We Read The Weeklies
Last week's winner, the cybersquatting Metro! The only thing that looks more obscene than the term "Sfist" is "Sjist" -- and we'll leave it at that. Meet the San Jose State contemporary classical music faculty. San Jose City Tow. Cover: The Metro continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary all year! A collection of essays about San Jose and the Valley throughout the years. A variety of arts events around SJSU. And the Straight Dope: does alcohol affect your period? (maybe).
Next up: The SF Weekly! A dizzying array of political gossip from Matt Smith (Fifi Ma, SEIU, and Clint Reilly). Infiltrator protests for animals. (We totally saw that "Korea: Stop Killing Man's Best Friend" protestor the other week! Maybe the guy with her was Harmon!). Asian gang gets barber licenses. A play called "I'd Kill For a Parking Space" (heads up, Standing Room!). The Weekly's at the SFIFF, just like us. Cover article: New Order. And Savage Love: tips for 16 year old straight girls.
The East Bay Express, the Guardian, and the pick of the week, after the jump.
EBX: Feminists and porn. The complicated situation with that guy who shot his neighbor in North Oakland. Cover article: Reforms at the Oakland Unified School District. Listings: Punk rock accordian classes and Kitchen Sink's art auction. We gotta say, the EBX totally has excellent weekly listings. Galleries in Oakland. And the music column on African hip-hop.
And the Guardian! Rachel Brahinsky on the discontents of Care Not Cash. Best Small Business awards. Annalee Newitz on Microsoft. Sex critic gives pretty decent advice on "trying too hard." Food critic Paul Reidinger's column, titled "Persistent Vegetative State." Ha! Does it really matter what it's about? Cover articles: Music for robots. The Guardian is also at the SFIFF. And -- doh! -- Sonic Reducer gives an underattended talk at the Experience Music Festival conference (she was scheduled against Robert "Persistent Vegetative State" Christgau. We would totally have seen you instead, S. Reducer!)
Weekly of the week: We were all set to give it to the EBX for the interesting East Bay politics -- and then, outta nowhere, the Guardian darted ahead at the last minute, like those electronic races on the big screen at the ballgames. We really feel for the Sonic Reducer!