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May 16, 2008
Photo by echoes71/Flickr So much for Bike to Work Day and Spare the Air Day. We kid. Yesterday proved to be a great success. There were twice as many bicycles as cars on Market Street yesterday. According to the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, "bicyclists made up 64% of the eastbound traffic at Market St. & Van Ness Ave., while motorists comprised 32% between 8am and 9am today." Nice....
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Over at the Slog--a mighty fine site, by the way--a reader writes in to ask/remind Seattle folk of the following: Could you please remind the readers that just because it’s way nice this weekend that it’s still no excuse to wear fucking flip flops everywhere? I’d like one summer of not having to look at people’s ugly, ugly feet. Thank you for the public service. Matt Totally. And the same goes for you, Bay...
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(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) "Tales Of Mere Existence" By Levni Yilmaz Z.O.G. Buy a Comic/DVD set from Lev! http://www.ingredientx.com/buy/main.htm For more comics, animations and correspondence, kindly visit http://www.ingredientx.com If you gravitate towards isolated, obsessive nerd habits like I do, also consider a visit to: http://www.myspace.com/tales_of_mere_existence...
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Photo by Dave Schumaker/Flickr Until they open up a Four Seasons on the Playa, or move the journey to Yerba Buena Park, we won't be going anytime soon. But for those of you rapscallions who are? More power to you. And if you haven't purchased your tickets yet, do it now....
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We love exotic tales of ye old San Francisco--especially when rich, smooth opium, not meth, was the preferred drug of choice. We came across this ancient news story of a San Francisco opium bust on the wonderfully titled blog If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats: Chinese Consul's Wife Arrested for Dope Smuggling San Francisco -- A diplomatic tangle involving the United States and China arose following...
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May 14, 2008
May 13, 2008
Is he, in fact, as has been rumored over the past few years, too legitimate to quit? Discuss....
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Photo by ekai/Flickr Oh gosh. This feels like it could be divisive, so we're not sure how to grade it. Although we aren't too keen on derivative '80s "art" that white people swoon over, we love little Spotty here. And we're concerned. Look how sad you made Spotty. You let him out of the can, and he died. Sob. Readers, what say you: love or hate? Horrible anti-First Amendment poster, or top drawer pro-SF...
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This might be yet another ploy to get on SFist. Failing that: what? Image credit: the formidable Jim Herd...
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When it's a slow local news day, it's a slow local news day; and that's when the fun begins! These are the days when you get to see the true colors of your local news source at work. So, forgive us when we yawned at the cheap ploy of discussing marijuana on the Gate. For instance, did you know that maybe, probably, most likely, it seems that the next president, whomever it may be will...
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Oh wow. Mission Mission is offering a free pack of "I Lost Me to Meth" coasters to one lucky reader who can come up with the niftiest meth-related anecdote. So, tweakers of San Francisco, now it is your turn to shine as bright as your foreheads. Send Mission Mission your choicest sex-for-cash, this-month's-rent-goes-bye-bye, and sold-my-DVDs-to-Amoeba tales of meth-related woe. (Required PSA of concern: If you've succumbed to speed's siren song, there's nothing to be...
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Photo by Dave Schumaker Is you mailbox inundated as well? (Which is why you should never register to vote, kids.)...
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Pat Montandon, San Francisco's sharpest and swankiest mother, says: "Don't forget to call your mom today." (An aside: How To Be A Party Girl is available in print! Awesome.)...
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Photo by www.dheepend.com We're going all the way to Texas for our photo of the day where this yoga studio has an "NRA-inspired bumper sticker prominently displayed on the front door." That's two kinds of peace! Om....
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Oh my God. KFOG KaBoom. It is here. Well, it's almost here. It's happening this weekend. And if you've never gone to this classic-rock concert, you should. It's a locals-only kind of event, but one you should try at least once. Basically, bands play and there's a fantastic, climactic fireworks show, but somehow it all manages to be very old-school Bay Area. Oh, and Muni will be affected: KFOG KaBoom On Saturday, May 10,...
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May 9, 2008
Photo by jen_maiser Let's push down the hipsters, the poop virus outbreaks, the Newsoms, and the suicides with a gosh darn stubborn but adorable pup, shall we?...
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(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) "Tales Of Mere Existence" By Levni Yilmaz Z.O.G....
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We were there through the bitter season--the mud, the rain, the cold, the mid-afternoon sunsets. With dripping, grime-streaked rain gear covering our heels and neckties, we rode our rusting, filthy commuter bikes to the Caltrain station all through the winter, a sweaty, soggy bunch, smelling of mildew and Tri-Flow. And now, with the arrival of the easy, sunny days of spring, you’ve joined us. And we’re happy to see you, really. It’s Bike to Work...
