November 21, 2008
Thanks, Caltrans (or whoever), for replacing a smoothly paved bike lane with a bumpy, hand-packed nuisance. It's always a thrill to ride the Bay Trail through Sausalito, where the streets are clogged with erratic retirees in Porsche convertibles and inattentive tourists in rented SUVs. In spite of fast-moving traffic in the two northbound lanes, this section of Bridgeway once provided a sort of respite for the nervous......
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Former SFist Editor Eve Batey bids The Chronicle adieu. (Be sure to stay tuned for her new project, The San Francisco Appeal.) [@eveb]Ted Turner is a crazy old loon. Who sings. [SFGate]Behold the Ritz-Carlton residences. Swoon. Gasp. Sigh. [Curbed]Plump, hairy gays begin boycott of Cinemark. [BAR]Taggers of UCB, get your Sharpies ready. [Daily Clog]Indian man dies in pie-eating contest. Because pie is gross,......
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The smurf who made a name for himself wearing ass-less yellow pants; penning such anthems as Cream, Sexy Motherfucker, Darling Nikki; and having an ouvre based on where he shoots his DNA loads, Prince, it seems, isn't down with the ungodly homosexual lifestyle. When asked about his perspective on social issues—gay marriage, abortion—Prince tapped his Bible and said, "God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever......
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November 20, 2008
The Slog, where we came across this jarring piece of performance art, likens the clip above in which six nubile tweens discover that David Archuleta did not win this year's American Idol to what might've have happened if Barack Obama had lost the election. Only worse. Warning: the footage you're about to see if more graphic and disturbing than......
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As we all know, Gus Van Sant's film about Harvey Milk, Milk, will open next week. In 1977, Milk became the first openly gay man to be elected to a major public office in the United States, only to be assassinated within his first year of serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. At turns tragic and exhilarating, the film chronicles the last eight years......
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The Oakland East Bay Symphony opened its season last Friday with the world premiere of ZipperZ, a soaPOPera. Led by Michael Morgan, the orchestra joyously celebrated its 20th season kick-off. Congrats! The season continues next month with a family Christmas celebration. Fun!...
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by Tiffany Maleshefski It’s Monday night. You somehow managed to get yourself through the workday after spending the entire weekend testing the true capacity of your liver. There's a new Gossip Girl airing that night, and Sunday evening, you had the good sense to stop in at Trader Joe’s and fill your freezer with teriyaki rice bowls and crab quiches. Good luck getting your butt out on......
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THEATER: SFist reviewed No Parole last year, giving it a glowing review. Seriously, we saw it twice. It's that good. And we typically loathe one-man shows that involve neither a show tune nor manic choreography. (Shut up.) Anyway, Carlo D’Amore’s hyper and “semi-autobiographical” about growing up in New York City with his con-artist mother has returned. And word is it's gotten much better time time around. (Runs Thursday......
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The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting says it destroyed almost 3 million marijuana plants this growing season. According to the NY Times, a "record number of marijuana plants were uprooted and burned in California this year," with the most marijuana farms found in the Central Valley and Northern California. Additionally, the estimated street value of the plants is $11.6 billion. Of course, these were outdoor farms--who knows how many are hidden, indoor operations--the Marijuana Policy Project, which supports reforms to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol, believes CAMP's tactics push people to grow indoors.
Visiting the Bay Area to attend the Standford-USC football game, Kellen Spani, a senior majoring in business administration and Pi Kappa Alpha brethren, was stabbed outside PlumpJack Balboa Bar in the Marina early Saturday morning. Spani, it seems, was coming to the aid of a friend when he took a blade to the gut. He is expected to live and be back at school after Thanksgiving. The two suspects involved in the stabbing, however, have been booked on charges of attempted murder, each facing felony charges.
While it seems too sugary to be true - and we doubt it is - this story has touched our cold, selfish hearts. See, Muni Diaries has a story of fate and romance that will have you believing in the magical powers of public transportation again. OK, not really. But this allegedly true story, told by Muni rider Daniel Seraph, happened on a cable car way......
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Awful news, everyone! Most Bay Area executives believe that the economy will get worse through 2009. But wait, it gets worse! The Bay Area Council surveyed 509 executives, and the results show that "four out of ten companies plan to cut jobs within six months." What's more, 41 percent of the fat cats also suspect that "the economy will get worse for the next 18 months to three years," predicting economic misfortune going well into the next decade. And while home prices have dramatically plunged across the Bay Area, forecasts like this might mean most of you wading in the middle-class pool won't be able to pay a mortgage anytime soon. In related news, you now need to register in order to post an 'erotic services' ad on Craigslist, and the cocaine retail biz is still a seller's market.
Not content with the amount hate spewed forth in the name of God, prop. 8 supporters are now looking to untie the knots of more than 18,000 couples who were married before the ban went intro effect. While the California Supreme Court decided whether or not to allow discrimination to stand in the state's constitution, same-sex marriages are still recognized as valid until the final decision comes down in March of 2009. (KCBS)
If you're like us, you're sick of hearing about the stock market, the housing bust, layoffs, and other things that make it seem like we're reliving the early part of the Bush years. On the other hand, conditions like this make for good recession specials, and we're going to be pretty stoked to check out OpenTable's Appetite Stimulus Plan. The details are simple - a......
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