We love a good montage! Here's one showing 36 Hollywood actors in their very first film roles, including a young Jack Nicholson in 1960s Little Shop of Horrors (the original Roger Corman film that inspired the musical), and a nubile young Johnny Depp in 1983's A Nightmare on Elm Street. more ›

Tonight, enjoy some jazz with a contemporary edge at the Offside Festival, let Tracy Morgan lift your spirits at Cobb's, or experience the work of some nationally known comedians and musicians at the intimate Snob Theater. more ›

Now that we have had a day to process the overwhelming machismo present at the inaugural Mr. Marina Competition, we'd like to present this brief and entertaining follow-up in the form of our top five highlights from the swimwear-and-pickup-lines portion of the evening. Observe: more ›

"Giraffe Head" by Erik Wilson. more ›

The Great Shutdown be damned. Let's get this Memorial Day weekend started with Carnaval in the Mission, the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th Anniversary celebration in the Marina, Yo-Yo Championships in Golden Gate Park, photo walks in the Mission and Castro, Treasure Island Flea, and free music in Yerba Buena Gardens and Golden Gate Park. more ›

As if the Long Shutdown weren't enough, don't expect to make it across the Golden Gate Bridge between 9 and 10 p.m. on Sunday night. The bridge will be closed during that hour for an epic fireworks display showcasing the bridge, the bay, and the surrounding national parklands, as part of the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary happening in the Marina on Sunday. more ›

Here's a little optical illusion thing that might make you crosseyed by should be amusing. You're supposed to stare at the cross in the center as these unaltered photos of celebrities flip by. You'll see. It's weird. more ›

Take note, gay bars, The Abbey in West Hollywood has taken a stand against the scourge of bachelorette parties, as reported over at LAist. The bar has decided enough is enough, and despite being an enormous venue with room to spare most evenings for gays and straights alike, they're putting the kibosh on bachelorette fetes until marriage equality is gained across the country, and they're calling on other gay-owned establishment to take similar stands. more ›

Last night in SOMA, fourteen of the Marina District's finest 20- and 30-something male specimens took the stage at Mezzanine to sing, drink, and charm their way to the title of the district's most stereotypical dude in the inaugural Mr. Marina competition. Depending on your opinion of this particular breed of San Franciscan, the event (which raised over $80,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) was either an entertaining pageant of neighborhood in-jokes and exaggerated bro-isms, or a couple hours of dick wagging and aggressive onstage alcohol consumption. more ›

These baby ostriches are part of the California Academy of Sciences new Ostrich program. CAS notes: "Join us at the live ostrich chick enclosure within the Academy's new Earthquake exhibit to trace their fascinating evolutionary history and learn how they have adapted to life in Africa. You might be surprised by the connection between plate tectonics and the world's largest flightless bird." Ineed. more ›

Tonight, Word for Word and City Arts & Lectures present a theatrical performance of Woody Allen's The Kugelmass Episode, Religious Girls play at Sub-Mission Art Space, and Oddball Films and guest curator Christine Kwon present a series of films that explore just how perplexing love can be. more ›

Untitled shot by Brandon Doran. more ›

(Veronica de la Mora) Memorial Day approaches! And with that, we have a healthy stew of shows waiting in the wings just before summer strikes. Morrissey, the Cult, Questlove, and Kurt Vile are just a few shows you shouldn't miss. more ›

The wonderful folks at Laughing Squid bring our attention to this handy flowchart created by comic Sam Killermann (of It's Pronounced Metrosexual) that lets you know when it's appropriate to use "gay." He notes, "Gay isn’t a bad word, folks. But it gets used that way so often people feel uncomfortable using it correctly. As much as it’d be wonderful to say that homophobia is an issue of the past, it’s not. Let’s continue reteaching our society what it means to be gay." more ›

In the vein of Funny or Die, this new video from American Hipster is only kinda funny. But it features a fake Zuckerberg getting a piggy back ride from a fake Sean Parker, who also does an auto-tune chorus that rhymes "IPO" with "ice my bro." more ›

