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Silicon Valley: A Brief History

Silicon Valley: A Brief History

A People’s History of Silicon Valley tells the story of the people exploited, displaced, and made obsolete by the tech industry.

2018

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Keith A. SPENCER

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Best Places to Stop on the San Francisco-to-Portland Drive

Olive farms and hippie mountain towns await

8 min readJan 15, 2020

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Best Places to Stop on the San Francisco-to-Portland Drive

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I Ate at SF’s Cheesy Chain Restaurants, and I Think I’m a Tourist Now

If you’ve never eaten at a restaurant with a gift shop, are you even a San Franciscan?

13 min readAug 28, 2019

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I Ate at SF’s Cheesy Chain Restaurants, and I Think I’m a Tourist Now

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SF Legend Emily Howard May Be the Only Stylist-Therapist in the Country

The owner of Moxie Parlour works mostly with women who struggle with hair loss

6 min readJun 24, 2019

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SF Legend Emily Howard May Be the Only Stylist-Therapist in the Country

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How to Eat and Drink for Free in SF (You Read That Right)

Yes, it’s possible

7 min readJun 11, 2019

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How to Eat and Drink for Free in SF (You Read That Right)

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Reviewing the Robot Restaurants of San Francisco

Local servant bots will whip you up a drink or a snack. Are they worth the money or merely novelty?

9 min readMay 14, 2019

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Reviewing the Robot Restaurants of San Francisco

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The Worst Places to Telecommute From — Reviewed

Hospitals, backseats of cars and rest stops

7 min readMar 20, 2019

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The Worst Places to Telecommute From — Reviewed

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The Dark Lord shapes the public character of Middle-Earth. Sauron’s character falls short.

By Saruman the White

3 min readJan 3, 2019

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The Dark Lord shapes the public character of Middle-Earth. Sauron’s character falls short.

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Why the Rich Love Burning Man

Burning Man became a festival that rich libertarians love because it never had a radical critique at its core.

9 min readAug 24, 2018

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Why the Rich Love Burning Man

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I Don’t Actually Know Anything About “Stranger Things” Season 3, But Here’s My Cynical Attempt to…

Hello, sweet search engine referral cash!

4 min readJul 19, 2018

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I Don’t Actually Know Anything About “Stranger Things” Season 3, But Here’s My Cynical Attempt to…

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The Bold Italic

Last-Minute, Slightly Inappropriate Halloween Costumes You Can Make at Home

The annual Halloween conundrum: you really want to go to all these Halloween parties, because costuming is a cathartic means of temporarily…

3 min readOct 30, 2017

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Last-Minute, Slightly Inappropriate Halloween Costumes You Can Make at Home

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Keith A. Spencer

Keith A. Spencer

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Senior Editor, Salon.com. Previously Editor-in-Chief of The Bold Italic. “A People’s History of Silicon Valley” is out now: https://bit.ly/2vIe6fG

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