Not Your Father’s Ginger Ale

The makers of boozy root beer try their hand at a new equally boozy, spicy soda

With Superbowl Sunday taking place this weekend, you might already be thinking about what snacks and drinks to serve. Between the ice bucket of canned light stuff and six-packs of choice craft beer brewed in North Carolina or Colorado, there’s an alternative for those who want something sweet, punchy and alcoholic. And it won’t get you trashed before the halftime show. Not Your Father’s Root …

Future Glory Co Bags

Made consciously in SF, luxe accessories and backpacks that give back to local women's organizations

Founded by Theresa Lee (whose resume includes a decade of working in design, from being Design Director at DODOcase to Art Director at Sephora/LVMH), SF-based Future Glory Co takes the art of bag design with sincerity. With four different collections, there’s something to cover a wide range of lifestyles and preferences. Take the minimalist, architectural purses in the Rockwell collection, for example: delicate brass circles …

Pussy Riot: CHAIKA

If you don’t know who Yuri Chaika is, Pussy Riot’s song “CHAIKA” can help fill in the blanks. The punk-rock protest collective, whose performances have gotten a few members jailed, bravely ridicules the Russian General Prosecutor through music video and spoken word (entirely in Russian). Just last December, Chaika was the subject of an investigative article, in the form of a film, by Alexei Navalny’s …