We Read The Weeklies
Last week's winner, the SF Weekly. Hey, PUNI's back! So brilliant, we're using it as the WRTW picture this week -- it's brilliant because it's true! Matt Smith finally gets a cover article, on venture capital investments in grassroots organizing. He seems unusually enthusiastic about it, for him (i.e., "This might not suck."). Are you an apologist for Arlene Ackerman? Meredith starts off this week's review with "I haven't really been living in the Bay Area for the past month." Where's the rest of the food critics this week? And Dan Savage's back on his game, with a Spanking The Monkey scenario, and a spanking the monkey scenario. Extra bonuses: Santorum, and a letter from the editor of the Economist. Really!
Next up, the East Bay Express: Jokes about the Chronicle's photo department in Bottom Feeder. Why doesn't anyone care that the Oakland schools may go on strike? Rallies for two Korean men shot to death by the Dublin police. Cover: video documentaries about life on the street -- pretty interesting! Down In Front's looking for a new favorite band now that Grandaddy's broken up -- criteria listed (lyrics about drinking, female bass player). Look at these adorable punk kids in this band called the Matches!! Cuuuuuute! And new word: "Yahdidahbooboo," used as an interjection.
The Guardian, the Metro, and the pick of the week after the jump. Yahdidahbooboo! Also, image from this week's PUNI, by Dan Siegler. Impeach Bush AND Daly!
The Guardian: Ha ha, Chronicle photos (pictures not online). It's pile on the schools week at the weeklies, as the Guardian's school monitor Tali Woodward investigates Arlene Ackerman's credit card bill, and follows the online debate about board member Jill Wynns knitting during meetings. Hey, our buddy WULAD made the (not online) news bits too! ....and whoa, free yoga classes!! We just signed up! Oooh, movies with dogs -- our favorite! Sonic Reducer column titled "Since You Been On," f/ Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park. "Since You Been On," funny. Hip-hop artist San Quinn. French food in Potrero that's not the Chezes Maman and Papa, and steak. Cover article: gay porn star Peter Berlin. Yikes! We looked down on the page and saw an erect member! Yaaaaaaagh! And SFist Eve, be yourself this week.
And finally, the Metro: An excellent Fly this week, with a ban on inflatable jumpy houses for kids in SJ parks, and, hey, San Jose city government has two guys named Gonzales (with an s) and Herrera too! Why's San Jose hate hip hop? Cover article: Michael Franti in the Middle East. Mike Shinoda's new song about his family's experience in the Japanese internment camps. And Straight Dope -- a letter from the guy whose mom lifted a car off him. He now runs Goodyear tire stores (really!).
Weekly of the Week: You know, maybe we should lay off the alcohol or something, but our faith in alternative media is restored -- everyone's got something good this week. It's a very close call but we're giving it to the Guardian. Free yoga AND an engorged male member, you gotta get some kind of credit for that! Yahdidahbooboo!