-- Madcat Women's International Film Festival -- Frame by Frame: Experimental film festival's night focusing on animation, claymation, and digital shorts all directed by women. Starts at 8:30 p.m. at El Rio, 3158 Mission; $7-$20. more ›

SFist interviews Artis Mark Mulroney more ›

Tonight, there's music, Vivienne Westwood clothes, and film, for ten smackers? Or free if you are a museum member. Oh-la-la! Party with Viv (her work, she will be there in spirit only) at the de Young's exhibition spanning 36 years of her fashions. At 7 p.m., the film South Bank Show will screen. Corset lovers can admire and even try on some get ups created by Art Institute of SF students. de Young Museum, 5 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. more ›

-Arnie is now officially our Governor for the next four years. -Arnie also raised a whop-load of money. more ›

-Oakland's New Year's Resolution? Less homicides. -The Governator has to miss parts of his own party due to his broken leg. more ›

We were most impressed by the San Francisco Art Institute’s MFA Vernissage held Friday night in the Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason, where the show will continue to hang until May 28th. Talk about Pomp and Circumstance! Festooned with regal ceiling banners directing us to each artist’s custom-built exhibition space (the work of MFA graduate Michael Zheng, we found out), the grand hall allowed for ease of movement and a bit of welcome autonomy between each presentation. However, we only noticed this after being greeted by the life-sized, taxidermied rocking horse that is Katherine Worel's The Rocking Horse Winner. more ›

SFist interview artist Casey Jex Smith more ›

Okay, we've had a week to get over ourselves for the SF Weekly Best Blog thing, we're back to normal now. Last week's winner, the East Bay Express. Trippy Slow Wave dream comic! They could make a movie outta that! Bottom Feeder: Operation Rescue's at it again in Rockridge. Cover article: viral marketing in Emeryville with Internet scavenger hunts. Event of the week: Girlstock! With Von Iva! Performance (B)ART. Search the EBX food listings for organic. UK grime is overrated. And Savage Love: STDs (isn't that the band with Scott Weiland?). The Guardian: Tim Redmond says stem cells development will oppress. Hey, have you thought about public power this week? A frightening ad in the front section entitled "The Evolution of the Marina Woman" (so much flowy hair!) -- we think maybe the target demographic of the Bay Guardian is not the audience that SF Optics is aiming for. SF is anti-bike. SFist is ambivalent. Annalee Newitz on the Real ID act. The sex columnist with a letter about a lady who loves her parrot (fake? real? you decide!). And the cover article: movies by that guy who got kicked out of the SF Art Institute for making disturbing movies. Come up with a phrase for the female version of "cock block," and the pick of the week, after the jump! more ›

Excuse us for missing the boat last month. We were still in the frozen north, but that doesn't mean we couldn't have cribbed our tips from Fecal Face like we do every week. more ›

Killer ocean views and Diego Rivera? Sounds like a dreamy vacation in Mexico, no? Well, actually no. Climb up the hill above Bimbo's 365 Club to the San Francisco Art Institute, and you'll find the magic combo. For free. more ›