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Senior culture editor at @sfgate. DJ, music producer, video artist, coffee nerd, BBQ snob. Dan.Gentile@sfgate.com
And let's not forget one of my fave freelancers, who's about to release a collection of his best work — our dive bar columist @brokeassstuart.bsky.social . Hit me with business profiles that have grabby angles and timely hooks. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The San Francisco dive bar that caters to the real, not the rich
The bar once packed up shop and moved its entire operation down the street.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
And let's not forget one of my fave freelancers, who's about to release a collection of his best work — our dive bar columist @brokeassstuart.bsky.social . Hit me with business profiles that have grabby angles and timely hooks. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
This is an oldie, but writing about sex/dating is so hard, and this is a perfect example of how to do it well from freelancer @chinhualu.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
My secret to dating in San Francisco is a spreadsheet
Can a data-driven approach to dating lead to love?
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October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is an oldie, but writing about sex/dating is so hard, and this is a perfect example of how to do it well from freelancer @chinhualu.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Last year editor at large @andrewchamings.bsky.social unpacked the legacy of Girls' frontman Christopher Owens. A generic band profile won't work for us, this is such a good story because it revisits an important era of SF music history with a new hook (and killer hed) www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The return of the San Francisco star who lost it all
"A journey to get to this point that I think most people would find unbelievable."
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October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Last year editor at large @andrewchamings.bsky.social unpacked the legacy of Girls' frontman Christopher Owens. A generic band profile won't work for us, this is such a good story because it revisits an important era of SF music history with a new hook (and killer hed) www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
One of our culture reporter @bimonthly.bsky.social 's best stories is about the history of SF's bizarre hairpin bus turn. These types of hyper-local stories are our bread and butter. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The story behind San Francisco's bizarre, stomach-flipping hairpin turn
The city's most improbable maneuver just won't disappear.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
One of our culture reporter @bimonthly.bsky.social 's best stories is about the history of SF's bizarre hairpin bus turn. These types of hyper-local stories are our bread and butter. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Last week I wrote about Fairyland, a touching new film set in SF www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The new San Francisco movie that will make you cry
The poignant film is set in SF in the 1970s and '80s.
www.sfgate.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Last week I wrote about Fairyland, a touching new film set in SF www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
One of my favorite stories this year was a historical on the 20th anniversary of the Sony Bravia bouncy ball ad that took over SF streets www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unforgettable TV ad
The million-dollar shoot resulted in $74,000 in broken windows.
www.sfgate.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
One of my favorite stories this year was a historical on the 20th anniversary of the Sony Bravia bouncy ball ad that took over SF streets www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...