Rather than give up the act, the JT Leroy crew clings desperately to the blonde wig and sunglasses look at Sundance. Stephanie Tanner from Full House is recovering from a meth addiction, which Dave Coulier could drive anyone to. Thomas Hawk pens an open letter to the folks who don't want any pictures taken of the On the Road manuscript. And if you've ever wanted a DJ Q-Bert plushie, now's your chance to buy one.

Google is still convinced that they have the moral high ground on their exapnsion into China, lobbying the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus. At least they haven't helped the Chinese government imprison a journalist like Yahoo did. IPaction is doing some lobbying of their own, promising to send everyone in the senate an iPod. And Om Malik shares an hilarious anecdote about Wikipedia's worldwide reach.

Junichi at Pop Licks explains his controversial reaction the State of the Union speech. Potrero Hill residents continue to complain about the noise from the Rolling Stones concert. LeftInSF lets us know that the Jello sculpture of San Francisco will be on display (though no word if Jello Biafra will be there). And if you thought Muni was the only murderous transit system in town, Municide reports on Caltrain's recent killing.

Photo by Thor Muller.