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Oh, the East Coast. It tickles us ever so. Last year Cornell University's Erin Geld wrote something or other about the Cosby's neighborhood as a bastion of coke-fueled cool, and all of the hipsters freaked the fuck out on her via the comment thread on a Gawker post. It seems that Geld trashed Brooklyn and its allegedly (un?)cool scene, so people went batshit. Or something like that. (Being a story about NYC and Ivy...
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Photo by Jeremy Brooks So, dear readers, where do we stand on Bluetooth ear pieces? Sure, the Summer's Eve set is prone to wearing them now--which at least prevents them from doing that constant ear-to-mouth cell phone shifting thing while they talk--but we think they have a future of being seen as chic. And at the risk of sounding too gay, we would wear one made by Hermes or Paul Frank. What say you?...
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Photo by Steve Rhodes Google transit really, really wants your business. (Although we wish they had route overlay info and NextBus data, still: a decent service.)...
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Our sister site, LAist--which is a fantastic read, by the way, even if you live north of the Grapevine--came across this handy video explaining how Twitter is used. Check it out so you can follow SFist (or, you know, pathetic SFist staff members who tipsily tweet while watching King of Queens reruns), which will send out regular Twitter updates starting tomorrow....
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Photo by WhatImSeeing Guess what we don't want to think about while riding San Francisco's whimsical, romantic, and downright gorgeous cable cars? Unkempt sphincters....
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Oh wow. No, it looks great. Oh stop, you look wonderful. And you've been due for a change. We love it. No, seriously. Learn to take a compliment. God. But for reals, it's much better now, SFBG. SFist asked Senior Editor Marke Bieschke to comment on the Guardian's rouge-tinged makeover. "I know it's a little red, but hey, we're commies. At least it's not Hard Candy pink," he tells us....
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May 6, 2008
Remember: always keep those cameras rolling, folks. Also, who knew it was daytime? This seems more like nighttime wackiness. Go figure. Update: Someone 10x brighter than us figured out that this takes place in some far off land called Atlanta, not here in the Bay Area. Boy, do we feel silly. Still: something for boring BART riders to aspire to catching/doing....
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May 5, 2008
Gay men and uppers go together like peanut butter and chocolate. It's just the way God wanted it. But that hasn't stopped Joel Schumacher's "I Lost Me to Meth" campaign from saturating San Francisco, even though meth use is down as of last year, before the campaign began. Addendums to the anti-drug campaign posters have reflected all kinds of sentiments to the most recent effort to get the homosexuals off the crazy crack. Here are...
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The following is a contest from our sponsor, Joe Jackson's Rain. Recorded with the rhythm section that accompanied him on the classics Look Sharp and I’m the Man, Joe Jackson returns with Rain. In classic Jackson style, Rain is full of humor, swing, sophistication, barbed social commentary... and those perfect songs. Rain is already seeing acclaim from everyone from Paste to Stereogum to USA Today. Catch Joe Jackson’s tour as it lands in n Redwood...
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People always asks us this. Old people ask us this, we should say. And usually it comes off more like a statement than a question, so we rarely bite. But when we do, here is our sad explanation: "It's, like, short emails. Or Facebook's "is" blurbs without the annoying profile, or...people saying how they feel, we guess. Not sure, really." Anyway, if you don't know what it is, check out Twistori. It simply aggregates...
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This is all kinds of genius, here. Why don't we have bicycle lifts installed on every hill in San Francisco? Oh right, because we live in a dangerously litigious city. But still: wow. Check out more shots of the lift in use here....
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Time to tear yourself away from all the awesome flicks at the SFIFF and get some exercise. Or at least stand up for a bit. Hit Bottom of the Hill tonight to check out Laura Veirs. Even if you are not a pre-teen Texan girl, or super into snow leopards, you’ll probably dig the music. We first interviewed Laura about a year ago-- although she's not offering a free tattoo this time round, her...
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Thinking about going to the Maker Faire? You know, the adult science fair? You should. It's loads of fun. Don't believe us? Check out SFist's partner in binge drinking, the brilliant Nate Halverson over at the Press Democrat, who gives you a glimpse into the DIY science, technology, engineering, arts and crafts fun happening this weekend. So go. Now. The Makers Faire happens today and tomorrow at San Mateo Fairgrounds. Oh, and Mr. Beale...
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We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. This American Life, the Showtime Original Series, back with an all new season premiering May 4th at 10pm et/pt. A Wolf at the Table, the new memoir from Augusten Burroughs, in stores now. ING Bay to Breakers, where you can register today for this month's race. Busted Tees, which introduces three new designs a week. If you're interested in advertising on...
Continue Reading "Thanks to This Week's Advertisers"The following post is from our advertiser, This American Life on Showtime. This American Life, the Showtime Original Series based on the celebrated Ira Glass radio show, is back with an all-new season. Funny, dramatic and surprising real-life stories from the most extraordinary ordinary people in America come together in what Newsweek proclaims “a jewel of a TV series.” From a stand-up comedy camp for kids, to riding stables in a North Philly ghetto; from...
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