Television personality and angry tweeter Gavin Newsom, who once wrote a book on how to use social media, must have had a temporary lapse in brain function today. While attempting to use the social media service to lure in potential interview victims for his new show, the former mayor mistakenly harassed some unsuspecting gentleman in Scotland. more ›

Tonight, refreshing springtime cocktails featuring fresh, in-season ingredients will be served by all-star bartenders and chefs, Ash Reiter, Idea the Artist, and Jeremy Rourke perform at Cafe Du Nord, and food trucks go meta at Omnivore Books on Food. more ›

OMFG you guys! Justin Bieber just announced his tour dates for this fall AND HE'S COMING TO OAKLAND OMGOMGOMG! more ›

Powerful yet starved socialites, we're done with you. (Not really!) Please step aside and collect your schwag bag on the way out. We have a new obsession, and her name is PRISCILLA CHAN. Billed as the Kate Middleton of Silicon Valley, Chan was recently married to a social media CEO of some significance. He's not what's important. Chan is what's important, see. For example what, you ask? For example this: Chan's wedding dress, a charming piece designed by Claire Pettibone and deliriously yet perfectly titled "Sky Between the Branches," was purchased under a fake name in a little-known boutique in Denver, Colorado. Retailing for $4,700, comparatively cheap for wedding dresses that can run upwards of $25,000, Chan selected her own dress in lieu of having one made especially for the young newlywed. more ›

"Lock and load" by Bhautik Joshi. more ›

After a three-week hiatus (it's been a busy month), SFist Memoirs is back with the second half of our conversation with the legendary San Francisco party girl, Pat Montandon, about her noteworthy first experiences as a young woman moving to San Francisco in the 1960s. (Read Part I here.) From coming to the rescue of people crashing their cars near her apartment on the crooked part of Lombard to wearing sequins in the Tenderloin to being the tenth person in the world to have heart surgery and survive, Pat's lived an extraordinary life, and these stories are just the tip of the iceberg. more ›

Last Sunday, 20,000 lucky Giants at AT&T park went home with miniature keepsake versions of the Giants' celebrity closer. While the officially licensed tchotchke's are already fetching around 60 bucks on eBay, an army of cheap overseas knockoffs has already hit the grey market from a wholesaler located in Fairfield, California. more ›

This was a spec ad/pitch for some sort of safe-sex organization in Sweden that was ultimately rejected. But it's such fun! Yay, condoms! [The Daily What via WOW] more ›

Tonight, get your nails a rad new look at Party Nails Pop Up Nail Salon, perfect the "Cupid Shuffle" and more at Tuesday Night Skate, or learn about algae, the latest sustainable alternative to fossil fuels at EcoTuesday. more ›

Untitled shot by Brandon Doran. more ›

David C. Hill snapped these shots of people gazing at Sunday's "ring of fire" solar eclipse at the California Academy of Sciences. Now you know how the sun feels. more ›

Gothamist reports today that MTV's The Real World — where young people stopped being polite, and started getting real — aired today for the very first time. Created by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, the show was based off of a 1973 documentary series An American Family. After the Hawaii season, however, the show seemed more like something based off of Cinemax After Dark. But before The Real World dipped its toes into ill-advised roommate-on-roommate promiscuity and binge drinking, San Francisco played host to the series' arguably greatest season. (Fine, it might tie with NYC's Season One.) We are, of course, talking about Pedro, Cory, Judd, Pam, Mohammed, Rachel, and Jo. (Puck too. But, ugh, whatever. Puck was awful.) more ›

We've come a long way, folks. They thought they'd come a long way in 1961 when they had things like automatic dialing phone, the first video phones, and satellite communications. But imagine having problems in business like phones with no answering machines. Anyway, take a trip back to the Mad Men era in this weird, long-winded promotional film from AT&T ca. 1961. We suppose they screened this for executives in conference rooms using, like, a projector? Anyway. We took the liberty of skipping the really abstract first couple minutes for you, but you can rewind if you like. more ›

Tonight, Porchlight storytellers talk about sweet surrender, Sparta wakes up from a three-year "nap," and Food Network's Ted Allen speaks in conversation at JCCSF. more ›

