Emma Silvers

@emmaruthless

Writer, editor, cofounder @. Erstwhile culture editor @ KQED, SF Chronicle, various beloved & defunct alt-weeklies emmasilvers.com

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Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· 21d

suuup girl

a text from my close personal friend Gloria Steinem that reads “Emma, it’s Gloria Steinem.”

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· 24d

never forget

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jul 9

jfc my algorithm is so specific and bleak

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jun 27

why do I do this to myself

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jun 25

legit lol

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jun 21

wrapping myself in an American flag and running shrieking thru the record swap

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jun 18

entire movie industry rapidly heading towards this

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jun 16

i love u page six

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jun 15

had a nice time at family camp

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· May 30

cool cool cool

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· May 24

kinda losing the thread here

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· May 15

HI SID

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· May 10

I keep getting served this on IG and it is just the most condescending, cynical garbage I can possibly imagine. How much money do you think they spent to run ads calling San Franciscans idiots

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Apr 17

this is the subhed of which i am the most proud, i know you were wondering www.coyotemedia.org/how-could-yo...

Let them eat block parties

In February, at the “Music Industry Summit” — the conclusion to San Francisco Music Week, another Lurie project — I watched as the mayor strode to the stage at the Swedish American Hall. There, before an audience of struggling artists, engineers, and small venue staff, he triumphantly reported that the last summer of concerts in Golden Gate Park resulted in “$150 million worth of economic impact,” and that, according to new data, “our independent music venues generate $1.4 billion in economic impact annually.”

Lurie paused for applause. “That’s because of all of you in this room.”

We clapped dutifully, but the people in that room did not need to be reassured that they had contributed to $1.4 billion in “economic impact.” They would have preferred to hear that any of their favorite clubs might exist next year. The people in that room could use health insurance — and they might be able to afford it if Lurie’s billionaire buddies were taxed appropriately; say, with a one-time 5% excise tax on net worth exceeding $1 billion to save Medi-Cal.

But hey, that sentiment doesn’t make for great social media content.

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Mar 26

jump scare

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Mar 20

I only sort of remember this. Thanks to my buddy Tom from college for starting my day the right way

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Mar 5

aaaaand scene

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Mar 1

indiscriminate murder until morale improves

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Feb 17

late to this but I really, really loved this piece by @calamityfair.bsky.social. Gets at so much of what’s made me feel insane about the last 5 years of “downtown recovery”/SF travel association marketing parties dressed up like giving a shit about the arts www.roborantreview.com/reviews/a-ta...

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Feb 13

GOOD MORNING

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Feb 12

golly gee what could it be

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Feb 9

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Feb 8

kinda regretting not buying this at the antique mall today

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Feb 7

whither the Apple press blasts for all his photos with Trump

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Feb 3

you don't say

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jan 31

what

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jan 30

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jan 26

most succinct display I’ve ever seen of the chip Albany has on its shoulder about Berkeley (cc @cecilialei.bsky.social)

Emma Silvers@emmaruthless· Jan 20

thinkin about the cumulative effect of being served parenting influencer content day after day year after year where the basic premise is that I’m a giant fuckin idiot