Shamonica Magazine

Do y’all remember that catalogue International Male? Admit it, you do. I recall getting my hands on a few copies in the early 90s, and me and my friends would FREAK OUT over the pleather pants, the sheer and shiny euro-shirts, the horrifying excess of leopard print everything, and the weird manpanties and mangerie that the catalogue seemed to specialize in. High cut saucy manpanties those were. And all the models were so horribly, orangely tan.

Wearing green to the office, watching people get drunk and sloppy at Irish pubs, and drinking green beer are all parts of the adult St. Patrick’s day for many people. After a couple of times doing these things they can get really dull. If you live in San Francisco, however, you totally are not pigeon [...]

The Oscars are my Superbowl. Ever since I can remember, my family has gathered to watch the ceremonial distribution of the little gold men. It’s treated as a minor holiday, on par with Halloween. We’d crowd into my Grandmother’s living room and holler at the screen like true sportsfans “Oh my God girl! What the [...]

Author Tupelo Hassman’s debut novel, Girlchild, was released last week. As a friend and admirer of her many talents, I couldn’t wait to follow the story of Rory Dawn Hendrix, the precocious heroine of Girlchild, but also the story of Ms.Hassman, as her book is received by the world. In the book, we’re introduced to [...]

From the outside 3020 Laguna looks like something under construction, about to be demolished, or abandoned. That is partially true. 3020 Laguna Street is a small house in the trendy, Cow Hollow neighborhood. The property was slated to be demolished and the owner, Amir Mortazavi, had some ideas about making good use of it before [...]

Dear Shamonica readers: Illustrator Tessa Brunton and I are collaborating on a series of mini comics about food. If you’d like to share your recipes and, more importantly, the stories behind them, we’d love to re-tell them through the magical medium of comics and illustration. Contact Tessa Brunton at: acannonloose@gmail.com, or me, at amity@shamonica.com and [...]