"Multitasking" by Bob Horowitz. more ›

Welcome to a new chapter of Urbane Studies, in which our agents suss out the finer points of city lore by scrutinizing its individual street corners. This week: an examination of Tenderloin housing market trends, and a conversation with a drunk at the Nite Cap at Hyde & O'Farrell. more ›

After revisiting Bay to Breakers of yore in Alamo Square, KRON 4's pitch-perfect newsman Stanley Roberts returned to the race course this weekend to do what he does best: catch People Behaving Badly for his aptly named news segment. This time around, Stanley goes straight for the #1 issue and films pretty much everyone who shunned the legions of portable toilets in favor of some en plein air peeing. more ›

The formidable Bhautik Joshi snapped these shots of Sunday's annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse. "I ended up using a pair of solar shades glasses over the end of my 70-300mm and it was still possible to get some pretty decent shots of the eclipse," he notes. more ›

SFist's Flickr feed blew up last night with outstanding contributions from Bay Area photographers who were on the scene at different locations across the Bay to Breakers route. Thanks a bunch for getting them up in such a timely manner, guys! more ›

Tonight, Juanita More and Wo Hing General Store serve up some beats, dim sum, and more, Meridian Gallery presents a screening of 'Red Poet,' a documentary about Bay Area poet Jack Hirschman, and CASA (Children's After School Arts) presents a play, 'I am the Center of the Universe!' more ›

"Fiesta" by Darwin Bell. more ›

Tonight, Art Murmur's Murmurama takes over Oakland's Uptown Art District, Moholy Ground Project celebrates the launch of issue #4, and Smiths cover band This Charming Band leads a big tribute to Morrissey. more ›

We're now, finally, wrapping up National Etiquette Week at SFist with this our sixth and final (we promise) installment. Much like bicycling, park-going is a topic that always tends to get San Franciscans (and commenters! Hi, guys!) pretty passionate. Whether you're the type who enjoys a debauched day in the sun in one of the city's only warm spots, drinking Sauvignon Blanc/Tennessee Tea/Tecate and toying with the idea of buying a mushroom chocolate; or you're the sort who brings a quiet picnic and a toddler or three, and you'd like it very much if they'd put a small fence around the new playground to protect it from romping dogs, you probably have a set of peeves and unspoken rules of your own. Well, here are ours. more ›

Tonight, S.F. punk veterans The Avengers take the stage at Cafe Du Nord with Erase Errata and Carletta Sue Kay, local literati and their friends fill the Red Vic with joy and laughter, and Recology SF presents its San Francisco Dump Artists in Residence exhibition. more ›

By now you've all probably seen that grating ad in which the insufferably content (and quirky!) Zooey Deschanel spends a rainy day at home talking to her iPhone and dancing around the house. The internet has responded with a number of alternate endings and parodies for this commercial, including these funny "outtakes" featuring professional Deschanel impersonator Lyndsey Doolen, who really does sound just like her. Our favorite of the lot so far, though, is this video, "Siri & Zooey: The Conversation Continues," featuring Siobhan Thompson as Zooey, and Siri as herself. (Written and Directed by Stephanie Bencin.) more ›

No joke. Photo by Joey DeRuy more ›

Madrone, a respectable bar that we like on Divisadero, happens to be right on the path of this weekend's 101st Running of the Tools Bay to Breakers. Although it has been surprisingly empty during the drunken footrace in previous years, the bar is looking to take advantage of the crowds in 2012, as evidenced by this enticing offer for beer and refreshments they've had up in their window at Divisadero and Fell Street all week. more ›

Today we bring you the fifth (but not quite final) installment of etiquette week here at SFist. So far we've provided you with helpful tips on how to ride the bus with dignity, cross the street like a grown-up, and behave yourself at the club. Our final piece today pertains to the topic of cycling etiquette. more ›

We'll begin by admitting something that will likely color the tone of this review, and should affect how seriously you want to take our opinion: We love Samuel Beckett. The late, great playwright and novelist, who was Irish and an early disciple of James Joyce but wrote his plays primarily in French, was a brilliant writer capable of stripping down modern dystopia and human frailty to its most basic, primal, absurd elements, and still manage to be funny about it. more ›

