Inspired by this weekend's hijinks, we tracked down Ron English's latest show, Son of Pop, which opens at Varnish Fine Art tonight, June 2, from 7-11 pm. Though fascinated with the same sorts of pop-culture subjects as Andy Warhol, he treats them with a different, more overtly subversive aesthetic. Known as the father of "agit-pop," English juxtaposes a highly critical political sensibility with modern advertising techniques, using his message to alter their meaning. Aided......

A dear friend of SFist's is contemplating a career change to library science, and we couldn't be happier for him. How nice it would be to have a "connection" to move us up the online reserve list. Alas, his library talents will probably end up being utilized by the San Francisco Unified District of Schools. Now, if only we could get a pal at one of our fine local independent bookstores.... SFist Rita was going......