 10, 2023 Senior EditorBlair, Brittany Snow, California, Gina Rodriguez, Jenny, Los Gatos, California, music journalist, Netflix, New York City, san francisco

A new Netflix romantic comedy is on the way, but this time around, it seems the story is more about falling in love with yourself and your friends, rather than a significant other. And, that’s a message we can certainly get behind! In the first trailer, above, we meet music journalist Jenny (Gina Rodriguez), who has landed a coveted gig at Rolling Stone. The only catch? It means moving from her home in New York City to San Francisco, leaving behind her longtime best friends Erin (DeWanda Wise) and Blair…

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Pixar short ‘Kitbull’ will make you cry with its unlikely dog-kitten friendship

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Senior Editoranimation, Cinema of the United States, English-language films, Films, Kathryn Hendrickson, Pixar, Rosana Sullivan, san francisco, The Walt Disney Company

Oh, you were having a pretty cry-free day, huh? Hit play on Pixar’s newest short and you’ll be a puddle of tears. Kitbull, directed by Rosana Sullivan and produced by Kathryn Hendrickson, follows the unlikely animal friendship between an abused pitbull and a self-reliant but easily scared stray kitten, set in San Francisco’s Mission District. It’s not often animation tackles the devastating subject of animal abuse, but Kitbull does with heartbreaking insight. And it’s a 2D animated short, which isn’t the usual realm for Pixar. “To be fully honest, it…

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Lisa Bonet Says She Was Able To Appreciate Jason Momoa More Because Of Her Absent Father

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 Senior Editor10-year-old daughter, 9-year-old son, absent father, absentee father, alpha male, beautiful couple share, caveman style, different men, full-on family love, husband Jason Momoa, immense love, Jazz Club, Lisa Bonet, Lola Iolani, love birds, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha, opera-singing dad, Porter Edit, primary male figure, rare form, recent interview, ride home, san francisco, school teacher mom, work ethic

“In that moment, love came and it came big.” In a recent interview with Porter Edit, Lisa Bonet explains how she was able to fill the void of having an absentee father with the immense love she’s received from her husband Jason Momoa. instagram.com Lisa was born in San Francisco to a school teacher mom and an opera-singing dad. Her parents split shortly after she was born and Lisa hasn’t had much contact with him since. Instagram: @www.instagram.com/stories/portermagazine/ But that gap quickly came to a close when she met…

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Pfeffernüsse Spice Cookies

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 Senior Editorassorted cookies, holiday cookie swap, homemade cookies, large batches, local nonprofit community, magical Pfeffernusse, marvelous way, new cookies, new people, Pfeffernüsse Spice Cookies, san francisco, slight sugar buzz

Pfeffernüsse Spice Cookies Years ago, I used to host an annual holiday cookie swap at a local nonprofit community center in San Francisco. Friends and members of the community would gather together, bearing large batches of homemade cookies. Everyone would walk around, sampling cookies and taking a few of the ones we loved. Each person left with a tin of assorted cookies, along with a slight sugar buzz. It was a marvelous way to meet new people in the neighborhood, as well as learn about new cookies that I wasn’t…

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Single Leg Deadlifts for Better Running

June 17, 2017October 22, 2022 Senior Editorleg, leg workouts, leg workouts for runners, san francisco, Single

NateHelming, ReebokONE Expert Contributor, reveals us exactly how solitary leg deadlifts develop hip security and also enhance ankle joint security for much better operating. source

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Uber Suspends Tests of Self-Driving Vehicles After Arizona Crash

March 25, 2017January 22, 2023 Senior Editoraccident, Arizona affiliate station, autonomous testing permits, autonomous vehicle program, autonomous vehicles, Chelsea Kohler, Ford Motor Company, Josie Montenegro, Ms. Kohler, New York Times, Police Department spokeswoman, san francisco, San Francisco testing, self-driving cars, self-driving mode, self-driving vehicles, sport utility vehicle, Uber, Uber driver, Uber drivers, Uber engineers, Uber spokeswoman, Uber vehicle, Uber’s vehicle

Photo Uber’s modified Ford Fusion sedans in Pittsburgh last year. Credit Jeff Swensen for The New York Times Uber Suspends Tests of Self-Driving Vehicles Uber said on Saturday that it was suspending the testing of its self-driving vehicles, a day after one of the vehicles was involved in a collision in Tempe, Ariz. The Uber vehicle, which was in self-driving mode, was not at fault in the accident, according to Josie Montenegro, a Tempe Police Department spokeswoman. Uber’s Volvo XC90 sport utility vehicle was hit when another driver failed to…