Tonight, Broke-Ass Stuart celebrates his 10th year of living in S.F. with a big bash, Intersection for the Arts presents a happy hour vis-a-vis mobile theater project, and the Asian Art Museum provides a sneak peek at its upcoming 'Phantoms of Asia' exhibition. more ›

As you've hopefully caught on, it's National Etiquette Week here at SFist, and so far it's prompted lively discussions about children in restaurants, backpacks on BART, and where and how jaywalking might be acceptable. Today we turn our attention to places where all etiquette usually gets thrown out the window, but where we often wish people could just be a little more civil and aware of those around them: bars and clubs. more ›

Tenor Robert Close shot by Brandon Doran. more ›

(Veronica de la Mora) Girl About Town is all about California dreaming this week. Inspired by the hottest star we know, the Sun. We love sitting in the sun listening to good tunes. We think the cover of the new Best Coast record gives us the perfect visual for this week's shows... more ›

So, here's another effort by the Muni Adbusters, tweeted by a friend of a commenter (which is kind of better than a friend of a friend). This one would suggest that the culprit in this guerrilla art campaign/sly critique of capitalism is not the most careful of spellers — some have also pointed out the lack of familiarity with the real Tartine, which does not sell doughnuts. This time, it's jeweler and accused blood-diamond seller De Beers that they're targeting, except they spell it "Du Beers." more ›

Giuseppe Lanzone leads the United States eight man crew team boat for practice in Oakland. Their tight yet rigorous schedule includes 11 rowing workouts a week as they look to secure the last Olympic berth for London in their event, "the first time U.S. Rowing has faced this unique position of failing to qualify for the Summer Games through the world championships," noted AP. Good luck, Giuseppe. more ›

KRON 4's Stanley Roberts, the genius newsman behind such "People Behaving Badly" reports as 4/20 On Hippie Hill and Copper Pirates Arrested, has dug up an old segment from the pre-Zazzle heyday of Bay to Breakers in 2008. Roberts, as thorough as always, covers all the drinking-in-public, peeing-in-bushes highlights that have died down somewhat in the new police state era of sobriety tents and float corrals. Observe: more ›

Tonight, Carnaval shakes up AT&T Park before the Giants game, Southern Exposure presents performances by two Bay Area Asian-American artists, and Salon's Dave Talbot celebrates the release of his new book, 'Season of the Witch', which he calls his "love letter to San Francisco." more ›

"Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're My Only Hope" by Bob Horowitz. more ›

The following post is from our advertiser, Bonobos. more ›

There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does the same thing, which we found too inspiring to resist.) Much like Photo du Jour highlighting a nifty image shot by our readers, 7 Reasons features recent photos from the SFist pool on Flickr showcasing the uniqueness of San Francisco. And with that, here are 7 reason why S.F. is, for lack of a better word, rad. more ›

Someone posted this ad on Muni, and while we sort of chuckled at it we have to say it might offend the more PC and sensitive among us — not to mention those of you feel that fellatio is something never to be discussed or undertaken lightly. What is the meaning of this? Anyone? more ›

As readers have no doubt noticed, it's National Etiquette Week here at SFist. After yesterday's lesson in the unspoken rules of public transit, we're stepping off the bus and walking the rest of the way for a refresher course on how to act while navigating the city's sidewalks, plazas and other public spaces on foot. Because pretty much everything out there is going to try to run you over eventually. more ›

Here's a musical update on the whereabouts of Oakland girl Kreayshawn. She brings some of her white-girl rapping to Atlanta-based rapper 2 Chainz new track "Murder," which maybe kind of glorifies murder? Well, it's a dark video anyway, and it involves a bunch of bloody meat. Also, it's pretty monotonous. And Kreayshawn comes in around the 2:00 mark. more ›

Tonight, French-Chilean musician Ana Tijoux hits the Independent with a full band, Feast of Words literary potluck presents Sister Spit's Cassie J. Sneider and culinary guest Kuukua Dzigbordi Yomekpe, and Evolver Bay Area's May Salon features a screening and discussion of the film Edible City. more ›

