5 Topics Everyone Will Be Discussing Over Brunch

5 Topics Everyone Will Be Discussing Over Brunch

By

Cultivate conversation with these interesting topics. 


Body Painter Transforms Humans Into Breathtaking Portraits Of Animals, The Huffington Post

There’s more to this beautiful heron than meets the eye. It’s actually a human body covered intricately in paint.The stunning work was created by artist Shannon Holt, a body painter from Florida who’s known for her ability to transform the human body into a canvas for beautiful art.The piece is part of Holt’s “Florida Wildlife Series,” a collection of several animal portraits, all painstakingly drawn on human bodies.

Silicon Valley Billionaire Is Ignoring A Judge's Order To Open The Beach He Blocked, SF Gate

One week after San Mateo County Court Judge Barbara Mallach issued an order for billionaire Vinod Khosla to open access to Martin's Beach, a gate leading down to the shore remains closed. The Surfrider Foundation first filed suit against Khosla in March 2013, claiming that the billionaire was in violation of the California Coastal Act when he failed to obtain a permit before locking a gate leading down to the beach and posting signs forbidding entry. 

The Looks You’re Born With and the Looks You’re Given, The New Yorker

For many people, even intelligent and brilliant ones, why does beauty count for more than anything else in their appreciation of other human beings—particularly of women? Why don’t other qualities count for more? And yet, am I not one of the culprits? For every scene expressing my disapproval of someone’s love of beauty, I wrote another scene in which I took great pleasure in imagining and describing that beauty. I revelled in my love of human beauty while frowning upon that love every step of the way.

SolarCity Bets That Its App Can Help Solar Energy Break Into the Mainstream, The Washington Post

SolarCity has relaunched its app, adding features it thinks will help its technology grow increasingly popular among home owners.The app, MySolarCity, includes real-time monitoring of energy usage and a feature reminiscent of Instagram where users can post photos. There’s also a function to track SolarCity technicians as they travel to your home.

The 17 Best Moments of San Francisco's SantaCon 2014, Up Out

Regardless of if you boarded up your windows to wait it out or whole-heartedly embraced it, SantaCon 2014 happened. Here are our favorite photos of the Santa shenanigans!

Related Articles
Now Playing at SF Symphony
View this profile on Instagram

7x7 (@7x7bayarea) • Instagram photos and videos

Neighborhoods
From Our Partners