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Hristo Borisov, CEO and co-founder of Payhawk, Bulgaria’s first Unicorn start-up, works in the anteroom of his executive office on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Borisov says he doesn’t like to split from the team and isolate in his corner office. | Michaela Vatcheva for brand eins

Nickname Dictator

Boxing coach Ulli Wegner poses for a portrait at champion boxer Kubrat Pulev's gym in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 29, 2024. | Michaela Vatcheva for Der Spiegel

An Israeli-Palestinian Friendship: "I Feel So Guilty, I Don't Know If It Will Ever Go Away

Ruth Peri poses for a portrait at her home in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria on September 15, 2024. Peri decided to move from Israel to Bulgaria because she could not support the atrocities committed by the Israeli leadership in the Gaza Strip. | Michaela Vatcheva for Der Spiegel

The San Francisco Chronicle - It hosted Robin Williams and Truman Capote. How a lecture series captured S.F.’s cultural zeitgeist

San Francisco’s City Arts & Lectures series co-Executive Directors Kate Goldstein-Breyer and Holly Mulder-Wollan, production and communications assistant Jordan White, design and communications director Alexandra Blackman backstage.

The New York Times - Tired of Dating Apps, Some Turn to ‘Date-Me Docs’

Connie Li, 33, described “date-me docs” as “a bit charmingly low-tech in this Tinder age.”

The San Francisco Chronicle - In telling the story of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Eva Longoria reveals her superpower

Director Eva Longoria and producer DeVon Franklin stand for a portrait at the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Jun 9, 2023.

The San Francisco Chronicle - There’s a way to build thousands more housing units on San Francisco’s west side — and neighbors actually like it

Architect Eugene Lew seeks to turn single-family homes into small apartment buildings with a community space on the ground floor and five stories of housing above.