Using snippets from RENT, Annie, Ragtime, Porgy & Bess, and a slew of other Broadway staples, CDZA created this mini musical revue dedicated to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. And you now what? It's pretty good. While Zuckerberg: The Musical! features neither a triple-threat Zuckerberg dancing and singing his way into your heart, nor a scene-stealing coke-addled Sean Parker, it is amusing nevertheless. This all comes on the heels of the social media mammoth's IPO set to go live on May 17th. Enjoy. more ›

"Twick ICP in Clarion Alley" by Bhautik Joshi. more ›

San Francisco's public enemy #2, got a bizarre shout-out from popular culture last Thursday night, courtesy of the award-winning writers of NBC's 30 Rock. As Jenna Maroney attempts to find a sponsor for her upcoming wedding, her trashy inner Florida Panhandle girl finally gets the best of her, causing her to lash out against some Muppet look-alikes with a knock-off Louboutin. It's Must See TV, especially for anyone who needs even more ridiculous reenactment of last month's depressing shoe crime. more ›

Architecture critic John King brings us a delightful look back at the vocal opposition to the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge — a class of people who should be grouped amongst the greatest fools of history next to segregation proponents and Nazi sympathizers. And we learn from this brief history lesson that there really always have been whiney jerks with no vision in this town who never want things to change and will make noise about any beautiful new thing anyone ever wants to build. more ›

To kick off Etiquette Week here at SFist, we're going to tackle a topic which we're sure is close to many of your hearts: The unspoken rules for entering, exiting, and riding Muni and BART, which many a visitor and newly arrived citizen of our fair city do not always understand. more ›

Tonight, rock and roll duo, Herman Düne take the stage at the Independent, Lisa Geduldig hosts another installment of Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, and musicians from the San Francisco Opera Adler Fellowship training program perform at Music at Meyer's closing night gala. more ›

"Pier Pals" by analogskirt. more ›

Welcome to a new chapter of Urbane Studies, in which our agents suss out the finer points of city lore by scrutinizing its individual street corners. This week: Halal pizza, strip clubs, playgrounds and 2-for-1 deals at Larkin & O'Farrell more ›

Today in history: bajillionaire mayor of Silicon Valley Mark Zuckerberg turns 28 years old. And just days before Facebook is expected to go public. more ›

Tonight, high school jazz allstars perform the work of classic American Jazz artists, AXIS Dance Company performs the San Francisco premiere of Full of Words, and the Roxie's French film noir festival, I Wake Up Dreaming, continues with three stand-out flicks. more ›

Tonight, ESKMO and Love & Light take the stage at Mezzanine, Root Division presents an exhibition of artwork made by students and instructors in their Youth Education Program, and OM Records merges music and yoga. more ›

This weekend, take your mom to the How Weird Street Faire, immerse her in a trippy art project, take her to a photography installation honoring moms, introduce her to some of Asia's most talented artists, or make a picnic for her and head to Yerba Buena Gardens. more ›

The most amazing video you'll see all day, hands down, will definitely be this footage of a woman named Jane Swoboda getting up to speak at a city council meeting this week in Lincoln, Nebraska on the topic of a proposed LGBT protection ordinance. She is obviously touched (as in nuts), and somehow manages to go from talking about Winter Wipeout to intestinal ruptures from anal sex in like ten seconds. Also, she says things like "homiciders" and "genociders," and she clearly doesn't get out much unless she's making public comment at city council meetings. Anyway, amazing. more ›

Tonight, SF Art Institute MFA graduates transform the swanky Phoenix Hotel, Push The Feeling hosts another free party in Lower Haight featuring live music and DJs, and nonprofit Live. Love. Starr. presents a circus-themed bachelor/bachelorette auction and dance party to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. more ›

Look, it's no secret that we love headlines around here. Headline writing is a lost art. Don't try to tell us tweets are the same thing. Because they're not. Tweets are hollow cries for help disguised as a description of one's lunch order. Headlines, on the other hand, are designed to get bored subway riders to read your article about the Oakland A's. Which is exactly what this one from today's Chronicle Sports page does. more ›

The Asian Art Museum Phantoms of Asia Preview Party is coming up. We’re giving away 2 pairs of tickets. In order to win, you must be a subscriber to SFist Daily. more ›

