Zack Ruskin

Zack Ruskin is a freelance reporter living in San Francisco. His regular beats include weed, music, literature, comedy, and drag. He’s written the cannabis column “Chem Tales” for SF Weekly since 2016 and reviews new music releases for Variety. His byline has also appeared in Vanity Fair, Merry Jane, the San Francisco Chronicle, Alta, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Cannabis Now, and Marin Magazine.

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“Fire of Love” and “Buried” document nature—and humanity—in the extreme.

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Come Dive with Me

No scuba gear required: A Berkeley submarine collective wants to bring San Francisco Bay sea life up close and personal for the general…

By Zack Ruskin and Peter Prato

Rough Sketch of a Serial Killer

Sought for the killings of at least five gay men more than 40 years ago, the Doodler is still at large.

Your Christmas Tree Wants to Live

In search of some eco-friendly holiday spirit? Try fostering a fruitless olive tree, magnolia, or fern pine.

Trespassing for Treasures

Where others see blight and danger, Jonathan Haeber is the preservationist, adventurer and outlaw who sees exquisite decay.