August 2, 2007
We Read The Weeklies
Last week's winner, the Bay Guardian. More problems with the construction at Hunters' Point (this time: asbestos). Chris Daly is on it. A construction worker falls off the Golden Gate Bridge and his employer avoids liability because they used the wrong legal name on the OSHA citations it received. Send all legal paperwork to FSist, everyone! More taxi permit shadiness. Man vs. Wild -- who cares if he stayed in a hotel, he drank water from elephant dung. KUSF! Some bands playing this week. Cover article: Photography in SF. The Guardian doesn't hate the new Mission Italian joint Farina. And an Iranian filmmaker retrospective at the Pacific Film Archive.
Next up, the East Bay Express: Letters about the bloggers fighting in small claims court. A Berkeley activist opposed to B-Town Dollar Stores, moves, says it's reverse racism. A fun-loving amputees' group called Stumps R Us. Warning: There's a lot of bad puns in this article. Cover: Why are all the bees dying? There's an article on this exact same topic in this week's New Yorker too! They come to different conclusions, though. Also, where to go to start beekeeping yourself. The Bourne Ultimatum is pretty decent. Nice reference to Minesweeper in the I Like Eating! This communal kitchen sounds kind of like Kenmore Stadium on Top Chef. Brooklyn country-folker wanting to come to the Bay Area for more Jews. Like Ed?
After the jump: The SF Weekly and the San Jose Metro, the Weekly of the Week, and the ongoing yearly count of who's won how much.
Next up, the SF Weekly: Angry Rainbow Grocery workers respond about supposed anti-Semitism at their store! J.T. Leroy's other personality wants to pose in Playboy. Heklina on Tammy Faye. Matt Smith's father gets scalded at Starbucks, is asked to fill out paperwork. Cover: Wanna learn something about the Chinatown gang scene? Here's one of their former leaders. Don't move, Will Franken! A homeless guy rode his bike through a performance of Romeo and Juliet by the local all-women's Shakespeare troupe Women's Will. A profile of the two anonymous artists doing that Choose Your Own Adventure in the Mission (which does not appear to be an advertising thing.) St. Vincent and the Daft Punk concert -- and make your own Hall & Oates video.
And the San Jose Metro: Whaaaa? The new issue isn't online yet, and our source couldn't find any hard copies in the South Bay either. Sorry, no Metro recaps this week.
Weekly of the Week: It was a tough call between the EBX and the SF Weekly -- Stumps R Us was a charmer, and we totally want to be a beekeeper -- which balanced out almost evenly between the Daft Punk concert and the Chinatown gang guy. But then we remembered the interview with the two people behind the Choose Your Own Adventure (and the excellent picture of their shadows by one of their corners) and the answer was clear. Proceed one paragraph below for the answer!
YTD count: SF Weekly: 10; SFBG: 9, EBX: 7, Metro: 4.