One level beneath the old Fleishhacker Pool, shot by Troy Holden. more ›

For some San Francisco city officials today was just another beautiful day to ride a bike to work, but for District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim today marked her first solo expedition on Bike to Work Day. City Hall/bike activist watchdogs will remember Supervisor Kim spent the last couple of Bike to Work days looking sharp on the back of a tandem bike. This year, however, Kim finally took off her training wheels for a spin through the city's bike lanes. more ›

Aww. This six-week-old baby pygmy hippo, which was hoped would boost tourism at a South African wild animal park, has died. They named him Prince Harry, and he was incredibly cute. There are thought to be only 3,000 baby pygmy hippos in the world. [Facebook] more ›

After learning about California sea lions being sentenced to death for eating salmon in Oregon and Washington, one crafty group of local kids decided they weren't going to take the news lying down. In the past two weeks, Ms. Angela Casey's third grade class at Lafayette Elementary School has put together a delightful, crayon-based political campaign that has managed to catch the attention of animal rights activists and state legislators alike. more ›

"Happy Bike to Work Day" by Brian Brooks. (Pst, read these very helpful tips for Bike to Work Day!) more ›

Tonight, arts nonprofit Photolucida presents its 50 best contest winners from across the globe, Potrero Hill area restaurants raise funds for Daniel Webster Elementary School, and a new piece of outdoor art goes up at Hayes Valley's Patricia's Green. more ›

Tonight, Folk Yeah presents Sweet Chariot and Joseph Childress, author Alison Bechdel will make you laugh and cry with her new book Are You My Mother?, and Swords to Plowshares presents its 4th annual SHOUT! Art by Women Veterans exhibit. more ›

"Mannequins work for free" by Demetrios Lyras. more ›

(By Alissa de Vogel) The San Francisco Bike Coalition's annual Bike to Work Day happens tomorrow, Thursday May 10th. With a 71% increase in commuter cycling in San Francisco over the last five years, tomorrow's Bike to Work Day promises to be the biggest one yet. In honor of this annual celebration of cycling, the SFBC has prepared a record 27 energizer stations along commuter bike routes. Between 7:30 am and 9:30 am tomorrow, cyclists can stop at any of their locations to fuel up with coffee and a bagel, and grab a free Bike to Work Day reusable tote bag. And in the evening you can celebrate all things cycling at Public Works' Bike From Work party.btwd2012">27 energizer stations along commuter bike routes. Between 7:30 am and 9:30 am tomorrow, cyclists can stop at any of their locations to fuel up with coffee and a bagel, and grab a free Bike to Work Day reusable tote bag. And in the evening you can celebrate all things cycling at Public Works' Bike From Work party. more ›

Tonight, Lawrence Ferlinghetti's living legacy is celebrated with a poetry reading and film screening, comedian Nato Green records his first (and reportedly Oakland's first as well) live comedy album, and Professor Eric Johnson discusses twentieth century composer Ernest Bloch's vast photographic work. more ›

"Rebuilding" by Ariel Dovas. more ›

There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday (or Wednesday!), we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does the same thing, which we found too inspiring to resist.) Much like Photo du Jour highlighting a nifty image shot by our readers, 7 Reasons features recent photos from the SFist pool on Flickr showcasing the uniqueness of San Francisco. And with that, here are 7 reason why S.F. is, for lack of a better word, rad. more ›

Men's Health has a breakdown of the top 100 "smuttiest" (i.e., porn-happy) cities in the United States. Orlando, Florida comes in a No. 1. However, San Francisco ranks a distant 23rd and Oakland 79th when it comes to porn. The criteria went something like this: compiling the number of DVDs purchased, rented, or streamed (AdultDVDEmpire.com); adult entertainment stores per city (StorErotica.net); rate of porn searches (Google Insights); and the percentage of Cinemax-subscribing households (SimplyMap). You will have to take the results with a massive salt lick, though. (What self-respecting gay uses AdultDVDEmpire.com or Cinemax for ejaculatory assistance?) The top 100 is as follows: more ›

