"While many jewelers dabbling in steampunk styles are merely gluing dusted watch gears onto rings, Nouveau Motley is setting the standard for what sophisticated steampunk jewelry should be. From the longevity of the metals to the sensitivity of the resins, Rachael Victoria Adams’ thorough understanding of her materials is evident in the craftsmanship of her wares. Design-wise, no one has ever made a mouse skull so attractive, and one look at the mystifying Kafka Clock (a Nouveau Motley exclusive) will make you consider abandoning your digital watch entirely. (Or any other fully operating clocks, for that matter.) www.nouveaumotley.com"

"Friday kicked off with the grand opening at 111 Geary. San Francisco natives may know it as the Nut House, but the previous owner of the 70-year old institution has finally handed the keys over to Goorin Brothers CEO Ben Goorin. In finding the next tenant, (all nuthead puns aside) working with Goorin Brothers was absolutely intentional. “They definitely wanted somebody that was like us,” Goorin said. “[A] San Francisco-based company that’s been around with family roots here."

Foot-in-mouth disease.

But when Brugmann posed the question “How many of you read newspapers?” suddenly everybody in the room had started devotedly reading newspapers in the forty minutes prior to his arrival. Hands shot up with more confidence than they had with Redmond.

Except for mine.

I don’t read newspapers.

Sorry, it took me a while to find this place.

I deem this is the perfect time to crack open the spiral spine on my latest purchase: THE LISA FRANK GEISHA GIRL THEME BOOK. KIOKO!