We Read The Weeklies
Last week's winner, the Guardian. Tim Redmond says, war, war is stupid. Okay, it's kind of funny that the lead editorial describes PG&E's latest electrical scheme as an extension cord running from Pittsburg to SF. Josh Wolf pens an editorial -- if he wasn't a reporter before, he's certainly a reporter now. Someone who talked to the Guardian about their job on Alcatraz got fired, allegedly in retaliation. More on the anti-war protests (but Matt Gonzalez's name is misspelled.) They're never going to give back the Fillmore to the African-American community. Cheryl Eddy's not a vegetarian anymore, so here's her fave cannibalism movies. Sonic Reducer at SXSW. Cover article: local heavy metal band Hammers of Misfortune. The name Taiga is very hot right now. And if you're a Cancer, "you get the gleaming golden Sucks To Be You trophy."
Next up, the SF Weekly. Matt Smith gets called to task for using the term "retarded" to describe the mentally disabled. Unbowed, Smith writes a column defending his right to hunt deer in the Presidio, with Meredith Brody making a guest appearance. Hey! SFist makes it into the Sucka Free City, when the Weekly is denied a screener for The Trouble with Romance because they're afraid the writer will inflame the Siebel situation. Cover article: why can't the SFPD get charges to stick against the guy they call the city's most wanted criminal? Help now-defunct Kitchen Sink put out their final issue after their publisher stiffed them on money they were owed, forcing them to close. (link is down, but the event is on Saturday). Let's Get Killed at SXSW. New book by Can't Stop Won't Stop's Jeff Chang. And the Bouncer, who didn't get the letter to Matt Smith, uses the word "retard" in the bar column. Guess who's getting a letter in next week's issue?
After the jump: The East Bay Express, the SJ Metro, the Weekly of the Week, and your YTD.
The East Bay Express: Wow, the Oakland Caltrans office sounds like an unpleasant place to work. The Berkeley and Oakland Housing Authorities suck. Cover article: Homeless man makes successful documentary but continues to live on the street. Band name of the week: Arsonists Get All The Girls, playing 924 Gilman on Saturday. Salvadoran food in Berkeley. Tell-all biography of Chez Panisse's Alice Waters (marital woes, seems lonely and ambivalent about her career). And the EBX also goes to SXSW.
And the SJ Metro: Someone writes in defending that animal rights activist we know who got made fun of in the March 7 issue. Gary Singh talks about his refrigerator. Guess who's in the expose again? That's right: Dianne Feinstein's ethical issues! Not everyone is making tons of money in the South Bay. Gray and silver, the new black. Cover article: we're doing a lot of polluting with e-garbage. Japanese food in Mountain View. Why can't the South Bay have food events like San Francisco does? Skipping the Rasputin Music pullout section. Elvis ballet. The SFIAAFF comes to San Jose! A weekend of diversity (a shaolin kung fu demonstration, Latino theater, and Filipino variety show). Sadly, no SXSW coverage for the Metro. And the Straight Dope about power lines.
Weekly of the Week: We like how the SF Weekly ties it together at the beginning and the end with a debate over the word "retarded." Plus, SFist gets mentioned!
YTD: SF Weekly and SFBG: 4. EBX: 3. Metro: 1.5.