Tonight, U.K. trio, The Wombats, take the stage at Great American, the S.F. premiere of the documentary Gerhard Richter Painting runs though Thursday, and New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and his protégé Casey Parks speak about their recent reporting trip to Central Africa. more ›

Untitled photo by "Brandon Doran." more ›

Welcome to a new chapter of Urbane Studies, in which our agents suss out the finer points of city lore by scrutinizing its individual street corners. This week: respectable noodles, women of ill repute and other leggy creatures at Larkin & Ellis. more ›

The spectacular Super Moon didn't disappoint on Saturday night, as photographers throughout the world captured breathtaking shots of the once-every-decade-or-so occurrence. Here are a few remarkable shots that photographers snapped across the Bay Area. more ›

Can a San Francisco afternoon be any more perfect? Here's hoping you spent the day outside, maybe at this weekend's edition of Sunday Streets in the Mission along 24th Street and Valencia. There was square dancing, drum circles, low-riders, street yoga, live bands, and more options for ice cream and popsicles than we could have imagined. Here are a few pictures of the festivities, and more pictures here. more ›

Amoeba Records has a delightful video series called, "What's In My Bag?," in which, you guessed it, they take a peek into the shopping bags of visiting musicians and other entertainers. Their most recent featured artist is writer/director/actor John Cameron Mitchell of Hedwig and the Angry Inch fame. more ›

Tonight, Moscow's Liquid Theatre make their West Coast debut, Yoshi's SF plays host to a 1920s inspired evening of art and music to benefit orphans in Peru, and South Korean master filmmaker Hong Sang-soo returns with his trademark twice-told tale of a drunken filmmaker chasing an old flame. more ›

East meets West in a fascinating exhibit at the Exploratorium for just a few more days. "The World of Your Senses" delves into the surprising parallels in how traditional Buddhism and modern Western science understand our sensory perceptions. The exhibition was created by Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns who have been studying western science while living in exile in India. Several of them are on hand to discuss the show with visitors, including one who is demonstrating the traditional Tibetan painting style used for the exhibition panels. More pictures here. Really, make time in your busy schedule for this remarkable chance to chat with the monastics and learn more about how our own bodies work. more ›

Tonight, get up to speed on forgotten master artist Stanislav Szukalski, Josh Tillman/Father John Misty brings his indie folk to Bottom of the Hill, and nothing but Radiohead on the airwaves at Strobe Light & Blown Speakers. more ›

This weekend, the Mission plays host to Cinco de Mayo today and Sunday Streets tomorrow, Omar Sosa opens the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Urban Air Market hits Hayes Valley, and SELF Workout in the Park takes place in Little Marina Green. more ›

Somebody give these kids an award. It truly is just as offensive and assaultive as real dubstep. more ›

This weekend local Norwegians and their descendants get a chance to revel in their Scandinavian heritage at the 20th annual Norway Day Festival, and the rest of us are invited, too. They promise music, dance, a fashion show (lots of clothes perfect for Norwegian winters and San Francisco summers), authentic eats and drinks, and lots of tall, athletic people with great cheek bones. more ›

As is our monthly tradition around here, we now present our favorite utterances from the May issue of San Francisco's "most exclusive news magazine". Provided (mostly) without commentary and in no particular order. This month's theme: Your Mom. Observe: more ›

Tonight, SFAC Gallery presents 22 Bay Area artists' fax-based work, The Booksmith encourages you to 'Get Lit' {hiccup}, and dance duo Julia Graham and Blair Bodie present an evening of dance mixed with cocktails {double hiccup}. more ›

Drunken hordes descend on North Beach every weekend, but they're not all recently graduated frat boys and brogrammers from the Marina tripping their way down Broadway from Polk Street. A lot of them arrive via bus! Chartered party buses, that is, from faraway lands called Modesto and Watsonville. And now, club owners, like the guys at upscale(ish) Monroe (473 Broadway) are trying to get rid of the ugly element that arrives aboard those buses, usually already drunk from all the drinking they've been doing during the trip, and sometimes looking for a fight. more ›

Untitled photo by Travis Jensen. more ›

As noted on Uptown Almanac today, the Wiggle got its very own PSA. And it's a musical to boot! (Let the Smashization of all PSAs commence!) While there's no mention about the pedestrian lane-cyclist lane issue along the route, it is a lot of fun. "Do the Wiggle" is performed by the Real Numbers. Here it is. Enjoy. more ›

Tonight, artists pay tribute to Surrealism's everlasting influence on contemporary art, YBCA gives Polish director Andrzej Zulawski his proper due, and photographer Julie Michelle and writer William Taylor Jr. showcase their work with a photography exhibit, poetry reading, and music. more ›

"Doyle Torii" by Alan Grinberg. more ›

(Veronica de la Mora) It's a party this week. We're super amped for Washed Out. Morrissey's birthday! Drake is in town. We've got two concerts with tv show connections. Let's do this! more ›

The only difference between this video and a Saturday night in SoMa is a) it features someone underage, and b) furries don't tend to prefer flower costumes. more ›

Tonight, local artist, Jeremy Fish, will talk about his career, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts presents the Bay Area premiere of Spanish soccer doc, El Clásico - More Than a Game, and local rum/history experts talk scurvy. more ›

SFist Memoirs is beyond honored to be featuring the magnanimous Pat Montandon this week and next. Fans of San Francisco high society and local history in general are likely already very familiar with Pat and her unlimited arsenal of Bay Area stories, many of which were documented in her memoir, Oh The Hell of It All. more ›

"Saving Face" by Erik Wilson. more ›

Now, this is the roommate we always wanted in college. UC Berkeley freshman Derek Low turned his dorm at aesthetically-jarring Unit 2 into something special and magical. Low fashioned his drab room on the fourth floor into a bachelor pad replete with automated curtains, motion detection sensors and voice-activated light control. He calls is BRAD, the Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm. "It cost about two to three hundred dollars," Low explained to The Daily Cal. "Each device was in the same range of about 20 to 30 bucks." more ›

Well, this is enthralling/depressing. A new Tumblr account (noted in today's Morning Links) called Lower Haight Sleeping Bag Lady asks obnoxious Lower Haight residents and its fans to submit photos of a presumably homeless lady noteworthy for carrying around her sleeping bag and sleeping in it. The unidentified woman might be mentally ill (again, presumably), and she looks downtrodden... to say the least. Ha ha? Anyway, it would be nice if the owner(s) of the site had some sort of donation page for their target of amusement/ridicule. Or whatever. Just a thought. more ›

Hell hath no fury like a neighborhood blogger who can't find a functioning washing machine. Over at Haighteration, Andrew Dudley has got a bone to pick with the extremely sad Oak and Scott Laundry (991 Oak Street). He not only calls it the "worst place in the world," he goes on to shoot pictures of just about every machine, because there is something broken about pretty much all of them, including the change machines. more ›

"Sidewalk sale on Valencia Street" by Troy Holden. more ›

Don't be alarmed. It's just a piñata. And it was reportedly stuffed with candy, the placebo of choice for many of the 99-Percent's under-12 members, many of whom show more maturity than some adults. more ›

For their latest publicity stunt, locally-based on-demand car service Uber is rolling out a new service that is less focused on getting taxi-weary riders to their tequila bar of choice and more about bringing the party to them. On Friday, May 4th, Uber will have three SUVs transporting roving mariachi bands around San Francisco. Bringing one to your particular party, bar or street corner promises to be as simple as using Uber's (debatably overpriced) ride service. more ›

While the rest of the city wrung their hands over a gaggle of alpha males smashing windows on whimsically posh Valencia Street, the real world was mainlining last night's finale of RuPaul's Drag Race, the most culturally relevant and critically astute TV programming since Roots. Making last night's show all the more important? Sharon Needles. And beer. A Pittsburgh drag queen with punk rock coursing through her veins, she's much more than that. She turned into a cult figure during her Logo tenure, snatching the crown away from the formidable Chad Michaels and Phi Phi O'Hara, this season's bitch. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Last night Needles sported a beer mug gown that made an all-too-brief appearance. And you must look at it. Right now. more ›

Tonight, female piano stylists hit Yoshi's Oakland, glamorous underground performers sit in as models for a night of sketching and drinking, and sustainability enthusiasts unite for an evening of green film and discussion. more ›